Craft tips for authors: October 27, 2025

Posted on October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Monday, October 27, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Motivational, Plot / narrative, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

IndieReader bestsellers: October 24, 2025

Posted on October 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the bestselling indie books as of October 24, 2025, as compiled by IndieReader.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Bookish birthdays for the week of October 26, 2025

Posted on October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Multicolored balloons, with the phrase "Bookish birthdays: Week of October 26, 2025.”

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of October 26, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries

Weekend reads: Week of October 25, 2025

Posted on October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't share on our reader blog this past week but thought were worth highlighting.

Categories: Favorites

Business and marketing updates for authors: October 24, 2025

Posted on October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best business and marketing news and advice for writers that that we came across Friday, October 24, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Audiobook, Lawsuit, Marketing / promotion, Publishing

News of note for readers: October 24, 2025

Posted on October 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Friday, October 24, 2025, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Bans and challenges, Barnes & Noble / Nook, Book lists, Children's literature, Obituary, Young adult literature

New York Times bestsellers: October 24, 2025

Posted on October 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times has released its bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction for October 24, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

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

News of note for readers: October 23, 2025

Posted on October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Thursday, October 23, 2025, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, Book lists, Children's literature, Classic literature, Cover design, Fantasy, Poetry, Romance, Women in literature

Craft tips for authors: October 23, 2025

Posted on October 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Thursday, October 23, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Audiobook, Characters, Plot / narrative, Writing advice

Author Q&A: Robin O’Connor

Posted on October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today we're interviewing author Robin O’Connor, who writes romance, science fiction, and paranormal novels.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Romance