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IPPY-Winning Poets Speak Out

by CeCe Richardson / June 2020

“I believe more than ever that poetry can help pave the way to a more humane and just society.”

Indie Groundbreaking Publisher

Analog Sea

Jim Barnes / June 2020

"Analog Sea publishes with an attitude that books should look, feel, and read like the sacred objects they are – or at least they once were."

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5 Reasons Why Audiobook Usage Is Up Among Students

by Frank Hamilton / June 2020

"It is one thing to read a book, but an entirely different thing to get immersed in the book's heart and soul. This is what you get when you use audiobooks; absolute immersion."

Announcing LyricPop Picture Books

by Jim Barnes / July 2020

"Launched in June 2020, LyricPop presents classic song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books, delivering messages that parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were inspired by when they were young."

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25 Years of IPPY - An Anniversary Celebration

by Jim Barnes, Awards Director / July 2020

"Recognizing Excellence in Independent Publishing" has been our motto from the beginning, and it's the excellence of independent authors, illustrators, photographers, designers, editors and publishers like you that has made the independent publishing movement a smashing success!

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Profile of a Courageous Author

by CeCe Richardson / July 2020

“In numerous cases, residents with garden hoses and zero training saved their homes and their neighbors’ homes. One couple in their eighties used buckets and towels to put out fires and save homes.”