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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wattpad, a leading global webnovel platform and storytelling community, today revealed the 2025 winners of its annual international writing competition, the Watty Awards. Now in its 16th year, the Wattys celebrate new voices in fiction, recognizing some of the most creative, imaginative, and dedicated storytellers on Wattpad. For the first time, a new Community Voting feature gave readers a chance to cast their vote for stand-out stories alongside Wattpad’s judging tea...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3forge, the application engine focused on financial services, today released The Stack: How Layers of Software Built the Modern World, a sweeping history of computing co-authored by Philip Truscott, Ph.D. and Michael Korns. The Stack examines how every generation of software has built upon the last, and by understanding that lineage, today’s architects of AI and data systems can modernize without repeating past fragile transitions. From wartime relays to mainframes an...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Scott Arias, founder and CEO of ACE Consulting, and Matt Ellis, President of ACE Consulting, announce the release of their new book, Project Controls for Federal Construction — a practical resource for navigating the demanding world of federal construction project management. Federal construction projects are among the most complex in the industry, requiring mastery of compliance, leadership, and problem-solving alongside technical expertise. “Managing a...

THORNTON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Anythink Libraries Perl Mack location will be closed from Jan.1-Jan. 25, 2026 to complete an interior refresh in order to better serve the South Adams County community. The updates will include new carpet, paint, furniture and an updated collection of library materials. While the branch is closed, Anythink Perl Mack customers may pick up their holds at Anythink Huron Street, located at 9417 Huron St. in Thornton. These updates are part of Anythink Libraries...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ben Mauro, the acclaimed concept artist and worldbuilder behind Halo Infinite, Call of Duty, Elysium, and The Predator, today announced the US release of HUXLEY: The Oracle. The book, serving as the narrative prequel to Mauro’s expanding HUXLEY universe, has already reached #1 in Amazon’s New Releases for Conceptual Art based on pre-orders alone. HUXLEY: The Oracle departs from the graphic novel format in the first book, adopting an immersive narrative art book format...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California has over 55,000 HOAs, and far too many of them can only be described as HOAs from HELL. Unfortunately, homeowners living in those HOAs have been forced to live with systemic failures to maintain common areas, selective enforcement, fiscal mismanagement, sky-high special assessments, abusive discipline, and ego-driven board members. But now there’s a new book, HOA HELL | California Homeowners’ Definitive Guide to Beating Bad HOAs, written by the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renowned interior designer, founder of Studio McGee and McGee & Co., bestselling author, and one of today’s leading voices in lifestyle and design, Shea McGee will release her inaugural cookbook, Around the Table: Tables and Traditions for Gathering on April 14,2026 with Harper Horizon. After years of curating beautiful spaces and creating memorable gatherings, this cookbook is a natural extension of Shea’s vision, seamlessly bridging her expertise in desi...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In its efforts to promote nighttime tourism, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is developing new attractions that illuminate the capital after dark. As part of this initiative, projection mapping is being presented year-round on the iconic Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1, transforming its façade into a canvas of light and sound. A brand-new production inspired by the internationally popular soccer anime“BLUE LOCK”, titled BLUE LOCK – TOKYO EGOIST –, began sc...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) today announced the global release of MOVE™: AI-Enabled Strategy for a Fast World, a new book by international strategy advisor Tim Lewko, CEO of Thinking Dimensions Global. MOVE introduces a practical, end-to-end system built for leaders facing unprecedented speed, volatility, and technological disruption. “Most organizations don’t fail because of a lack of intelligence,” Lewko said. “They fail because decision-making is too slow,...