Reflections on reading: August 21, 2025

Posted on August 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Check out these articles on trends in book buying, writing, and reading habits.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Children's literature, Politics, Reading

Author Marketing Experts' tips from August 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Marketing Experts' advice from August 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Marketing / promotion, Penny Sansevieri, Reader reviews

Literary controversies: August 20, 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stories about literary controversies or controversial literature for Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Book club, Classic literature, Politics

News of note for readers: August 20, 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary news of note from Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Bookstore, History, Movie adaptation, Stage adaptation, TV adaptation

Tech news for readers: August 20, 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

News of how technology is affecting the book world for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, Artificial intelligence (AI), E-reader, Technology

Business and marketing tips for authors: August 19, 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best business and marketing advice for writers for Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Lawsuit, Literature in translation, Marketing / promotion, Social media and websites, Technology

News of note for readers: August 19, 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary news of note from Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Language, Movie adaptation, Obituary, Politics, Pop culture, Science fiction, Women in literature

Craft tips for authors: August 19, 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An arborist in a blue top and white hemet perches on a deciduous tree's branch and hovers a chainsaw near smaller branches.

In this roundup of writing craft and creative process advice posts, author Juliet Marillier compares her work on revising her work-in-progress's structure to the duties of an arborist with a problem tree.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Creativity, Editing, Setting, Writing advice

Bookshop.org bestsellers: August 18, 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the ten bestselling books from last week at Bookshop.org, a website that enables shoppers to purchase books online and send the proceeds to an independent bookstore.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, Bookstore

IndieReader bestsellers: August 15, 2025

Posted on August 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling indie books as of August 15, 2025, as compiled by IndieReader.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists