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Podcast: How to pick the right Amazon categories for your book

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Choosing the right Amazon categories for your book is critical to finding the right readers for it. That’s why Penny...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Penny Sansevieri, Podcast

Germany's 98-year-old bookseller has died

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The oldest bookseller in Germany has died, but her longevity isn’t even the most interesting part of Helga Weyhe’s story....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookstore, Obituary, The New York Times

Watch the trailer for the adaptation of Nico Walker's "Cherry"

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nico Walker’s debut novel, Cherry, was a surprise hit in 2018. So it’s probably no surprise, then, that it’s becoming...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

7 tips for writing that oh-so-quotable line

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Look at any bookworm’s social media account and odds are good that you’ll see plenty of literary quotes among their...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

Amazon is facing two price-fixing lawsuits

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 09:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2021 isn’t off to the best start for Amazon — the online retail giant is now facing two lawsuits. The...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, Lawsuit, The Guardian

New York Times bestsellers: Week of January 24, 2021

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 07:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of January 24,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

ALLi: Authors should watch out for these costly words

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve all chuckled at corporate jargon, but the effects of certain phrases on your author career are actually not funny....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

About all of those "1984" references ...

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

George Orwell, 1984, and some of the iconic words and phrases from it are no stranger to the pop culture...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Politics, The New York Times

Literary movies and TV shows to watch for in 2021

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve already missed the premieres of a few, but Literary Hub has rounded up the bookish TV shows and movies...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

A screenwriter shares how to write compelling dialogue

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Conversation isn’t the easiest thing in the world for many of us, especially given how little opportunity we’ve had to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writing advice