Weekend reads: The summer 2024 classics edition, part II

Posted on September 7, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are a collection of posts related to classic literature that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun, Movie adaptation

News of note for readers: September 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 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, Bans and challenges, Movie adaptation, Obituary, Politics

Top tips for authors: September 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Apple, Artificial intelligence (AI), Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writing advice

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending August 31, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending August 31, 2024.  1....

Categories: Today in Books

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

Literary trends: September 5, 2024

Posted on September 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What's top of mind for bookworms, literary bloggers, and those in the publishing biz? For Shelf Love, it's the descriptor...

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Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Cover design, Language, Romance

The benefits of breaks for writers

Posted on September 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fussy staffers have recently been enjoying vacations, so this post is an easy one to share and stump for —...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writer Unboxed

Writerly relationships

Posted on September 5, 2024 at 9:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two posts that addressed literary collaboration or cooperation came up in our feed recently. Angela Ackerman shared five reasons to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writing advice

News of note for readers: September 5, 2024

Posted on September 5, 2024 at 8:02 AM 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, Cover design, Graphic novel / comics, History, Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction

Craft tips for authors: September 4, 2024

Posted on September 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. (Especially when we take several days off in...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Fantasy, Writing advice

Celebrity book club picks for September 2024

Posted on September 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for September 2024.  Reese Witherspoon selected The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl. This memoir...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book club, Book lists, Pop culture