News of note for readers: July 10, 2024

Posted on July 10, 2024 at 3:22 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, Bookstore, Classic literature, Literary tourism, Movie adaptation, Politics, Stage adaptation, Women in literature

Process tips for authors: July 10, 2024

Posted on July 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Short story, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Advice about agents: July 10, 2024

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

The blogs we follow don't provide advice about literary agents as often as they do other topics, but recently, two...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, The business of writing

Happy birthday to Mildred Benson

Posted on July 10, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy birthday to writer Mildred Benson, aka Carolyn Keene, who was born on this day in 1905. To celebrate, we're...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Middle-grade fiction, Mystery, Women in literature

News of note for readers: July 9, 2024

Posted on July 9, 2024 at 3:00 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: Artificial intelligence (AI), Audiobook, Bans and challenges, Libraries, Pop culture, Romance, Social media and websites

Craft tips for authors: July 9, 2024

Posted on July 9, 2024 at 12:00 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, Romance, Writing advice

Literary obituaries: July 9, 2024

Posted on July 9, 2024 at 7:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary deaths that either occurred recently or popped into the news recently: Labor activist Jane F. McAlevey,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary, Poetry, Politics

IndieReader bestsellers: July 5, 2024

Posted on July 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling indie books as of July 5, 2024, as compiled by IndieReader. 1. If We Ever Meet...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Business and marketing tips for authors: July 8, 2024

Posted on July 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Awards, Marketing / promotion, The business of writing, Writer Beware / scams

Criminal literary news: July 8, 2024

Posted on July 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Multiple literature-adjacent stories that we missed while taking a break for the Fourth of July feature the darker side of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Lawsuit