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Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama: Airfairy, Dragon, Rockstar by Melissa Bentley

Essays depict work as a physician during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Tribal-owned inner-city clinic in Salt Lake City. The patients--refugees, unhoused, poor--are medically and socially complex.

Statera Press: I, System: AI Describes Its Power, Its Limits, and the Civilization That Built It by Sebastian Saviano

AI sounds intelligent. But does it understand? I, System reveals how fluent machines shape decisions without awareness, agency, or accountability--and why responsibility remains human.

Big Circles Media, LLC: Nice Girls Win: How Kind Women Can Create the Lives They Deserve by Kelly Ehlers

Nice Girls Win helps women turn kindness into strength, set boundaries, and pursue what they deserve. "Empowering self-help guide redefines what it means to be a 'nice girl.'" --BookLife Editor's Pick

Fernlight Books: Reclaim: How to Stop Scrolling Through Your Life and Start Living It by Heather Henderson

A timely exploration from a former Big Tech leader reveals how algorithms quietly shape our lives and choices--and how to reclaim your attention, presence, and the freedom to choose what truly matters.