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Dr. Ben Reebs, naturopathic physician and the founder of Portland Clinic of Natural Health, shares his wellness philosophies in "The Serpent & The Butterfly: The Seven Laws of Healing."

"In The Serpent & The Butterfly: The Seven Laws of Healing, Dr. Ben Reebs offers a life-altering perspective on the attainment of optimal health. Learn about the seven laws of nature and how to live in harmony with the body.

"When we work with rather than against our innate healing capacity, well-being and good health spring forth naturally, and normal structure and function can..."

Learn more via Bookshop here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-serpent-the-butterfly-the-seven-laws-of-healing-ben-reebs/c5af61dab257a0eb?




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You'll find many opportunities to get that last bit of in with this stack at Annie Bloom's Books in Portland’s Multnomah Village!

Find more from Annie Bloom's Books here: https://annieblooms.com/

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TONIGHT, 8/18: Join Indigo Executive Editor Ali Shaw for a free, in-person Book Publishing Q&A at BOLD Coffee & Books (1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland) at 5:30 p.m. Bring your questions about your in-progress and/or dream projects!

The event runs until 6:30 p.m. and is a great opportunity to get some feedback on your publishing queries.

Free and open to the public! Looking forward to seeing you there! 🤓

Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

Find more info about the Q&A and all of BOLD's writing and literary events here: https://boldcoffeeandbooks.com/events




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Looking for an opportunity to work on your writing this fall? The McCormack Writing Center (formerly Tin House Workshop) has opened applications for its 2026 Autumn Workshop!

Applications close August 26.

Learn more here: https://mccormackwritingcenter.org/autumn-workshops-2/

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Autumn Workshops - McCormack Writing Center A writer of Uruguayan origins, Caro De Robertis is the author of So Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color, as well as The Palace of Eros, which won the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award; The President and the Frog, a finalist for the PEN/Faul...

Some great book buying advice going into this late summer weekend. The sandwich board in front of Invitation Bookshop in Gig Harbor, WA speaks the truth! More books! Always more books!📚

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We always have so much fun at our local literary fests! Our Wordstock Mad Libs game was a big hit at the Indigo table during Wordstock 2015.




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Indigo Recommends: "Choosing the Right Voice for Your Audiobook" by Hannibal Hills for JaneFriedman.com

"By the time you reach the audiobook, you’ve already made a hundred careful decisions. Choosing the narrator is one more, and it deserves the same care, because it has a bigger impact than you might think. A narrator doesn’t just read your book aloud. They play every character, set the pace, and become the only version of the story a listener ever meets. Hand the same book to two narrators and you get two different books back.

"I’ve spent years auditioning for authors and teaching other narrators how to audition and perform, so let me save you the missteps I see most often. It comes down to knowing what to ask for, and what to..."

Read the full piece here: https://janefriedman.com/choosing-the-right-voice-for-your-audiobook/




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✒️ As an author, you have options for putting your book out into the world.

📚️ Maybe you’re most interested in traditional publishing—sending your work out to publishing companies or agents and trying to secure a contract so they will buy your work and pay for it to be produced and distributed.

📖 Or maybe you’re most interested in publishing independently—becoming your own publisher, retaining all your rights and royalties, and hiring professionals to do the production for you.

🛣️ Whichever path you’re on, Indigo has services to support you. Our package options provide all the services you’ll need to pursue your dream of publication, and when you sign on for all services within a particular package, you’ll qualify for a 10% discount.

Interested in pricing? Send us your project details here: https://indigoediting.com/contact/




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🗓️ Save the date for the Virtual Jewish Book Council Writers' Conference on Nov. 8, 2026!

The JBC is also accepting proposals for author-led panels through August 18.

Learn more here: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/2026-jewish-book-council-virtual-writers-conference-panel-proposals

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2026 Jew­ish Book Coun­cil Vir­tu­al Writ­ers’ Con­fer­ence: Pan­el Proposals Jew­ish Book Coun­cil is excit­ed to announce that we are accept­ing pro­pos­als for author-led pan­els for the 2026 JBC Vir­tu­al Writ­ers’ Con­fer­ence, which will take place on

🌊 Whether your favorite seaside tale is mysterious, romantic, whimsical, or otherworldly, Bookshop has a great suggestion for the last dog days of the season.

See the full list and check out "Best Beach Reads for the End of Summer" on the Bookshop site here: https://bookshop.org/lists/best-beach-reads-for-the-end-of-summer




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