< Back 'The Future of Story' Announced as Theme for 12th International Dublin Writers’ Festival June 16, 2026 at 6:11:08 AM Storytellers, authors, agents and publishing experts from around the globe will gather in the heart of Ireland’s historic literary capital this August as the International Dublin Writers’ Festival (IDWF) returns for its 12th annual show. Running from Friday evening, August 14 through Sunday, August 16, 2026, the three-day event will transition to a new venue, taking place within the Arts Block at the historic Trinity College Dublin. For over a decade, the festival has served as a critical launchpad and networking hub for both emerging and established voices. This year, organizers are steering the conversation toward the horizon with a highly anticipated central theme: "The Future of Story." As rapid technological shifts, shifting reader habits, and the rise of artificial intelligence redefine the creative landscape, the 2026 festival aims to tackle these disruption points head-on. Attendees will explore how modern narratives are being shaped, discovered, and consumed. Through a curated lineup of speeches, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops, industry leaders will debate the evolving roles of authorship, publishing ethics, and creative integrity in a tech-driven era. "Dublin has long been recognized as a UNESCO City of Literature, deeply rooted in the traditions of legendary wordsmiths," the event organizers noted. "This festival honors that vast history while actively leaning into the massive, exciting changes emerging for global creators today." True to its reputation for professional development, the IDWF 2026 will feature an extensive roster of acclaimed international authors, literary agents, independent publishers, and publishing specialists. Beyond deep-dives into the mechanics of the craft, a core focal point of the weekend remains structural career advancement. Printed Word Reviews' Publisher Ted Olczak will be in attendance and speaking on the AI panel on Saturday, August 15th. Other experts and speakers include Ciara Finan, John DeDakis, Cassie Young, Mark Gottlieb, Gerald Kilby, Peter Z. Orton, Dr. Sarah Sinnamon, Tiago Novaes, Jack Hadley, Louise Phillips, Taryn de Vere, David Ebenbach, Barry Winkless, Katherine Mezzacappa, Margaret Skea, Sean Hillen, PeterDunne, Cónal Creedon, and Laurence O'Bryan. A definitive highlight of the program is the return of the "Pitch Challenge." This live segment allows brave, volunteering writers to present their book hooks directly to a panel of top-tier literary agents and industry gatekeepers, receiving instantaneous, expert feedback in front of a live audience. Registration is currently open, with early-bird pricing tiers available for both domestic and international attendees. For scheduling, speaker announcements, and ticketing options, visit the official website at internationaldublinwritersfestival.com . Reported by Printed Word Reviews Share this article Copy link LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp Pinterest

Learn more about Franke James < Back Franke James From Canvas to Climate: How a Worried Artist Accidentally Became an Award-Winning Author Franke James never envisioned herself as a writer. With an MFA and a passion for fine art, her path seemed clear: to express herself through visual mediums. However, a growing unease about the world's apathy towards climate change shifted her focus, leading to an unexpected literary journey. James was deeply concerned about climate change, and “in 2006, I was writing long, well-researched articles," James recalls, but “I was getting zero response." Frustration mounted, until a breakthrough moment in January 2007. Her first illustrated essay, "A Green Winter: Will Global Warming Be Good for Canada?", a true story about climate change, resonated powerfully. Suddenly, the silence was broken. "The response was instantaneous," she says. "An outpouring of comments, magazine articles, a request to publish the essay in an anthology, and even an invitation to turn it into an animated film." This unexpected success ignited a new creative fire. James began crafting more true stories about personal activism, tackling issues like giving up her SUV in "My SUV and Me Say Goodbye" and battling city hall for a green driveway in "Paradise Unpaved." Posting her essays online attracted the attention of New Society Press, which published her collection, "Bothered By My Green Conscience," in 2009. This marked the official transition from artist to author. Since then, James has penned three more books, culminating in her latest triumph, "Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me." This deeply personal narrative, chronicling her fight to rescue her youngest sister from a nursing home, has garnered significant acclaim, winning the 2025 Independent Press Award in Audiobooks as well as the NYC Big Book Award for Social/Political Change and the Audiobook Nonfiction categories. The audiobook, brought to life by a talented cast including Jackie Blackmore, Lauren Potter, and Dayleigh Nelson, further amplifies the story's emotional