Business tips for authors: September 21, 2023

Posted on September 21, 2023 at 11:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Keywords, Marketing / promotion, Technology

PEN America, ALA release book ban reports

Posted on September 21, 2023 at 10:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

September is National Banned Book Month, and Banned Books Week is October 1-7 this year. In honor of the occasion...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Libraries

Watch the full trailer for "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"

Posted on September 21, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

September is a special month for author Suzanne Collins — last Thursday, specifically, marked the fifteenth anniversary of the release...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Young adult literature

Craft tips for authors: September 20, 2023

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 3:00 PM 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, First lines and first chapters, Historical fiction

Hollywood figures: Restrictions won't stop with book bans

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrities from other arenas are lending their voices to the fight against book bans. The Guardian reports that LeVar Burton,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Pop culture, The Guardian

Literary legal battles: AI and art friends

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 11:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Technically, this update is about an old case and a new one. But the one filed yesterday is an echo...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Literary Hub, The New York Times

R.O. Kwon reveals the cover of her next novel

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 10:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub got to host the cover reveal for a new book by author R.O. Kwon. Exhibit, her second novel,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Cover design, Literary Hub, Women in literature

Revision tips for authors: September 20, 2023

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 8:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Writing advice

Which book is your country's highest rated?

Posted on September 20, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No one is saying that this search reveals the "best" book from any given country. But WordFinderX analyzed Goodreads data...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, BookRiot

Linguistic time travel: The Odyssey, American English

Posted on September 19, 2023 at 3:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Linguistics class is in session on the reader newswire today. The New Yorker profiled Emily Wilson, who has translated both...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Excerpt, Language, Literature in translation