PRINTED WORD REVIEWS
Printed Word
May 21, 2026
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IN THIS ISSUE
PWR’s Award-Winning Authors in Chicago
Featured FALCON review by Printed Word Reviews
Short GAB TALKS with thriller author Stephen J. Wallace
ALA interview with the publisher
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Librarians, join us at ALA 2026!, Booth 4722 at the Printed Word Reviews booth during June 26th-29th. Award-winning authors will be signing books. If you are interested in getting a preview issue,
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/offers/ala
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Featured Printed Word Review FALCON book review:
"Everlasting" by Sara Fanfarillo
A sheltered boy raised in isolation by a secretive father must follow a mysterious key and map through deadly, time-bending worlds to uncover his true bloodline and stop a hidden force threatening both his family and reality.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/978-1035872183
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"So You Want To Be a Marine Biologist" by Linda Soules
Linda Soules’s “So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist” serves as an essential, practical primer for middle-grade readers. The book’s primary strength is its ability to balance the inherent wonder of the ocean with the rigorous reality of scientific labor.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/978-1972766064
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[Short] GAB TALKS short with Stephen J. Wallace, author of “Hazardous Lies”
Haunted by a past tragedy, federal investigator Jon Barrett races against time to uncover the truth behind a deadly explosion at a chemical plant, facing corporate deceit and personal demons as he seeks justice for the victims. For fans of investigative thrillers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhgrcRyRFg
Podcasts will be available at https://www.independentpressaward.com/thegabtalks or subscribe to SPOTIFY (or your favorite service) to listen to our author interviews, https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ek1K0qZPqj4XBKbfMlQJW
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ALIEN TRUCKER
A hybrid Pleiadian truck driver named Trucker embarks on a perilous mission to find a mysterious pink earth compound essential for saving his stranded crew, navigating the complexities of human society while grappling with his identity and the weight of his quest.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/alien-trucker
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WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE OLD? by John Maynard
A late-blooming poet confronts aging, illness, desire, and mortality with wit and candor, finding in the everyday humiliations and small joys of old age a way to comfort himself and others facing the same decline.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/979-8899903526
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Printed Word Reviews Interviews
Ted Olczak, Publisher of Printed Word Reviews, at ALA with Andrew Wooldridge of Orca Books
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