Publishers Newswire

Publishing NEWS: -- Best known for its gardens, historic buildings and picturesque Harbour, Victoria, British Columbia, has stories that extend far beyond its familiar landmarks. In his debut short-story collection, "A Tour Guide's Tour of the Garden City" (ISBN: 978-1834545080), released Oct. 22, 2026, through Tellwell Publishing), author Cameron Cooper explores the people, places and moments that give the city its character.

Publishing NEWS: -- What if the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence could help us ask some of humanity's oldest questions in a new way? In "The Infinity Formula: How Consciousness, AI, and Time Lead Us Back to the Source" (ISBN: 978-1834383446; released through Tellwell Publishing), author Calvin Engen explores the relationship between consciousness, time, technological acceleration, and the human search for meaning.

REVIEW: Yes, it's true: Joseph Goebbels Helps today's GOP. Often considered the father of modern propaganda, Goebbels foreshadowed the GOP playbook in terms of distortion, deception, and dishonesty. Peter Longerich's "Goebbels: A Biography" (ISBN: 9781400067510) is excellent, appalling, and instructive.

REVIEW: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a tool for the forces of evil. Don't believe it? You can read about their anti-American and anti-humanity actions in "The Influence Machine: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Corporate Capture of American Life" (ISBN: 9780812993288), an excellent modern-day piece of muckraking by Alyssa Katz.

Music and Performers NEWS: -- The Magic of Christmas, an On-Stage Live Entertainment production, returns to Indianapolis in December at The Murat Shrine Center. The show features a stellar cast of six vocalists, delivering the warmth and wonder of the holidays in a beautiful theatre setting in the Arabian Room. The talented ensemble of local performers celebrates the season with many of your Christmas favorites, beautiful costumes, and several exclusive, original compositions by local singer/songwriter Paul Parnell.

Music and Performers NEWS: -- Powdered Sugar announces "Mutated Romance," a new minimal chamber musical by New York-based Japanese composer and pianist Mikiko Miyakawa, whose recording career began in Japan with an album produced by Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The performance will take place on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. EST at Tenri Gallery in Manhattan.

Software NEWS: -- FirstLight Federal Credit Union (FirstLight) has partnered with LenderLogix to launch LiteSpeed, a modern mortgage point-of-sale platform designed to make the home loan process easier for members and more efficient for FirstLight's lending team.

Software NEWS: -- Andromeda Software Inc. ("ASI"), part of Constellation Software Inc., announced today that it has acquired Aspenware Internet Solutions, Inc. ("Aspenware"), the leading ecommerce platform purpose-built for mountain resorts, from Alterra Mountain Company.