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Show and Tell... this is my newest release! Published by North Atlantic Books @natlanticbooks Audio Produced by Talking Book @talking.book Reviewed by Forword Reviews @forewordreviews

Support Indigenous Authors! Or... you can simply purchase my audio book, that will work... Please!

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Once, there was a tightrope walker. For forty years, he traveled the world in wind-colored clothing and a bright red bandana, never staying in one town for more than a day. At each new place, he would pluck a single strand of his impossibly long hair and walk across it, with balance, courage, faith, and grace. As he began, he would recall a wise saying he had once heard: “The world is a very narrow bridge. The secret is not to be afraid.”

As the years went on, he noticed his hair growing thinner and thinner. He sought every remedy, but nothing worked to replace the many hairs he had pulled out. The more he performed, the fewer there were, until not one remained and the tightrope walker had to find a whole new way to touch the sky.

Gentle, whimsical, and lyrical, THE TIGHTROPE WANDERER is available wherever books are sold.

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Some highlights from pub week.

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🎊🎉 Happy book birthday to Flutter, Flap, Fly! by Ellen Mayer!🎉🎊

🪽Teo rides on Papi’s shoulders to the playground, wishing he could soar and swoop like the birds above. Soon, his favorite playground structure transforms into a big tree as new playmates take little Teo under their wing and together they peck, hop, and fly, giving Teo the courage to soar and swoop like the birds.

☀️A joyful story with beautiful illustrations by Estelle Corke, FLUTTER, FLAP, FLY! models language development through pretend play. The latest addition to the Small Talk Books® series, this engaging book shows that the natural world can not only be a playground, but also a space for learning and growth, and includes a note for caregivers by early literacy expert Dr. Kori Bardige.

#picturebook #newpicturebook #kidlit #newkidsbooks #FlutterFlapFly #pretendplay #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #bilingualbooks #earlylanguagedevelopment #playgroundplay #inclusivebooks #diversebooks #ellenmayerbooks #starbightbooks

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WIDE BRANCHES, DEEP ROOTS edited by Jessica M. Jones and Amanda E. Hayes is being reviewed in @forewordreviews! They say it's “a compelling essay collection that guides new approaches to sustainability.” Look for the full review in the Nov/Dec Issue. ✨ “a compelling essay collection that guides new approaches to sustainability.”

—Foreword Reviews

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“an intriguing paranormal romance novel. Set near a Revolutionary War battle site, Sarah Branson’s heartfelt historical novel Life Ends, Love Remains is about the challenging bounds of love, loyalty, and time itself.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐—Foreword Clarion Review

@forewordreviews @author_sarah_branson #HistoricalFictionBooks #ParanormalRomanceBooks #BookReview #ForewordReviews #HistoricalFiction #ParanormalRomance #CurrentlyReading #FallTBR #OctoberTBR

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Absolutely loved doing this interview with @forewordreviews' Meg Nola, who asked such insightful questions about some of the choices I made in my novel (there are a few spoilers, though). Link in bio! + find out what I'm (sort of) working on now!

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"I didn't stand up early enough. I didn't push back." — Zora

Available wherever books are sold, and now also included with Kindle Unlimited.

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🎉 Happy book birthday to award-winning author and illustrator Shaun Tan's HOMETOWN (9/15/26, Levine Querido)! Here's a roundup of some of media highlights for this highly anticipated graphic novel. Read and listen to the full interviews and review at the link in our bio.

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What gets passed down doesn't always leave a trace. Until it surfaces again.

“Ghost Gun” by cc ECK.

Available wherever books are sold, and now also included with Kindle Unlimited.

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Rantin’ and yappin’ (about my niche interests no one cares about) til I’m cold in the ground yall

https://laurenleesmith.substack.com/p/publishing-hates-the-western?r #westernbooks #horror #horrorwestern #publishing #feministhorror

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Honored to have my book chosen for review in the September/October 2026 edition of @forewordreviews! We are in the final countdown…did you order your copy yet?

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