Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

PRO Act May Harm Writers and Other Freelancers

PRO Act May Harm Writers and Other Freelancers

After California passed Assembly Bill 5, Lisa Rothstein lost a big piece of her income. She works as a freelancer in various roles, including a cartoonist, copywriter, and advisor. AB 5 requires many independent contractors to be reclassified as employees, preventing...

Books to read: The Summer Thieves by Paul Di Filippo

Books to read: The Summer Thieves by Paul Di Filippo

The Summer Thieves, Paul Di Filippo, Night Shade – A masterful, witty, picaresque science fiction adventure story evoking the styles of Gene Wolfe and Jack Vance, The Summer Thieves is the first novel in the new Quinary series by noted author and reviewer Paul Di Filippo.

Literary Agent Jim Hornfischer Dies at Age 55

Literary Agent Jim Hornfischer Dies at Age 55

Austin writer, naval historian, book editor, and literary agent James D. Hornfischer died June 2, 2021 at age 55 after a lengthy illness. This report is reprinted from Lone Star Literary Life The author of several books focusing on the U.S. Navy, Hornfischer recently...

Love Local, Choose Indie Bookstores Over Amazon Prime

Love Local, Choose Indie Bookstores Over Amazon Prime Bookshop.org  offered free shipping on June 21/22 to encourage customers to support local bookstores instead of Amazon during that weekend. New York, 22 June. This Prime Day, Bookshop.org, the book buying platform...

The Indie Bestsellers List

The Indie Bestsellers List

The Indie Bestsellers List – Published Wednesday, June 23, 2021 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 20, 2021). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.

The Indie Bestseller List

The Indie Bestseller List

The Indie Bestseller List – Published Wednesday, June 16, 2021 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 13, 2021). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.

Books to Read: A Study in Crimson by Robert J. Harris

Books to Read: A Study in Crimson by Robert J. Harris

A Study in Crimson, Robert J. Harris, Pegasus Crime – Bringing Sherlock Holmes from the Victorian Era into the dark days of World War II, this imaginative new thriller confronts the world’s greatest detective with a killer emulating the murders of Jack the Ripper.

Books to Read: Written in Bone by Sue Black

Books to Read: Written in Bone by Sue Black

Written in Bone, Sue Black, Arcade – From the author of All That Remains, a tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal. Longlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction.