Poetry in a Pandemic

Editor's Note: We've heard it all over the past couple of decades: books are dead, reading is dead, literature is dead…certainly poetry – moldy, ancient old poetry must be dead – is …   read more

What Are You Listening To?

Listening to stories, telling tales, and oral histories are the building blocks of our own development, as well as the development of our society. There is power in spoken words, and there is beauty i …   read more

Audiobooks are a fast-growing trend in publishing. This isn't surprising, seeing as there are a ton of benefits of audiobooks. In fact, students have hopped on this trend as we begin to see a rise in …   read more

Regional Categories and the Globalization of the IPPYs

Happy 25th Birthday to IPPY! And more importantly, what we are really celebrating is 25 years of award-winning, independently published books! 'Recognizing Excellence in Independent Publishing' has be …   read more

IPPY Award-Winner and Accidental Firefighter Robert Kerbeck and the Malibu Wildfire

  In November of 2018, the most devastating wildfire in Los Angeles history raged through Malibu County. It burned 10,000 acres, destroyed more than 2,000 structures, and killed three people …   read more