New York Times bestsellers: Week ending August 24, 2024

Posted on August 30, 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 24, 2024.  1. It...

Categories: Today in Books

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

Author Q&A: Lydia Sherrer

Posted on August 29, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Urban fantasy author Lydia Sherrer's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing urban fantasy author Lydia Sherrer.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, Women in literature

Craft tips for authors: August 28, 2024

Posted on August 28, 2024 at 10:29 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: Characters, Setting, Writing advice

News of note for readers: August 28, 2024

Posted on August 28, 2024 at 8:00 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: Bans and challenges, Bookstore, Children's literature, Obituary

Pop culture news for readers: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's how pop culture and literature have been intersecting lately ... Kazuo Ishiguro‘s debut novel, A Pale View of Hills,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Money talk for authors: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow had two posts recently about money matters that we thought would be helpful for writers....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Jane Friedman, Nonfiction, The business of writing

News of note for readers: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 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: Children's literature, Fantasy, Poetry

Weekend reads: The summer 2024 classics edition

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In keeping with the back-to-school spirit, here are a collection of posts related to classic literature that we didn't share on...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Cover design, Literature in translation, Short story

Mindset tips for authors: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of mindset advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Motivational, Writer's block / writing prompts

Literary obituaries: August 27, 2024

Posted on August 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Recently, The New York Times covered the deaths of three very different writers. Tom Brown Jr., considered among the country's...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary, Poetry, The New York Times