Craft and mindset tips for authors: July 8, 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft and mindset advice for writers that we came across Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Motivational, Writing advice

News of note for readers: July 8, 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookstore, Literary tourism, Obituary, Publishing, Romance

Celebrity book club picks for July 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for July 2026. 

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book club, Book lists, Pop culture

BLK Bestsellers List: June 2026

Posted on July 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are June 2026's bestselling adult fiction books written by Black writers.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Fantasy genre study: Reader discovery continued after Day 1

Posted on July 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

Our Fantasy Genre Study analyzes 18 free ebook promotions and 31,564 reader clicks to show why reader discovery continued after Day 1—and what fantasy authors can learn.

Categories: Library Updates

Tagged As: Case studies, Fussy’s free-ebook newsletter redesign

Bookshop.org bestsellers: July 6, 2026

Posted on July 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the ten bestselling books from last week at Bookshop.org, a website that enables shoppers to purchase books online and send the proceeds to an independent bookstore.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, Bookstore

Cozy mystery genre study: Every promotion continued generating reader clicks after Day 1

Posted on July 7, 2026 at 11:29 AM by Jeffrey Bruner

Our Cozy Mystery Genre Study analyzes 14 promotions and 67,390 reader clicks to show how reader discovery continued after Day 1—and what authors can learn.

Categories: Library Updates

Tagged As: Case studies, Fussy’s free-ebook newsletter redesign

IndieReader bestsellers: July 3, 2026

Posted on July 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling indie books as of July 3, 2026, as compiled by IndieReader.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Top tips for authors: July 6, 2026

Posted on July 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best advice for writers on craft, marketing, and business topics that we came across Monday, July 6, 2026.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Book launch or relaunch, Writing advice

News of note for readers: July 6, 2026

Posted on July 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Monday, July 6, 2026, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Bookish anniversaries, Classic literature, Libraries, Literary tourism, Literature in translation, Movie adaptation, Nonfiction, Obituary