Congratulations to our Llewellyn and Midnight Ink titles on their IPPY Awards! Our 2018 winners are: Magical Destinations of the Northeast, by Natalie Zaman (Silver; US Northeast, Best Regional Non-Fiction category) Kitchen Table Tarot, by Melissa Cynova (Bronze; Best First Book - Non-Fiction category) Embracing the End of Life, by Patt Lind-Kyle (Gold; New Age/Mind-Body-Spirit category) Uncorking a Lie, by Nadine Nettmann (Silver, Mystery/Cozy/Noir category) Hollywood Homicide, by Kellye Garrett (Gold, Best First Book - Fiction) The Independent Publisher Awards or IPPYs, are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by

For so many of us, our pets go beyond an animal presence in our lives; they are our children, extended members of our family who bring our soul love and nourishment while with is in this life and continue even after they've crossed the Rainbow Bridge. To celebrate our pets this National Pet Day, I wanted to take a look at some of the books that we have that can help us strengthen our bonds with our fur-ever children. Animal Lessons, by Danielle MacKinnon All around you, animals are acting as therapists, trainers, mentors, and gurus—if you pay attention. Each animal we encounter in our lives has a message for us, if only we listen (my fifteen-year-old cat Buckley, for instance,

Today is International Astrology Day! Considered by many to be the start of the astrological new year, International Astrology Day is celebrated each year on the Spring Equinox (the day the Sun enters Aries). There are various observances around the world, including lectures and other events. Anyone have any plans to celebrate this observance? (PS: We're celebrating with a sale...feel free to join in our celebration!)  

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Robert Kopecky, author of the new How to Get to Heaven (Without Really Dying). This is a crazy world, where crazy things happen all the time. It can be very difficult. In fact, sometimes it seems like it’s too messed up to ever straighten itself out…but then again it may be fine, just as it is. It’s possible the craziness just grows out of the way we look at it. Perhaps we needlessly suffer from a matter of simple misperception. Being human means taking part in an unavoidably persistent set of illusions that we’ve all bumped into at one time or another. A lot of the time, nothing seems magical at all, but how else can we explain