New novel Soul Toll explores what we lose when we follow the expected path — and how we can reclaim what matters most

BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In the push-pull struggle for career success, we can too easily lose sight of our true selves and compromise our inner peace. For many, there comes a reckoning: do we trade ambition for freedom?

Debut novel straddles the line between ambition and awakening and finds a home in libraries, yoga studios and professional leadership circles alike

BOSTON, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The November 15 issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine spotlights Soul Toll, the debut novel by Anusia Gillespie, recognizing it as "an imaginative, genre-blurring novel" that "mixes motivational ideas with fantasy elements." Only a select number of indie titles earn this featured placement, and Soul Toll also received a "Get It" verdict from the publication.

Gillespie commits up to $20K in matching donations through February 5 to catalyze JoyLab's next chapter, beginning with a first-of-its-kind storytelling pilot in March 2026