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5 Tips for Authors to Promote during COVID-19 

Maribel Garcia
on Books, on Publishing, Writing during the Covid-19 Crisis
Today is World Book Day and the good folks at PR by the Book would like to share these five tips for authors to promote their book during COVID-19.  They are also doing their part to promote a digital learning... Read More...

Calling all Authors: AuthorBuzz and BookMovement Can Help You Connect!

Maribel Garcia
Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, on Books, on Publishing, Product Reviews
Recently, M.J. Rose of AuthorBuzz shared the following letter from Pauline Hubert, Founder of BookMovement. She answers the question: What Do Book Clubs Want Right Now? Dear Authors & Publishers-... Read More...

A Novel Idea and a Labor of Love: The Story of a South Philly Bookstore

Maribel Garcia
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Maribel Garcia: You two have a very special story. Can you tell us how two newly-weds, working multiple jobs decided to get into the bookselling business and acquired their own store? Christina and Alex: The... Read More...

Ebook-only Publishing Platform for Short Books: An Interview with Industry Game-Changer Brooke Warner

Maribel Garcia
Interviews, on Books, on Publishing
Classic novels can be intimidating. Tomes like Charlotte Brontë's 600-page Jane Eyre or even the source material for all of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones collection may not always be what appeals to you.... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books, on Publishing, on Writing
I'm a speculative fiction girl. Sure, I like a good mystery. I can appreciate literary fiction at it's finest. Historical fiction will keep me turning pages. And who doesn't like a little romance now and again?... Read More...

Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World by Mitch Prinstein

Maribel Garcia
Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, Interviews, on Books
What matters? Waking up with general good health? Hot water in the shower? That first mug of coffee in the morning? The knowledge that you have a roof over your head? Or is popularity? Our desire to be liked an... Read More...

Best Books of 2017

Kristin Jacobson
Best of 2017, Literary Lagniappe, on Books, Reviews
Our talented literary critics share their top choices of the year. Tabitha's Top Picks: The Next, Stephanie Gangi's debut novel, combines a page-turning thriller with the deep, complicated relationships typic... Read More...

Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books
Mina, a London-based travel writer, returns to her family's home in Sardinia to bury an aunt. With her mother also gravely ill, she worries that her family's history will be lost as the last of that generation ... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Delilah Dawson

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books, on Creativity, on Publishing, on Writing
Delilah Dawson first caught my attention when she wrote a short story for the Star Wars franchise titled Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon. When I looked into her other work, I learned she had an impressive resume ... Read More...

What Do You Do When the Husband You Love Becomes a Woman?

Maribel Garcia
Interviews, on Books, Reviews
“I can’t do it anymore,” Fred said. “I’ve tried being a man. I’ve been everything on my list that would make me one. I’ve been a soldier, a firefighter, a rancher, a fisherman, a husband, and a father. And ... Read More...
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