News of note for readers: July 17, 2025

Posted on July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary news of note from Thursday, July 17, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Cover design, History, Nonfiction, Obituary, Pop culture, Reading

Top tips for authors: July 17, 2025

Posted on July 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best advice for writers for Thursday, July 17, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Awards, Cover design, Motivational, Science fiction

Political news for readers: July 17, 2025

Posted on July 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Political literary news of note from Thursday, July 17, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Libraries, Politics, Publishing

Bookshop.org bestsellers: July 14, 2025

Posted on July 16, 2025 at 8:00 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

Top tips for authors: July 15, 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best advice for writers for Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Language, Marketing / promotion, Reader reviews, Writer Beware / scams, Writing advice

News of note for readers: July 15, 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A white piece of paper saying "Awesome people read books" is shown against a brown-wood and black background.

Literary news of note from Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book club, Excerpt, Language, Literary tourism, Obituary, Poetry

ALLi business news and tips: July 15, 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A roundup of publishing industry news and business advice posts from the Alliance of Independent Authors.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Artificial intelligence (AI), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Literature in translation, Social media and websites

BLK Bestsellers List: June 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers in June 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, Diversity

Craft tips for authors: July 14, 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The best craft and creative process advice for writers for Monday, July 14, 2025

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Mystery, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

News of note for readers: July 14, 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary news of note from Monday, July 14, 2025

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Awards, Bans and challenges, Fantasy, Libraries, Memoir, Obituary, Poetry, Publishing, Romance, Scandal