Craft tips for authors: October 22, 2025

Posted on October 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Horror, Politics, Writing advice

Literary obituaries: October 22, 2025

Posted on October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary deaths that either occurred recently or popped into the news recently.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Obituary, Women in literature

Mindset tips for authors: October 22, 2025

Posted on October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the best pieces of advice and reflections on the writerly mindset that that we came across Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Creativity, Motivational, Publishing, Time management

Book bans and challenges: October 22, 2025

Posted on October 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

News of note about book bans, challenges, and other obstacles to literature and reading from Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Classic literature, Lawsuit, Libraries, Memorabilia

Craft tips for authors: October 21, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best craft advice for writers that that we came across Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dialogue, Middle-grade fiction, point of view, Romance, Writing advice

Pop culture news for readers: October 21, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

These news stories on the intersection of pop culture and literature caught our eyes on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Horror, Movie adaptation, Mystery, Pop culture, TV adaptation, Young adult literature

Business and marketing updates for authors: October 21, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the best business and marketing news and advice for writers that that we came across Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Awards, Movie adaptation, Writer Beware / scams

Bookshop.org bestsellers: October 20, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM 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

ALLi business news and tips: October 20, 2025

Posted on October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the publishing industry news and business advice posts that we wanted to share from the Alliance of Independent Authors on Monday, October 20, 2025.

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Artificial intelligence (AI), Publishing, The business of writing

News of note for readers: October 20, 2025

Posted on October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Monday, October 20, 2025, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Nonfiction, Women in literature