By Yolanda T. Marshall
This 12 months, I attended Phrase on The Avenue (WOTS) in Toronto. Not like earlier years, the variety of consumers has decreased drastically. Distributors (publishers, bookstores, distributors, authors) pay annual charges starting from roughly $500 to $10,000 to take part. This 12 months, some publishers who didn’t get a sales space didn’t lose out. Lots of the presenters are the identical authors they host yearly. Some good new authors acquired an opportunity to take part. For us e-book lovers who did attend, we discovered nice books and met terrific writers. Listed here are a number of self-published authors and books I noticed at WOTS.
Over The Wall
Written by Fatima Gould
“An actual-life love story that can preserve your coronary heart pumping from one web page to the subsequent. Full of ardour, humour, and the cultural truths of generational curses, it’s a must-read anecdote for many who imagine in future. Fatima is a neighborhood ambassador for change, speaker, creator, and way of life coach. She has taken the lid off what others imagine is unattainable. Fatima has remodeled her life right into a catalyst of hope, empowering a brand new management path by private improvement, forgiveness, love, and religion.” – Inexperienced Curtain, 2023.
Cullen the Sullen Mullein
Written by Justin Rhoden and illustrated by Rachel Cheung.
“Have you ever heard of Cullen the sullen mullein? Cullen is a cheery mullein plant that lives in an exquisite meadow. He goals of being wherever however the place he’s, wishing to spend his days within the huge sky. Feeling sullen, Cullen can’t see the sweetness in the place his roots run deep. Alongside comes a pleasant worm who presents Cullen a listening ear and a few recommendation that makes him start to grasp all the sweetness by his facet. With the assistance of this type and clever good friend, Cullen discovers that one of the best ways to thrive is to embrace the place you’re.” – Mullein Muse Publishing, 2024.
Utilizing Greatness Inside
Written by Alicia Isaacs
“Utilizing Greatness Inside was created to encourage and activate a self-discovery framework on your little one to show self-development abilities and assist them realise their potential. This e-book is designed to assist create a satisfying, joyful, and assured life. Assist your little one excel in life; your ceiling must be your little one’s flooring.”- Independently printed, 2019.
SHINE
Written by Ngozi Elizabeth Mbonu
“Shine is a Basic Story a couple of Younger woman who thought no person cherished her. She goes on a journey from not realizing who she is to discovering that she is exclusive and cherished by Jesus and able to acceptance and love from others. The sort woman advises her to shine identical to the celebs.” – Independently printed, 2020.
Reborn With Reminiscences
Anthology by Immigrant Writers
Written by Gabriela Casineanu, Gavin Barrett, Gaston Nk. Mabaya, Paulina Popescu, Sepideh Hatami, Marni Dieanu, Kimberly J. Kirt, Olesya Kolisnyk, M. Okay. Aaref, Claudiu Murgan.
“Reborn With Reminiscences presents a pleasant mix of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction contributed by ten IWA members. It’s a fascinating learn showcasing various concepts, writing types, and cultural influences. A son fondly remembers his father’s legacy, a complete nation combating for its existence, a fictional neighborhood that retains its historical past embedded in its pores and skin, a narrative of non-public non secular improvement that triggered a ‘demise expertise,’ and lots of extra. A literary enchantment comes from authors born in nations equivalent to Bangladesh, Canada, India, Iran, RD-Congo, USA, Ukraine, and Romania. That is the fifth anthology printed by the Immigrant Writers Affiliation (IWA), written by its members: Constructing Bridges (2019), Develop Collectively (2020), Transferring Ahead (2021), Discovering the Means (2022), and Reborn With Reminiscences (2023). All proceeds from the anthology gross sales help IWA’s applications and annual anthology.” – IWA Immigrant Writers Affiliation, 2023.
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