News of note for readers: May 31, 2024

Posted on May 31, 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, Bestsellers, Diversity, Excerpt, Nonfiction, Obituary, Social media and websites

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending May 25, 2024

Posted on May 31, 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 May 25, 2024.  1....

Categories: Today in Books

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

Craft tips for authors: May 30, 2024

Posted on May 30, 2024 at 2:00 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: Memoir, Setting, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Author interviews on raising eyebrows

Posted on May 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The literary sites we follow had a couple of conversations with authors in which topics that might raise an eyebrow...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Author interview, Literature in translation, Women in literature

Character studies: May 30, 2024

Posted on May 30, 2024 at 10:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the recent posts they shared that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writing advice

Short reads: "Ithaca Is Never Far" and 12 AAPI stories

Posted on May 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Love short stories? Here's a baker's dozen of them! Literary Hub has one directly: "Ithaca Is Never Far" from Sejal Shah's...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Electric Literature, Free reads, Literary Hub, Short story

News of note for readers: May 29, 2024

Posted on May 29, 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: Book club, Obituary, Pop culture, Reading, Young adult literature

Business and marketing tips for authors: May 29, 2024

Posted on May 29, 2024 at 12:44 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Marketing / promotion, Reader reviews, Social media and websites, The business of writing

Short reads: "The Fig Queen," "My Superstitions Are Your Inheritance"

Posted on May 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Enjoy two free short stories, one from an award-winning writer and one that is itself an award winner. The former...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Free reads, Short story, Women in literature

News of note for readers: May 28, 2024

Posted on May 28, 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: E-reader, Excerpt, Movie adaptation, Politics, TV adaptation