Craft tips for authors: November 15, 2024

Posted on November 15, 2024 at 10:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Middle-grade fiction, Plot / narrative, Romance, Writing advice

New York Times bestsellers: November 15, 2024

Posted on November 15, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times has released its bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction for November 15, 2024. 1....

Categories: Today in Books

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

Political news for readers: November 14, 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the politics-adjacent bookish news of the past week. Sales surge for dystopian books after Trump election victory...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, Politics, Publishing

Mentality tips for authors: November 14, 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of mind-related advice to offer, in addition to their help with craft and business...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Time management

News of note for readers: November 14, 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days! Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Excerpt, Literature in translation, Obituary, Poetry, Women in literature

Writer's Digest craft tips: November 14, 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the latest craft advice from Writer's Digest. What is the queen's path in fiction? (by Stacey Simmons) A guide...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Mystery, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Book adaptation news we missed in November 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our newswire editor was recently off for about a week, but she's back on the clock now and clearing out...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Book ban news we missed in November 2024

Posted on November 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our newswire editor was recently off for about a week, but she's back on the clock now and clearing out...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Book lists, Libraries, Politics

ALLi business news and tips: November 13, 2024

Posted on November 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Artificial intelligence (AI), Awards, Marketing / promotion, Reading, Technology

Literary controversies: November 13, 2024

Posted on November 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our newswire editor was recently off for about a week, but she's back on the clock now and clearing out...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Diversity, Libraries, Plagiarism, Scandal