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Three views of the cover of The Tablets of Tetran: The Phantom Labyrinth by Steven Madonia, with the cover in the centre and two book mockups on either side.

Steven Madonia's debut fantasy novel ties magic to willpower and identity

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

In The Tablets of Tetran: The Phantom Labyrinth, a lifelong artist and musician writes about trauma, trust and the cost of power, through a magic system that fails when a character's will does.

Customers at the counter of a bright independent bookshop with galleried shelves and a tall arched window.

Authors "evicted" from Big Brother Amazon reach out to Local Bookstores

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

When Amazon shuts a self-published author's account, every title leaves the store overnight. More than a thousand independent bookshops, new ebook routes and Rich Books Magazine offer another way to readers.

Cover of Twenty Five by Moshea, a boy in a number 25 vest standing in front of a giant wolf on the lawn of a red-brick group home

Twenty Five, a Lycan Found-Family Fantasy for Mature Teens and Adults Drawn from Author Moshea's Years in Group Homes

Darie Nani··1 min read

Ten-year-old Jean-Eza's arrival at a group home changes the lives of 24 other boys, who discover their hidden Lycan nature and form a pack. Its author has spent decades studying child psychology, fostering, coaching and tutoring young people.

Ana Braunstein, author of the This Case and My Life series

Ana Braunstein Turns Her Award-Winning Short Film This Case and My Life Into a Four-Book Series

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

The screenwriter and actress first told the story of attorney Chris Roberts on screen. The four novels follow him from a Manhattan law firm into marriage, fatherhood and a family home in Connecticut.

Anthony Eddolls and his wife, Chris, by the ocean at sunset

Anthony Eddolls on His FBI Thriller Series and Where Agent David Stilley Goes Next

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Maui-based crime novelist, who publishes through his own company, Robert Anthony Books, also talks about finding readers as an independent author and the scams aimed at new writers.

Maureen Hughes, true crime author

True Crime Author Maureen Hughes on Spotting a Rehearsed Answer and Staying Safe While Investigating the Mob

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

The former police officer and bodyguard has written about organized crime for 26 years, from a newspaper heiress's ties to Johnny Roselli to a 1956 Cairo case ruled a suicide.

Thomas LeBrun, close protection specialist and author of Aurora Rift

Thomas LeBrun's Aurora Rift, a Time Travel Book for Outlander Readers, Named an NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite

Darie Nani··1 min read

A bodyguard for more than 40 years to clients including Bill Gates and Elton John, LeBrun sends a martial artist and scientist from Stone Age Norway to Kublai Khan's court in his first science fiction novel.

Michael Hodgdon, founder of Elite SEO Consulting and author of Quickest Path to ROI SEO

Is SEO Worth It for a Small Business? Michael Hodgdon Says Fix the Service Pages Before Writing More Blog Posts

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Colorado Springs consultant's book, Quickest Path to ROI SEO, reached No. 1 on Amazon's Search Engines bestseller list and uses client figures to show when search work starts paying for itself.

Author Rick Tabor in his study, in front of bookshelves

Rick Tabor's Sci-Fi Political Thriller The Blink of Humanity Explores the Dire Cost of Political Corruption

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Blink of Humanity follows a bioengineer with epilepsy and her robot companion as they set out to bring a corrupt US president to justice after a nuclear attack on Chicago.

Chris Scharff, author of Memories: My Life Story

Hanns Scharff's Son Chris Scharff Traces His Family's Path From Wartime Germany to Africa and America in WWII Memoir

Darie Nani··1 min read

Born in Greiz in 1936, the Carlsbad author spent 20 years in South Africa and Rhodesia before joining his father in Los Angeles, and in retirement met one of the American pilots his father had interrogated.

Elizabeth M. Lykins, author and spiritual coach

Physician Associate and Spiritual Coach Elizabeth M. Lykins Says Lasting Change Begins in Stillness

Darie Nani··1 min read

An urgent care provider since 1996, Elizabeth wrote Reflections on Transcendence, which features 59 paintings by her lifelong friend, the late expressionist Steven D. Lyons, who selected each painting to match the text.

Joseph Howse (second from left) on the literary fiction panel at the 2026 Kingsmead Book Fair in Johannesburg with Michiel Heyns, Sven Axelrad and Shakti Pillay

Joseph Howse's Soviet-Era Novel The Circus and the Atom Wins World Literature and Audiobook Fiction at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Nova Scotia author's second book, set in Kiev over the New Year of 1988 into 1989, also took a Distinguished Favorite for its cover, while his debut The Girl in the Water was honoured for its audiobook. The Next Year's Snow series has now sold to more than 80 public library systems in seven countries.