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May Writing Contest Wrap-Up
Every now and then, you have to keep the fires burning. Competing for writing contests is one of the best ways to get yo...read more
May 01, 2013 / No Comments
This Week’s Bestselling Books: April 28-May 10, 2013
View this week’s New York Times bestselling books (fiction and nonfiction) below. Use these books as starting points f...read more
April 28, 2013 / No Comments
When it Comes to Book Printing, Should You Skip the Gloss?
Self-publishing, it seems, has finally reached its tipping point. According to a 2011 Bowker study, the number of self-p...read more
April 18, 2013 / No Comments
Pulitzer Winners Announced
Book clubs, start your engines—the Pulitzer Prize is back in the saddle! Despite last year’s disappointing announcem...read more
April 17, 2013 / No Comments
Study Finds Tablets Beat Out E-Readers
A new survey from the Book Industry Study Group and Bowker finds that tablet popularity has surpassed e-reader use among...read more
April 11, 2013 / No Comments
The Funny Thing About Writing
The ability to laugh an effective remedy for problems. Laughter helps the body release endorphins, which are hormones se...read more
April 01, 2013 / No Comments
I’m on a Boat: How One Library is Turning to the High Seas to Find Readers
In this era, public libraries are working to draw new patrons into their buildings by providing new and innovative servi...read more
March 25, 2013 / No Comments
Life of an MC: The Dave Rappalot Chronicles
From its inception in New York City in the 1970s, hip-hop has grown from its humble birthplace in the Bronx into a globa...read more
March 03, 2013 / 1 Comment
Vantage Press Closes, Gives Authors One Month to Retrieve Book Rights
Industry update: Vantage Press, the vanity publisher, recently sent letters to their authors informing them that they ha...read more
January 24, 2013 / No Comments
This Week’s Bestselling Books: January 19-27, 2013
View this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or pers...read more
January 19, 2013 / No Comments
What Does It Mean to “Self-Publish?”
Everyday, the self-publishing world gets bigger and better. But what does it mean exactly to “self-publish a book?...read more
January 18, 2013 / No Comments
Novel Ideas
Don’t understand the publishing business? Below, Terence Kuch, author of The Seventh Effect and See/Saw, details h...read more
January 13, 2013 / No Comments
Cooking with Pasta: Online Writing for Horror Story Fanatics
Creepypasta, a sub-genre of copypasta (internet slang for a body of text constantly copied and pasted), has been popular...read more
January 02, 2013 / 1 Comment
How Do You Find a Literary Agent?
So you’ve written a bestselling book, and now you want to get the book off of your computer and into the hands of book...read more
November 17, 2012 / No Comments