impact. James attributes her drive to activism and caregiving to the profound influence of her late father, a lawyer who exemplified unwavering dedication to justice and family. "He greatly influenced me and inspired me to become an activist for justice and a caregiver," she explains. His unwavering support, particularly when caring for her mother after a stroke, taught her the power of perseverance and compassion. "He fought the doctors, who advised that he pull the plug. Instead, he brought my mother home and cared for her," she recounts. "They celebrated every small achievement as a victory! He refused to put her in a nursing home and cared for her every day for the next sixteen years until her death at home." Another powerful inspiration is the late Terry Fox, the one-legged athlete who ran across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. "He was the one-legged athlete who ran a marathon a day halfway across Canada in 1980—until cancer struck again," James says. Fox's legacy of determination and altruism continues to resonate, inspiring her sister Teresa and countless others. "Every one of us is important. Just look at what one person can do," James quotes Fox, a sentiment that echoes throughout her own journey. From a concerned artist to an award-winning author, Franke James proves that a single voice, fueled by passion and conviction, can indeed make a difference. Her story is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling and the enduring impact of personal activism. Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link

Book review of The Family Behind the Girl Scouts of America: Lives of the Kinzie-Gordon Clan, 1750s-1950s by Melissa Langley Biegert . ISBN: 9781476697956 < Back The Family Behind the Girl Scouts of America: Lives of the Kinzie-Gordon Clan, 1750s-1950s Melissa Langley Biegert Girl Scouts, family history, historical eras, multi-generational saga, female empowerment McFarland Share this review: Copy link Facebook LinkedIn X (Twitter) WhatsApp Pinterest Historian Dr. Melissa Langley Biegert delivers a thoroughly researched multi-generational biography that reframes Juliette Gordon Low's founding of the Girl Scouts as the natural culmination of a complex, two-century American dynasty. When history remembers Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low, it typically paints her as a singular, eccentric force of nature, a hard-of-hearing Savannah socialite who single-handedly brought Lord Baden-Powell’s youth movement to American girls in 1912. However, in The Family Behind the Girl Scouts of America: Lives of the Kinzie-Gordon Clan, 1750s–1950s, historian Dr. Melissa Langley Biegert reframes the organization's creation. By exploring thousands of archived personal documents and letters, Biegert reveals Low's ancestral background as the natural culmination of a two-century saga defined by frontier ambition, socio-political agility, and deep familial contradictions. Biegert organizes her expansive 200-year history into four chronological epochs. Revolutionaries (1751–1804) traces Scottish immigration, early colonial survival, and frontier resilience. Next, the Nation Builders (1805–1854) focuses on the Northern Kinzie family’s pivotal role in early Chicago real estate, trade, and political networking. Then, Civil Warriors (1855–1905) examines the politically volatile union of the Northern Kinzie and Southern Gordon families, navigating the Civil War and Daisy’s chaotic personal life. Lastly, Globalists (1906–1951) documents the launch of the Girl Scouts, international expansion, and the clan's mid-century legacy. Rather than delivering a dry genealogical outline, Biegert uses the Kinzie-Gordon lineage as a micro-history of the United States itself. The book’s greatest triumph lies in how it illuminates the exact ingredients that allowed Daisy Low to succeed. Readers see how the Kinzie family's fierce adaptability on the Midwest frontier merged with the Gordon family's aristocratic Southern networks. Daisy did not invent her organizational leadership out of thin air; she inherited a multi-generational playbook on how to leverage social capital, navigate crises, and command influence. Crucially, Biegert does not sanitize the clan to serve a neat origin story for a beloved youth organization. The narrative directly confronts uncomfortable historical truths, including the family’s complex, often extractive dealings with Native American tribes on the frontier. This historical paradox continues with coverage of the Gordons' reliance on enslaved labor in the antebellum South, alongside the bizarre ideological gymnastics required when the Northern-Union Kinzies married into the Southern-Confederate Gordons just prior to the Civil War. Published by McFarland, the text maintains rigorous academic standards with thorough archival backing—drawing heavily from diaries, public records, and private correspondence—while remaining engaging and accessible for general history enthusiasts. However, readers picking up the book expecting a detailed institutional history of the Girl Scouts may feel misled. The organization itself does not take