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Kids Want Facts About Our Government

Jun. 20, 2018

The Newest Installment of the Handbook Series from TIME for Kids… OUR NATION’S DOCUMENTS The Written Words that Shaped Our Country Now, more than ever, kids are asking tough questions about our government. They want the facts. They are living in a time of fast and furious debate and not only need, but want, to… View Article

Ingram Consortium

Ingram Academic Services Signs University of Pennsylvania Press

Jun. 15, 2018

Ingram Academic Services – an Ingram Publisher Services® brand, has inked an agreement with University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press).

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Ingram Content Group associates on the move

Jun. 5, 2018

Ingram Content Group today announces promotions and new associates across its businesses.

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Award Winners

New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival's grand prize goes to caving book.

Caving Book Wins New Zealand National Mountain Book Award-2018

Jun. 20, 2018

  A caving book has won the New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival’s grand prize, announced this week. Caves: Exploring New Zealand’s subterranean wilderness was written by West Coaster Neil Silverwood (pictured), of Blackball, and Marcus Thomas, of Wellington, and includes the exploration of New Zealand’s longest and deepest caves, as well as a cave… View Article

Children's Book Author Brigitte Brocato wins awards.

Brigitte Brocato’ Children’s Book Wins Three Awards

Jun. 19, 2018

Brigitte Brocato’s book, FLOWERCHILDREN, edited by Authorlink and laid out by team designer Elaine Lanmon, has earned second in the Paris Book Festival (May 2018)  and third Honorable Mention in the New York Book Festival (June 2018). Her new book FLOWERCHILDREN  is an introduction to the color theory, creating secondary colors from primary colors. It is also… View Article

Patty Yumi Cotrell, award-winning debut novelist.

Barnes & Noble Names Winners of the 27th Annual Discover Awards

May. 4, 2018

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest retail bookseller, today announced that Patty Yumi Cottrell’s Sorry to Disrupt the Peace (McSweeney’s), a darkly comic debut novel . . .

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Interviews

Awayland by Ramona Ausubel

Awayland Creates a Geography of the Imagination

Jun. 1, 2018

Awayland, Ramona Ausubel, Random House – A mother fades into the mist, a lonely Cyclops tries online dating, a young boy looking for direction takes a job in Turkey and ends up comforting a grieving widow, mummified animals robbed from Egyptian pyramids offer their “thanks.”

I'll Keep You Safe by Peter May

Screenwriter Peter May: On His Latest Novel, I’ll Keep You Safe

Jun. 1, 2018

I’ll Keep You Safe, Peter May, Riverrun – International, best-selling author, Peter May, has returned to the Hebrides in Scotland with his latest thriller, I’ll Keep You Safe.

A Steep Price by Robert Duugoni

Dugoni’s Newest Crosswhite Crime Book Shows Steep Price of Cultural Divides

Jun. 1, 2018

A Steep Price, Robert Dugoni, Thomas & Mercer – #1 Kindle and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s acclaimed series continues as Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite is plunged into a case of family secrets and murder…

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What's Hot

Outside the Fire by Boyd Craven

Outside the Fire by Boyd Craven

Jun. 1, 2018

Outside the Fire, Boyd Craven, Permuted Press – The Taylor family thought they were prepared for everything… but they never could have expected their readiness would make them target #1. 

If You're Gona Be Dumb You Better Be Tough

If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Better Be Tough by Mike Broomhead

Jun. 1, 2018

If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Better Be Tough, Mike Broomhead , Post Hill Press – Mike Broomhead’s inspiring story of overcoming poverty and tragedy through faith, hard work, and commitment to mentoring the next generation.

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

May. 1, 2018

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

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Writing Insights

Donna Galanti is a bestselling paranormal author.

4 Ways to Create Your Author Persona

Jun. 23, 2018

When it comes to creating your author persona, some people call this creating your “Author Brand,” keep in mind you aren’t branding your book – you are branding YOU! Your “Author Brand” is just a fancy schmancy way of creating an extension of yourself to enable people to emotionally connect with you. A brand may… View Article

Ernest Hemingway

A Reflection on Heminngway’s Wayward Leopard

Jun. 1, 2018

Private Lies, Warren Adler – In the epigraph of my novel Private Lies, I got permission from Ernest Hemingway’s heirs to use a quote from his story “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” It describes finding the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard on the western summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Warren Adler, Bestselling Author

My 3 Essential Tips for Creating a Captivating Murder Mystery

May. 1, 2018

Warren Adler – I’ve always loved mysteries, my favorite mystery author being George Simenon who, in my opinion, is the master of brevity. Simenon wrote a masterful series of seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories following Inspector Maigret.

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Rants and Revelations

Doris Booth, founder of Authorlink, the news, information and marketing service for writers. She is an award-winning journalist.

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

Jun. 3, 2018

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.  An early 2017 five-country, 15-retailer report from Author Earnings shows that Amazon.com owned a… View Article

A Publishing Success Story at Age 83

May. 16, 2018

Editor’s note: In 2003, we at Authorlink helped Graydon Dee Hubbard enhance his first book, SLIM TO NONE, which he ghost wrote from the diaries of Jennifer Hendrix, then we helped him land a publisher, McGraw-Hill Education.  We were pleased to receive this message about his recent success and thought it worth sharing. Dee is… View Article

Is Amazon Kindle Cheating Self-Published Authors?

Apr. 23, 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?

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