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The Silent Patient a Must Read Debut for 2019

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Aug. 31, 2019

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Publishing With Amazon Kindle Self-Publishing Platform

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Call for Entries: Saroyan International Prize for Writing

Sep. 12, 2019

2020 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING – Deadline for entries: January 31, 2020

New E&P owner and publisher Mike Blinder (left) poses with an issue of E&P with former owner and publisher Duncan McIntosh.

Editor & Publisher Sold to Media Consultant Mike Blinder

Sep. 3, 2019

Editor and Publisher, September 3, 2019 Reprinted from Editor & Publisher Magazine New E&P owner and publisher Mike Blinder (left) poses with an issue of E&P with former owner and publisher Duncan McIntosh. Duncan McIntosh, president and group publisher of the Duncan McIntosh Co., Inc. and owner of Editor and Publisher (E&P), has announced today the sale of the trade magazine to… View Article

Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author

Lee Child’s Jack Reacher Series Heads to Small Screen

Aug. 25, 2019

August, 2019–Amazon has landed the competitive bid to develop a script-to-series drama based on the Jack Reacher character from Lee Child’s New York Times bestselling thrillers. Scorpion creator Nick Santora will write, executive produce and serve as showrunner for the series. The project will be a co-production of Amazon Studios, Skydance Television, and Paramount Television. Airdates have… View Article

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2019 Annual Best Indie Book Award Calls for Entries

Sep. 1, 2019

The annual Best Indie Book Award™ (or BIBA™) is an international literary award contest recognizing outstanding self-published authors. Entries are limited to independently (indie) published books, including those from small presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. All submissions must be written in English. Now Taking Submissions For The 2019 Best Indie Book Award™! $50 Fee… View Article

Jurors Picked for 2020 Neustadt Literary Prize

Jun. 12, 2019

Jurors Picked for 2020 Neustadt Literary Prize – this week announced the names of nine writers to be the jury for the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There

Mar. 19, 2019

Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There – John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, April 7, 2019

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Inspired by Composer Erik Satie, Horrocks Weaves Historical Fiction

Sep. 1, 2019

Vexations, Caitlin Horrocks, Little Brown – Caitlin Horrocks, author of The Vexations, had finished her MFA at Arizona State University in 2007 and had been writing short stories for a few years, when she signed up for a summer workshop in 2010.

Psychotherapist Gottlieb Takes Us Inside the Therapy Room and Ourselves

Sep. 1, 2019

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – A disarmingly funny, thought-provoking, and boldly revealing new book that shows us what it means to be human.

Characters Are The Travelers Through Life’s Relationships

Sep. 1, 2019

The Travelers, Regina Porter, Hogarth – The Travelers tells stories of mostly interconnected families starting in 1946 with “the man James” when he was a four-year-old boy who wanted to know why people need sleep.

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Call Upon the Water by Stella Tillyard

Sep. 1, 2019

Call Upon the Water, Stella Tillyard, Atria Books – an unforgettable love story exploring the power of nature versus man and man versus woman.

The Big Book of Words That Sell by Robert Bly

Sep. 1, 2019

The Big Book of Words That Sell, Robert Bly, Skyhorse – 1200 Words and Phrases That Every Salesperson and Marketer Should Know and Use

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

Aug. 1, 2019

The Turn of the Key, Ruth Ware, Gallery Scout Press – From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fifth novel.

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Writing Insights

Find Your Voice and Keep It

Sep. 1, 2019

Writing Insights – Find Your Voice and Keep It

Lisa Dale Norton is an author and memoir editor. She works on manuscripts with writing clients and teaches at conferences nationwide.

How Can I Finish My Memoir by the End of the Year

Sep. 1, 2019

Writing Insights – How Can I Finish My Memoir by the End of the Year?—Three plans for right now

Memoir Writing: Avoid the Day’s Fiery Issues, or Takes Sides?

Aug. 1, 2019

Writing Insight – Memoir Writing: Avoid the Fiery Issues of the Day, or Takes Sides?

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Rants and Revelations

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Publishing With Amazon Kindle Self-Publishing Platform

Aug. 31, 2019

The thriving market for ebooks has prompted many authors to turn to Amazon Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) for book distribution. But with great sales opportunities come great pitfalls. First, let’s examine just how lucrative the ebook publishing market may be today. “…64-80% of all ebook consumer dollars flowed through Amazon sales channels… An early 2017… View Article

Is Amazon Kindle Cheating Self-Published Authors?

Sep. 1, 2018

So, you are about to self-publish a book in e-book or print-on-demand format. It seems like a no-brainer to sign an exclusive contract with Amazon Kindle and up goes your book to Amazon’s vast online audience. After all, presumably they own 60 or 70% of the e-book market. This super-rich company has overall product revenues of more than $107 billion and more than 304 million active customer accounts worldwide. But are they playing fair with the average author dreaming of selling a million copies of his or her e-book?