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What to do if Twitter targets your account

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nate Hoffelder received some unwelcome news recently: Twitter decided that he’d violated the platform’s terms of service. We hope you...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites, Technology, The Digital Reader

Book explores the bond that readers felt with Simone de Beavoir

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Every bookworm has, at some point, felt like a particular book or its author was a personal friend. Fans of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: The Guardian, Women in literature

Pulitzer-winning author Shirley Ann Grau has died

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 02:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Shirley Ann Grau, a Southern writer whose work drew the ire of the Ku Klux Klan, has died at age...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Obituary, The New York Times, Women in literature

Plan a year's worth of blog posts

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 02:46 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson is both an an author and active blogger. He acknowledges that sometimes, that’s not always easy on your...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Social media and websites

IndieReader bestsellers: Week of August 3, 2020

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 08:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling indie novels for the week of August 3, 2020, as compiled by IndieReader. 1. Sweet Kisses,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Bookish birthdays for the week of August 9, 2020

Posted on 08/09/2020 at 06:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of August 9, 2020. Izaak Walton (August 9, 1593): Walton’s...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Mother and daughter are both on an Irish literary prize's shortlist

Posted on 08/07/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Yesterday we learned that two of the Booker Prize longlist authors, Brandon Taylor and C Pam Zhang, are also close...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards

Writers' advice to other writers, in a nutshell

Posted on 08/07/2020 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Journalist and writer Amitava Kumar, years ago, began asking authors he met at events to sign copies of their books...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: The New York Times, Writing advice

New York Times bestsellers: Week of August 15, 2020

Posted on 08/07/2020 at 07:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of August 15,...

Categories: Today in Books

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

Booker longlisted authors Brandon Taylor and C. Pam Zhang are also close friends

Posted on 08/06/2020 at 02:51 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Imagine how happy you’d be (or have been) to be nominated for an award. Imagine how happy you’ve been to...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Author interview, Awards, Diversity, The Guardian