PRINTED WORD REVIEWS
Printed Word
June 22, 2026
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IN THIS ISSUE
Childrens book about Fatherhood
Local Author Opens Bookstore
GAB TALKS Short Blows Up
PWR Hosting Authors in Chicago
Featured FALCON review by Printed Word Reviews
Short GAB TALKS with author Mark Berridge
ALA interview with the publisher
Coming Soon
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“I love being their dad every day." said King
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BookTok Creator Opens Indie Author Only Bookstore
To give independent authors a place to sell their work, Katelyn Matusky opened a Warren bookstore on the heels of her successful reading-themed TikTok account.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/articles/booktok-creator-opens-indie-author-only-bookstore
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Award-winning authors ALA signing schedule for Saturday, June 27th, at Booth 4722
10:00 AM – Janet Skrzypek
10:30 AM – Jessica Nicole McAnelly
11:00 AM – Kathleen Welton
11:30 AM – Nancy W
12:00 PM (Noon) – Victoria Basil
12:30 PM – Jim Reiman
1:00 PM – Debra Sawdy
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Featured Printed Word Review FALCON book review:
Alice Anyway
A quiet Appalachian woman who has spent her life being shaped by family, church, and a controlling husband must choose between obedience and selfhood after devastating loss awakens her to the possibility of a life of her own.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/9798298698986
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The Soul Octopus Analogy: The Soul's Endless Dance across the Web of Creation
A spiritual guide reimagines reincarnation as an octopus-like cosmic web of consciousness, where each soul navigates multiple lives, shadow and light, and elemental wisdom to awaken to its infinite multidimensional nature.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/9798268438703
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[Short] GAB TALKS short with Mark Berridge, author of “A Fraction Stronger”
Mark shares the powerful personal journey to recovery following a devastating cycling accident. Finding resilience within difficulty, Mark has a passion for helping people who are facing change and trauma to become a fraction stronger.
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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Just One More Batter
On a perfect June night in 1966, a 12-year-old pitcher and his struggling Little League team battle through heartbreak, heroics, and a tied championship before darkness ends the game, leaving one boy forever haunted by what might have happened if it had lasted one more batter.
https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/9798271988158
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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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GAB TALKS Short Blows Up
In anticipation of Sara Fanfarillo’s PWR’s July front cover, Fanfarillo’s conversation with the GAB TALKS at BookCAMP 2026 blows up, surpassing 5,000 views this week:
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Printed Word Reviews Interviews
Ted Olczak, Publisher of Printed Word Reviews, at ALA25 with Andrew Wooldridge, publisher of Orca Books
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