Lee Child will hand over Jack Reacher to his brother

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Over the weekend, author Lee Child announced that he would be gradually handing over his bestselling character, Jack Reacher, to...

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Tagged As: The Guardian, Thriller

What David Gaughran learned about marketing from "The Piña Colada Song"

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 11:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those of you prone to earworms may want to skip this post. David Gaughran reflects on the five marketing lessons...

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Tagged As: David Gaughran, Marketing, Pop culture

IndieReader bestsellers: Week of January 20, 2020

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the top ten bestselling indie novels for the week of January 20, 2020, as compiled by IndieReader. 1....

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Preview James Taylor’s audio-only memoir

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Musician James Taylor has, unsurprisingly, lived a remarkable, action-packed life. So rather than tackle his entire life story at once,...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Excerpt, Pop culture

2 men plead guilty in massive theft from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Posted on 01/19/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The two men behind one of the largest library thefts in history pleaded guilty last week to the crimes. Greg...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Scandal

Sunday study session: Author Beware’s year in review

Posted on 01/19/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The folks behind Author Beware would hate to hear that any author missed one of their alerts. So Victoria Strauss...

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Tagged As: Contests, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Bookish birthdays for the week of January 19, 2020

Posted on 01/19/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of January 19, 2020: Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809):...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

William Wordsworth's descendants send his belongings to a museum

Posted on 01/18/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 has been a great year for William Wordsworth fans, especially those likely to travel to his historical sites. His...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, Memorabilia, Poetry, The Guardian

The structure of your novel can enhance the overall story

Posted on 01/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we think of story structure, we often think of plot progression and not necessarily the literal way in which...

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Tagged As: Plot / narrative, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 12, 2020

Posted on 01/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Horror, Libraries, Obituary, Scandal