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"Dopesick" author talks about her latest book on the drug crisis

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America came out last year, it was an instant hit,...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Amazon, Author interview, Nonfiction

Dave Chesson: How to set up and use an author Facebook page

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Chances are, you’ve already set up your Facebook author page. But if you haven’t, Dave Chesson is ready to help...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Bookish birthdays for the week of November 17, 2019

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of November 17, 2019. Margaret Atwood (November 18, 1939): Atwood...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

YA novelist's response to critical comment spurs social media firestorm

Posted on 11/16/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Think before you tweet. YA author Sarah Dessen tweeted the following, along with a screen shot of comments from someone...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Social media and websites, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Keep your reader guessing to keep them reading

Posted on 11/16/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In fiction, tension isn’t about clenching your fists or gritting your teeth — or stating that your protagonist is doing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Fussy’s favorites: Week of November 11, 2019

Posted on 11/16/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

Tagged As: Just for fun

Writing prompts for a new project and a work in progress

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need inspiration to strike when you actually have some free time to write? Writer’s Digest shared five writing prompts, three...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

TIME releases its 100 must-read books for 2019

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Is your to-be-read pile out of control? If yes, you may want to skip this post. TIME magazine has put...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists

Translator Jennifer Croft explores her roots in a memoir, "Homesick"

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Coverage of Olga Tokarczuk’s various literary awards often includes information about her English translator, Jennifer Croft. And rightly so —...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Literature in translation, Memoir

Book battles: Bulk orders of “Triggered” and Balkan conspiracy theories

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

People who think reading and books are boring are clearly oh-so-wrong, for many reasons. We have two salacious stories from...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Bestsellers, Politics, Scandal, The Guardian, The New York Times