2022 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite New Fiction (First-time Published): Eva is a young woman living her dream life as a photographer at a wildly popular magazine in the Big Apple, after moving from her small hometown in Virginia. She soon finds herself overtaken by confusion and entangled in a web of deceit, as a long-time guy-friend turned man of her dreams promises her the world and then disappears mysteriously, leaving only a screen behind.
What started out innocently soon turns into an infuriating, but addictively mysterious mind-game. Eva struggles to find her worth in a man who is obsessively in love with her but hides behind a screen. Fighting to regain herself and her dimming future of which she was once so sure, every aspect of her life turns to upheaval at his random disruptive presence, in text, but never in physical form. Eva's story holds deeper mystery as she fights to pick up the pieces, find healing, and come into her own in a way that is completely foreign to her. But not before encountering a bombshell surprise that will totally rewrite her history and inform her future.
Between the Lines will speak to the heart of those who understand the elusive pursuit of a dream, and the deep-felt desire to find true love, walking the road of heartache and confusion to get there. It is written for anyone who has struggled with self-worth and has fiercely sought the truth, in the midst of seemingly endless frustration.
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This book was written by Dr. Lynsey Victoria Rinelli, an Emergency Veterinarian. A Wagner College graduate with a BS focused in Biology and Psychology. She pursued her dream to become a Veterinarian. After her time at Ross University and clinical year at LSU, she traveled to Alaska. There she participated in the aid of canine racers in the Willow 300. She is focused on emergency surgery, physical rehabilitation and exotic animal medicine.
Partnered with psychologist, Brittany Rose DiFalco. She has a bachelors in psychology and masters in clinical mental health counseling. She specializes in trauma, grief and loss, and anxiety based disorders.
"Goodbye For Now" is a heartwarming picture book that explores the deep bond between a child, Little Grey and her beloved German Shepherd, Teddy. When Teddy is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Little Grey and her parents face the difficult journey of coping with grief and loss.
As they navigate the stages of grief together, Little Grey learns valuable lessons about the importance of cherishing time with loved ones, the power of unconditional love, and the significance of saying goodbye. Through tender moments and fond memories, this family shows that even in the darkest times, support and time can help heal the heart.
Themes: The unbreakable bond between children and their pets, coping with grief and loss, the importance of cherishing time with loved ones, unconditional love and support.
Age Range: Adults and children of all ages
Genre: Picture Book

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"Unpacking the Attic" by Ann M. Mracek
Does your inner child still carry hurt and longing for acceptance?
Does the experience of childhood impact who we are today?
It truly does!

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Is it possible to rewrite the scripts of fear and insecurities holding us back? This insightful and playful look at the author’s childhood will encourage you to reflect on your own life.

Many of us had to navigate childhood through a maze of broken relationships, dysfunctional families, neglect and even trauma, yet as adults we can empower the child we were, to gain clarity, self acceptance and forgiveness through the healing journey of retrospection.

A unique blend of memoir and healing practices, the author takes you along in real time through the process of emptying her parents’ home as they transitioned into assisted living.

She expertly weaves the vivid stories of her childhood with compassion and intent to heal and forgive.

Told with humor, honesty, and empathetic insight, you are guided to gain adult perspective, to send love and acceptance back in time to the child still living within. Retrospection can be a powerful healing elixir.

You will cry, you will cheer, you will learn self acceptance and forgiveness. You will learn to let go, to stop fighting old battles, to rewrite the recordings others imposed upon you of self doubt and fear, with new ones of empowered acceptance and understanding.

Looking back has a way of clearing your vision for looking forward.

The Dream Collector is an exploration of the psychological consequences of betrayal, abandonment--and the redemptive power of art.

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Sabrine, hospitalized for five years at the infamous Salpêtrière Asylum for Women, gains her release due to intervention of her sister Julie Forette and a young Sigmund Freud. The reunited sisters are introduced to the dazzling art milieu of 1886 Paris, and soon become close friends to the leading Impressionists. Sabrine attracts a cult following as a poetess, the enigmatic "Haiku Princess." Seemingly cured by Freud of her Grand Hysteria, Sabrine soon enters into a tumultuous relationship with Vincent van Gogh.

