Business and marketing tips for authors: May 2, 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice and news to offer. Here are the ones...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing / promotion, Publishing, Social media and websites, Titles, Writer Beware / scams

New York Times bestsellers: May 2, 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times has released its bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction for May 2, 2025. 1. Great...

Categories: Today in Books

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

Bookshop.org bestsellers: April 28, 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM 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...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, Bookstore

News of note for readers: May 1, 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Classic literature, Nonfiction, Obituary, Politics, Publishing, Thriller, Women in literature

Craft tips for authors: May 1, 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and process advice to offer.  Here are the ones that we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writing advice

Amazon's First Reads for May 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has released the choices for May 2025's First Reads. First Reads, which is free to join, provides early access...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, Book lists

Author advice for once you've finished the book

Posted on April 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two posts that unpack what to expect or do after you've finished writing your book came across the newswire recently....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Motivational, Publishing, Writer Unboxed

News of note for readers: April 30, 2025

Posted on April 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Pop culture, Reading, Survey

Big-picture creativity reflections: April 30, 2025

Posted on April 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have shared a variety of advice posts that centered on the theme of creativity. Here...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Short story roundup: April 30, 2025

Posted on April 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Looking for a quick read? Literary Hub has plenty of short stories for you to choose from! The announcement of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Literary Hub, Short story, Women in literature