center stage until the final section, Globalists. The book is fundamentally a multi-generational family biography; the Girl Scouts serve as the ultimate destination rather than the primary subject. Furthermore, particularly in the "Nation Builders" section, the sheer volume of cousins, uncles, land deals, and business ventures can occasionally clutter the narrative flow. As a casualty of such extensive archival work, secondary figures sometimes blur together, slowing down the pacing. Ultimately, The Family Behind the Girl Scouts of America is an essential read for institutional historians, scholars of American women's history, and readers interested in how nineteenth-century family networks shaped twentieth-century civic institutions. Biegert successfully proves that Juliette Gordon Low's greatest masterpiece was not merely her own creation, but the product of a complex, flawed, and fiercely resilient American dynasty. Previous Next

Book review of Vanished, A Valuable African Statue Stolen in Southwest France by Roberta Samuels . ISBN: < Back Vanished, A Valuable African Statue Stolen in Southwest France Roberta Samuels Historical Mystery Red Penguin Books Share this review: Copy link Facebook LinkedIn X (Twitter) WhatsApp Pinterest In a tranquil French town, an attempted kidnapping and the theft of a sacred African statue intertwine the lives of a restaurant owner, her family, and two brothers from Senegal, as they navigate the complexities of migration, cultural heritage, and the quest for a better future. “Vanished” weaves together tranquil rural France with the harsh realities of life in West Africa. This story explores themes of cultural heritage, the desperation driving migration, and the human spirit. Samuels balances suspense with insightful cultural exploration. The attempted kidnapping of Manu, the son of restaurant owners Alice and Édouard, serves as the initial spark, igniting a chain of events that draw the narrator and her boyfriend, Sam, into a complex investigation. This incident coincides with the theft of a valuable Nkisi Kongo statue, a powerful symbol of African heritage, adding another layer of intrigue. The story's true strength lies in its parallel storyline following Abdoulaye Diop's perilous journey from Senegal to Europe. The author creates a clear picture of the challenges faced by those seeking a better life, from the economic hardship in Senegal to the dangers of traversing Mali and Niger. Abdoulaye's experiences, including his near conscription by terrorists and his encounter with Ekon Ibrahim, a Nigerian migrant fleeing environmental devastation, are both heartbreaking and eye-opening. These passages offer a stark contrast to the peaceful life in Caussade, highlighting the vast disparities that exist in the world. The cultural exploration in the French sections of the book is equally compelling. The narrator and Sam's research into African culture, their attendance at the Africajarc Festival, and their interactions with art dealer François Lamy provide a rich understanding of the Nkisi Kongo statue's significance. The author integrates these cultural elements into the plot, enhancing the story's resonance. The resolution, while satisfying, doesn't shy away from the complexities of the situation. Abdoulaye's reunion with his half-sister Alice and her husband in France offers a glimmer of hope, while the discovery of the oil deposit in the Niger Delta presents both opportunities and potential challenges for the Ogoni people. The arrest of François Lamy for his role in the statue's theft provides a sense of justice, but the larger issues of cultural appropriation and exploitation remain. "Vanished" is for readers interested in multicultural stories and social issues. "Vanished" sheds light on the human cost of migration and the importance of preserving cultural heritage. Previous Next

Book review of Alice Anyway by Brenda K. Thompson . ISBN: 9798298698986 < Back Alice Anyway Brenda K. Thompson Appalachian setting, religious control, community pressure, female autonomy Independently published Share this review: Copy link Facebook LinkedIn X (Twitter) WhatsApp Pinterest 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. Alice Anyway is a quiet, deeply atmospheric historical novel set against the unforgiving landscape of 1940s Appalachia. It follows Alice, a young woman who seeks sanctuary from heavy grief in the arms of a devout young church leader, only to find herself trapped inside an architecture of rigid spiritual surveillance. Thompson mirrors the external environment to Alice’s internal reality. The isolation of her Virginia mountain childhood doesn’t vanish when she marries Darrell Whitlow. Instead, it is merely re-packaged. The physical loneliness of her family’s homestead is traded for the social and psychological confinement of the New Rock Revival Church. Thompson establishes a striking dichotomy between the vast, wild mountain landscape and the suffocating, small rooms where Alice’s bodily and spiritual agency are slowly eroded. The heart of this novel lies in its quietest battles. Alice is a compelling protagonist because her