Publishers Newswire

Publishing NEWS: -- When Regina Collier lost her partner, Dean, in July 2022 following complications from a double-lung transplant, she expected grief to change her life. What she didn't expect was how dramatically it would change the way other people interacted with her. In her new book, "I Don't Have Leprosy, I'm Just Grieving: A Widow's Blunt Perspective on Society" (ISBN: 978-1834385839), released through Tellwell Publishing, Collier offers an unfiltered account of widowhood and the strange, painful, and sometimes infuriating ways society responds to people who are grieving.

Publishing NEWS: -- Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online news publisher covering books, music, indie film, and software launched in 2004, announced today its latest semi-annual “books to bookmark” list for third quarter (Q3) of 2026, highlighting 10 new and interesting “great reads” from small publishers based in North America. These newly published books are often overlooked due to not coming from major traditional N.Y. book publishers.

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 Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) announces "The Sound of Belonging," its eighth season, a series of programs exploring how music connects us to family, culture, history and community. At the heart of the season is the principle that has defined LCO since its founding: great music should belong to everyone.

Music and Performers NEWS: -- Global Artists Collective presents two free events featuring the award-winning band Global Heat this September in Bellevue's BelRed Arts District. Both events are supported by a project grant from Bellevue Arts & Culture, City of Bellevue, to Global Artists Collective.

Software NEWS: -- HitPaw Edimakor V5.3.0 introduces a major update focused on four key areas of video creation: watermark removal, video translation, AI Avatar, and LUT filters. The new features improve the all-in-one workflow, helping creators clean up footage, localize content, produce longer digital human videos, and achieve professional color looks with less effort.

Software NEWS: -- MobiKin, an international software developer, today announced a major compatibility update for its flagship utility, MobiKin Assistant for iOS. The updated software provides new iPhone 18 owners with an efficient, offline desktop solution to back up, restore, and manage personal data between iOS devices and Windows or Mac computers.