LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Many who experience trauma never reach the stage of being able to tell their stories, even within their own families. Those that do are encouraged by health professionals to speak and to write about their experience as a means of therapy and of recovery. Such is the value of Through My Eyes, in which Mechael Hayes tells of the devastating abuse of him as a child and his victorious emergence from that trauma. He explains, "I began writing as a form of therapy, trying to put the demons of my past behind me. Then the realization that there are many others out there with stories similar to mine fueled my passion to finish writing my story to show others that even though all scars don't heal… we can still have a happy and fulfilling life." Peter J. Boni writes in Uprooted about family trauma following his discovery that he was born following artificial insemination. Foreword Reviews reports that the author's "inspiring resilience and personal growth make Uprooted as uplifting as it is eye-opening."
Those two books have been included by LibraryBub in this month's list of remarkable books by self-publishing authors. The selected publications have impressed independent critics and have also been enthusiastically received by devotees and newfound readers alike. Some of them have already become Amazon best sellers in their particular categories. It's exciting to see that several of the books have won awards within the independent publishing sector.
LibraryBub was established in 2015. An industry first, it is dedicated to making strong, mutual connections between indie and small-press authors and an extensive network of libraries. Imbued with the enthusiasm and ambition of its founder, Alinka Rutkowska, it works in conjunction with all major libraries. The core commitment of the LibraryBub service is to help librarians to identify acclaimed books from the independent publishing sector.
LibraryBub introduces thousands of librarians to bestselling and award-winning books from the independent publishing sector. These books hold immense potential for enhancing the lives of their readers. Young Adult novelist Sabaa Tahir recalls the formative experience of visiting her school library. "The Random House Book of Fairy Tales probably had the greatest impact on me as a small child. I discovered the book in my school library in first grade. I must have checked it out a dozen times in that first year alone. At that age, I lived in an isolated desert town where I didn't feel like I fit in. I wanted more than anything to escape into a different world. The fairy tales in the book provided that escape." She found that she enjoyed retelling the tales to her family and friends. "That, in turn," she explains, "started me on my journey as a storyteller and eventually an author." Librarians enable writers to make that kind of difference to people's lives, and LibraryBub CEO Alinka Rutkowska considers it a privilege to support them in that role.
Below is this month's selection by category.
FICTION
Literature & Fiction
A Beckoning Hellfire (Book Two of the Renegade series) by J.D.R. Hawkins ISBN: 978-1648030772
Binge by Anne Pfeffer ISBN: 978-0578346298
Dancing the Labyrinth by Karen Martin ISBN: 978-0645192209
De Itinere in Occasum (Book One of the Nova Roma series) by Anderson Gentry ISBN: 978-1944644079
Mystery & Thriller
Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis ISBN: 978-1684338535
Wolves at Night by Sara McDermott Jain ISBN: 978-0578956893
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Amazing Grace (Book Three of the Grace Lord series) by S.E. Sasaki ISBN: 978-0994790552
Saving Grace (Book Four of the Grace Lord series) by S.E. Sasaki ISBN: 978-0994790583
Superpower: the Ability to Fly or to Become Invisible (Book One of the Deal of the Art series) by Roger E. Pedersen ISBN: 978-1737535102
NON-FICTION
Biographies & Memoirs
Power, Passion and Faith: Emmy Carlsson Evald, Suffragist and Social Activist by Sharon M. Wyman ISBN: 978-1941799956
Through My Eyes by Mechael Hayes ISBN: 978-0692748596
Uprooted: family trauma, unknown origins and the secretive history of artificial insemination by Peter J. Boni ISBN: 978-1626349070
Business
Finding the Speaker's Edge by Michael D. Butler ISBN:978-1637921739
Leading Positive Organizational Change: Energize - Redesign - Gel by Bart Tkaczyk ISBN: 978-0367608767
Health, Family & Lifestyle
The Nature of Children (and how to deal with it) by Lilly Maytree ISBN: 978-1944798307
Health & Fitness
Nervous Energy: harness the power of your anxiety by Chloe Carmichael ISBN: 978-1250831415
Politics & Social Sciences
CareGivers ScareTakers: exposing fraud in senior care by Jacklyn Ryan ISBN: 978-1737280705
Religion & Spirituality
O Beloved: being, becoming and beyond by Shunya Pragya ISBN: 979-8650371922
LibraryBub's Alinka Rutkowska "is an octopus" in the opinion of writer Mike Oborn, having "one of those rare minds that radiates out in multiple directions, senses relationships, and begins assembling parts and pieces that fit together." The author of Toward Happier Choices says, "It may be that she belongs in that section of my book dedicated to exceptional people that have had a remarkable influence on my life."
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