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A Yale-trained physician and Greensboro pain specialist is working to raise money for a planned medical village in Accra, Ghana, and recently met with actor John Amos to build support.

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AITEC World has announced two global tourism gatherings for late 2026 in London and Addis Ababa, framing them as a push for more African travel, investment and trade.

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CryoChain Co-Founder and CEO William McCoy II attended the 2026 Kyebi Ohum Festival in Ghana’s Eastern Region, linking his family heritage with the company’s planned cold-chain buildout in Koforidua.

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Rev. Robin T. Jennings’ “Expressions of the Soul: Celtic Christianity & Life with God” was named a Distinguished Favorite in the Christian Nonfiction category by the NYC Big Book Award.

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Thomas LeBrun’s Aurora Rift: A Man Out of Time was named a 2026 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in Action/Adventure and will be featured on a Times Square billboard on Oct. 10. The recognition expands visibility for the author, whose…

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The NYC Big Book Award marked its 10th anniversary by publishing its 2026 winners and distinguished favorites in the October issue of Printed Word Reviews on Oct. 1, 2026. The list spotlights more than 100 subcategory winners across 15 major…

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Cameroonian filmmaker Sahndra Fon Dufe has been selected for the fifth edition of the AuthenticA Series Lab, becoming the first person from Cameroon to join the program.

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More than 230 people from 23 cities gathered at The Highlawn in West Orange, N.J., for Unity Table’s Todos a la Mesa celebration on Sept. 24. The event honored Hispanic Heritage Month, recognized community leaders and highlighted efforts to build…

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Canadian author Tony Nesca’s Poems and Photographs was named a Distinguished Favorite at the NYC Big Book Awards in the Poetry-Nature, Place, and the Environment category.

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Russovoir’s LGBTQ novel ‘Byron: The One Lung Filipinomenon’ was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award.

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Mike Wysocki’s Careers By the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals was named a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award’s Career category.

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The NYC Big Book Award announced its 2026 winners and distinguished favorites, marking the program’s 10th anniversary and recognizing 163 subcategory winners across 15 major categories.

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Diana Louise Webb’s “A Twisted Crucible: The Riddle of the Ruined Soul” won the Thriller category in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award competition.

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Christiane Scarpino’s memoir Missing Pieces won the NYC Big Book Award in New New Nonfiction (First time published), giving new visibility to a survivor account of the 1977 Mobil Oil Building bombing in New York City. The recognition spotlights a…

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L. A. Tramwell’s young adult novel, Gretna Can’t Get Any Greener, was named a Distinguished Favorite in the Teen category by the NYC Big Book Award.

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Singaporean author and stroke survivor Terence Ang won the NYC Big Book Award in Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir for Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces Of Poetry.

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Izzy, An Octopus Tale by Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; and Morgan Rawlings won the NYC Big Book Award’s Childrens Educational category.

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Kay Louise Bowen’s novel Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge was named a winner in the Psychological Thriller category at the NYC Big Book Award, adding international recognition to her earlier Independent Press Award success.

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Szilvia S. Jennings’ children’s early chapter book Sophie Moon and the Honeybees earned a Distinguished Favorite honor at the 2026 NYC Big Book Awards.

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The NYC Big Book Award named Not In This World by Jane Scott Stuart and Elaine Flowers a winner in African American Fiction.