What can we say, Books Forward authors are always going, going, going! We’re excited to feature some of our authors and their recent media wins for June 2026.
Guest Articles/Features
- People Magazine: 8 Books That Break the Silence Around Suicide for Mental Health Awareness Month, featuring Rocky Callen
- BookTrib: “Why Future Dreamers Need Cece’s Story: My Inspiration Behind the Story” by Candicee Childs
- Ms. Magazine: Reads for the Rest of Us: The Best Poetry of 2025 and 2026, featuring Sarah Hanson
- CrimeReads: “Five great mysteries for sports lovers” by Lynn Slaughter
- Unleashing Readers: “How Fiction Provides a Safe Place for Young Readers to Explore Celebrity, Fame and Fandom” by Mima Tipper
Interviews
- Victoria News: Victoria author follows real-life adventures of female explorer
- Louisiana Insider: An Author’s Fictional Take on the Acadian Great Upheaval
- Authority Magazine: Kenitra W Dominguez Of Bay Equity HR On 5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Healthcare System
- Women Writers, Women’s Books: Anne Shaw Heinrich: Authors Interviewing Characters
- Novel PASTimes: A Conversation with Alexandra von Triessen from Descending Thirds by Nicole Conn
- Investor Mama: Why Moms Stress About Money (Even When They Have It) — With Financial Expert and Author of “The Emotional Side of Money: A Roadmap to Financial Wellness”, Tari K. Vickery
- The Pointer: UWSP Alumna Set to Publish Memoir
- Divorce Dialogues: Divorce Isn’t a Weapon: Reframing Separation with Karen McNenny
Reviews
- The Voice of San Francisco: “Lim notices and shares the telling details of victims’ suffering with an unsentimental but open-hearted eye,” on Amplify! by Dion Lim
- Kirkus: “The integration of Chinese and Aztec mythology adds cultural richness and a sense of history to the narrative … A magical, myth-laden story in which the heroes gain courage through collaboration,” on From the Depths by Emily Renke Hawthorne
- Readers’ Favorite: “A unique and fascinating twist on superheroes, Sketch breathes new life into the genre with creativity, imagination, and heart,” on Sketch by Ros Hill
- Foreword-Clarion Reviews: “Sobering domestic novel … a woman grows from psychological captivity toward hope for a fresh start,” on The Resilience of Red Thread by Catherine Marshall-Smith
- Youth Services Book Review: “Part of the real joy of this book is spending time with this wonderful character who believably matures over the course of the story, reveling in her own newly recognized skills and people’s capacity for change,” on The Reel Life of Zara Kegg by Brad Barkley
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