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The Kindlepreneur's guide to epigraphs

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good news: writing an epigraph is a piece of cake. That’s because it’s typically less a matter of creating something...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Design

Japan welcomes another book-themed hotel

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another entry on your post-COVID travel bucket list: either location of the Lamp Light Books Hotel in Japan. TimeOut Tokyo...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary tourism

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending June 12, 2021

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending June 12,...

Categories: Today in Books

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

The tasks authors should do routinely (and how to juggle them)

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 10:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We always smile at topics being described as boring but important. And so a recent Alliance of Independent Authors TwitterChat...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Marketing, Social media and websites, Time management

Juneteenth reading recommendations

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 09:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the final enslaved people learning they’d been freed and a day that commemorates the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, History, NPR

More stars announced for "Women Talking" movie

Posted on 06/18/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

More stars have been announced for the film adaptation of Women Talking by Miriam Toews. Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Ben...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation

British historical group acknowledges racist views of Blyton, Kipling

Posted on 06/17/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Anyone who’s been to London has likely spotted blue plaques honoring famous Brits, including various authors. The Guardian reports that...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, The Guardian

Kris Rusch on how indie writers can break the FOMO cycle

Posted on 06/17/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need a pep talk that’s also immensely practical? Kristine Kathryn Rusch is here to help. Her latest installment of the...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Motivational

What's going on with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akwaeke Emezi?

Posted on 06/17/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two of Nigeria’s most prominent writers seem to have escalated their differences into a full-blown internet feud. NPR has a...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: NPR, Scandal

Michael Wolff writing a 3rd Trump book; DOJ ends Bolton suit

Posted on 06/17/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have two updates from the world of Donald Trump exposés. First, Michael Wolff is writing a third book that...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Lawsuit, Nonfiction, Politics, Scandal