defense mechanism of silence is authentic to her time and upbringing. Having learned early to survive her family’s rejection by blending into the background, her central bond with her father, Marvin, serves as her anchor. When Marvin is suddenly absent, Alice accepts Darrell’s proposal. He is a “covering” that promises protection, but delivers erasure. Darrell’s descent into control is subtle. He dominates through pastoral ambition, not outright malice, answering for Alice and transforming her into a prop for his public image. The handling of Alice’s spiritual and domestic expectations elevates the text into a profound tragedy. When the church community folds Alice into its expectations for Darrell’s household, her grief is magnified by her complete lack of privacy. The contrast between her private solace, building tiny, self-contained terrariums, and the public theft of her bodily autonomy is a heartbreakingly sharp motif. In the middle chapters, the daily pressures from Darrell’s family and the church women accumulate, narrowing Alice’s world little by little until the reader feels the same claustrophobia she does. The climax of Alice Anyway shifts the novel from a story of enduring suffering into a tense story of quiet escape. Devastating events become the catalyst for Alice’s quiet but powerful decision to reclaim her future. In the atmospheric tradition of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, this historical novel delivers a deeply grounded sense of place. At its core, Alice Anyway is a compelling story of female empowerment and self-determination, charting one woman’s journey to break free from rigid systems of religious and domestic control. It does not look away from the ugly realities of domestic spiritual abuse, but it does not end in hopelessness. Instead, it leaves the reader with the hard-earned sense that a person’s voice, no matter how deeply buried, can find its way back to the surface. Previous Next

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< Back Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link Share this page: PWR eNewsletter Printed Word June 22, 2026 BookCAMP by Printed Word Reviews, https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookcampmagazine June 2026 - SPECIAL ISSUE - Share URL with a friend ======================================== IN THIS ISSUE ChangeMaker: Meet Ku Worldwide * Join us at ALA 2026 in Chicago Call for BookCAMP presentation proposals * Publishing Houses Sue Book Piracy Site Featured book review by Printed Word Reviews * Coming Soon ========================== ChangeMaker: Meet Ku Worldwide, the Dynamic Dual Dealmaker https://www.printedwordreviews.com/articles/ku-worldwide-the-dynamic-dual-dealmaker ========================== Join us at ALA 2026 in Chicago, Booth 4722 - Printed Word Reviews during June 26th-29th. ========================== Are you a publishing expert? Want to be a speaker?, https://www.ipabookcamp.com/list-of-speakers Send your presentation proposals for BookCAMP 2027 to Ted@PrintedWordReviews.com by July 21, 2026. Join other publishers, distributors and marketing professionals networking and teaching independent authors and publishers on April 8-10, 2027. ========================== Major Publishing Houses Sue Book Piracy Site WeLib https://www.printedwordreviews.com/articles/major-publishing-houses-sue-book-piracy-site-welib ========================== WEBINAR: Turn Your Book Into a Movie or TV Show For a Fraction of The Price This FREE webinar will empower authors, creators, and IP owners to bring their stories to life visually—without giving up creative control. From novels and short stories to scripts and original concepts, Creatorwood turns words into fully realized cinematic experiences that audiences can watch, share, and support. https://www.printedwordreviews.com/courses ========================== Featured Printed Word Review FALCON book review: Your Data, Their Wealth: The Price of Human Input to the AI Economy In an AI-driven economy that profits from the hidden traces of ordinary life, a bold economist argues that everyday human behavior is productive labor—and that the public deserves ownership, bargaining power, and a share of the wealth it creates. https://www.printedwordreviews.com/bookreviews/9798989791453 ========================== Thank you to BookCAMP 2026 SPONSORS: BookBaby; Book Launchers; Gatekeeper Press; Creatorwood; BookMarketing Buzz; Small Business Digest; Moving Forward Small Business (MFSB); Book Industry Study Group (BISG); Book Manufacturing Institute; Atmosphere Press; Shimmer AI; Indie Author Book Services; Pro Audio Voices; and Catalyst Press. ========================== COMING SOON NYC Big Book Award is now accepting the last round of book entries: https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/ ========================== Are you listed in our Publishing Services Directory? https://www.printedwordreviews.com/publishingservices ========================== (c) 2026 Ted Olczak. Please forward and share this newsletter in its entirety. Connect at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-olczak-64a1386/ Previous Next