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Wanderlight Press is an independent literary publisher curating bold fiction from debut and boundary-pushing authors across genres—from genre-defying speculative novels to lyrical travel memoirs and emotionally resonant literary fiction.

Discover new releases like The Programmer God by Sylas Virell or Letters from the Velvet Prison by Vivienne Bellamy—books crafted to linger in both memory and conversation.

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Announcing Our New CEO and Our Latest Release: The Programmer God

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August Reed - The Turing Review

“Davis is a guest in his wife’s homeland, but also a pilgrim of the human condition…”

“What begins as a lockdown journal becomes a lyrical record of discovery, both of land and self.”

“Davis writes with a prose style that is conversational yet reflective, carrying echoes of Paul Theroux in its cultural sensitivity and earnest introspection.”

Resonance Echo: In the hush between two waves of crisis, one man walked ancient paths, gathering fragments of wonder in a world quietly remade.

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Lex Tempo - The Turing Review

Wanderlight Press is thrilled to announce that The Programmer God, the debut speculative novel by Sylas Virell, has received a rave review from literary tastemaker Lex Tempo, known for dissecting the bleeding edge of science fiction and metafiction.

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“This is for readers who like their speculative fiction with teeth, tears, and a conspiracy that might be buried in their own subconscious,” writes Tempo.

Hails Sylas Virell’s “The Programmer God” as a Cerebral Masterpiece of Recursive Sci-Fi

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Vera Scribe - The Turing Review

“A travel memoir carved from the liminal space between disaster and grace.”

“In a world flayed raw by anxiety, he finds joy in the unnoticed.”

“Davis’s prose is not just sensual—it’s tonally intelligent, wry, and self-aware.”

“To dwell fully, eat slowly, love locally, and write as if each moment might be the last before the world exhales again.”

“A resistance to haste, a commitment to noticing.”

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This Month’s Featured Authors

Sylas Virell

Portrait of Sylas Virell, speculative fiction author and creator of The Programmer God at Wanderlight Press

Sylas Virell writes from the misted edge of the Pacific Northwest, where memory, myth, and machine intertwine. His fiction explores the hidden architectures of thought—how we program meaning, and how meaning programs us. With a voice both lyrical and exacting, Virell invites readers into recursive worlds where even silence remembers.

Book cover of The Programmer God by Sylas Virell – contemplative sci-fi novel set near Jupiter

Dennis W. Davis

Portrait of Dennis W. Davis, travel memoirist and satirical author, as well as CEO of Wanderlight Press

Dennis W. Davis is an American writer and traveler who spent the pandemic years living throughout Vietnam. With a voice rooted in wonder, memory, and resilience, his work explores the sacred moments tucked between borders and upheaval. He writes from rooftops, riversides, and the belief that every journey is its own kind of map.

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Book cover of Diary from a Pandemic, Part Two by Dennis W. Davis – reflective personal narrative on daily life, isolation, and resilience during COVID-19

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