Jule and Sigmund Freud, alarmed by the eerie parallels between the emotionally volatile couple and their self-destructive impulses, begin an urgent search to discover the root causes for Sabrine and Vincent's growing psychoses. Julie, 'The Dream Collector' seeks their most unforgettable dream for Freud's interpretation and revelations occur.

Anita Selzer speaks the female gaze and its impact on the female representation in photography and art.

Historically, male artists have re-presented women through their eyes. The Female Gaze in Art and Photography redresses this imbalance, looks at art through women’s eyes. It shines a light on the work of twenty contemporary women artists and photographers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and United States of America, placing these creatives and their works centre stage.

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The female gaze is not singular; it is multifarious, often based on the creative’s lived experience. It positions subjects as whole people and not objects. The female gaze reclaims women’s bodies as repositories for multiple meanings. It emphasises the emotions of and intimacy between creator and subject, who are at times the same person.

The Female Gaze in Art and Photography offers an empathetic re-presentation of women, men and those identifying as LGBQTIA+. The art and photography covered is also thematic, addressing issues affecting our lives today: love and loss; lifecycle of women; motherhood; gender, sexual and racial identity; the fractured self; autonomy and agency; strength, resilience and vulnerability; relationships; racism; marginalisation and diversity; feminism; migration and dispossession; and climate change among others.

Lee Woodman successfully helped bring the world of art and literary arts to America over the past five decades. Her award-winning television and radio production work with the Smithsonian Institution and The Library of Congress – and her collaboration with Hollywood studios DreamWorks, Showtime, and Columbia Pictures -- has reached millions of people. Back with Gabby Olczak of The Gab Talks, Lee Woodman was recently named as a winner in Independent Press Award for her fifth book in the Scapes series "Soulscapes".

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Dow Creative Enterprises (DCE) creates accessible medical education books for children, simplifying complex medical information and terms.
Join Gabby Olczak, President of the Independent Press Award, as she hosts Michael Dow, RN, MS, MHA, MSM, author of the Nurse Florence® Educational Series and the Nurse Dorothea Mental Health series, to explore his work creating accessible medical books for children and teenagers.
Michael Dow believes sometimes only a nurse can bridge the gap from technical medical information to a level of understanding that any ordinary person can grasp. The Nurse Florence® book series provides high quality medical information in easy to understand format.
By introducing young kids to correct terminology and science concepts at an early age, Dow feels we can help increase our children’s health literacy level as well as help to prepare them for courses and jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Dow's hope is that many children will enjoy this book series and consider a job involving science.

"Sharing one’s entire life story is no easy task; not for me, not for anyone. I grew up in the ’70s, before the age of information, cell phones, social media, and the internet when the deeply personal subject of abuse was rarely mentioned.

So, for decades, I felt like this was my secret. My pain. My shame. As I grew older and the free sharing of information became the norm, I realized that I was not alone in this category. So many others had similar secrets and stories, but the endings to those stories were often tragic, even horrific, and at times included self-medication, addiction, and suicide."

Christina Vitagliano is an author, entrepreneur, and the founder of the successful Family entertainment concept, Monster Mini Golf. She's also a survivor of childhood abuse.

A unique, candid, sincere, straightforward, no-holds-barred story of a young woman’s journey growing up as the victim of child abuse and how she overcame it despite the odds. Shared firsthand from the voice of a 4-year-old child and progresses as she matures into adulthood.

Every 9 Minutes is an eye-opening memoir that delves into the depths of abuse and reveals how one woman learned to retake control of her life and emerge victorious.

The author will have you feeling her pain, laughing through her coming of age, and, most importantly, raising awareness of something far too many children have endured.

Despite dysfunctional relationships and the soul-crushing torment of sexual exploitation,

Every 9 Minutes is a testament to the power of perseverance, showing how Christina emerged from her pain and trauma to build a life of purpose and happiness.

With an empowering call to action, she encourages other sufferers of childhood abuse to step forward and take control of their lives, channeling their pain into motivation and refusing to let their trauma define them.