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Author/Illustrator Jessie Lehson holds an MFA degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and was named a “2024 Inspiring Leader in the Children and Nature Movement” by the Children and Nature Network.” 

Maryam Kia's debut A SUITCASE FULL, about a girl's journey across the globe after her family is forced to leave Iran with little notice, sold to Deidra Purvis at Free Spirit, with Christine Zuchora-Walske editing. Illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett. 

BOUND BY STARS by author E. L. Starling has received a starred review from Kirkus. Read the full review here. 

The Children's Book Committee has selected FINDING HOME as one of the best books of the year, with outstanding Merit. 

Blair Hanson's FOR THE GREATEST GOOD, in which a teen teams up with his boyfriend and BFF to blackmail and scheme their way to getting a stable source of clean water for their rural Arkansas town, only for their plans to go awry and cause them to weigh the cost of a greater good.

Stan Mack's REAL LIFE FUNNIES is nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project: Strips. 

Crystal Simone Smith's GHOST WOMAN: A RISING, an autobiographical journey told through haiku and haibun, exploring nature, everyday moments, and personal anecdotes to illuminate themes of familial bonds, grief, memory, and the African American experience. 

Author of BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Jessica Guerrieri's article in Writer's Digest 'The Truth in Telling; Metabolizing Addiction and Trauma through Fiction' can be read here. 

Nature Spy Guide has been selected by the American Library Association's Sustainable Roundtable as one of the best sustainability-themed children's books published in 2024.  

Regina Linke's BIG ENOUGH chosen as IndieNext Pick. 

Stan Mack featured in Rhode Island School of Design 1877 Alumni magazine. Read more here. 

Jessica Guerreri talks about alcohol in women's fiction in People Magazine while reflecting on her novel BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. Read more here. 

Janet Harvey's HIGH STREET HELCATS, an original graphic novel about the exploits of a 1920's girl gang of thieves and grifters, pitched as a queer, multicultural Peaky Blinders, illustrated by Angel City, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Starsigns, The Goobies illustrator Megan Levens. 

Jessica Guerrieri's personal essay in Huffpost reminds us of the slippery slope of alcohol, and the power of sobriety. Read the full post here. 

Crystal Simone Smith's Runagate: Songs of the Freedom Bound listed by Ms. Feminist Know-It-All as Best Poetry of 2024 and 2025. Read more here.  

Author-illustrator of BORDERLANDS TAROT and the forthcoming PLANT MAGIC AT HOME Enid Baxter Ryce's GRACE FLOWS THROUGH YOU: 101 SPIRITUAL VERSES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, a collection of 101 original, historical, and poetic prayers and spiritual verses from across time and cultures.

Cybersecurity expert Frank Riccardi's PWNED: THE DARK ART OF HACKING, a guide on how to protect yourself and your data online, complete with pop culture's most infamous cases, covering everything from deepfakes to catfishing to crypto scams