Tips for submitting to book award contests
Ready to see how your book stacks up against the competition? As literary publicists, the Books Forward team has submitted our authors to numerous book
Our favorite books featuring characters on a road trip
I love a good road trip story. Enemies shoved into a car together and destined to fall in love. A bickering family learning what’s really
An Indie Author Who Means Business: Inside Creativity Untamed
The following is a guest post by J. M. Tompkins, of Creativity Untamed Writing this article has turned out to be a reflective time for
Book Recs from AAPI Influencers to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the U.S.,, and to celebrate, we reached out to some of our favorite AAPI influencers
BookTok Tips: 25 ways to promote your book and build a fanbase
If you’ve written a book in the past few years, you might be looking for some BookTok tips. With almost 2 billion users, TikTok is
A Day in the life of a Contributing Editor for Book Riot
Books Forward is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and one of the ways we’re celebrating is by showcasing 25 people you should know in
How to leverage publicity wins to supercharge your social media strategy
Maybe you hired a publicist. Perhaps you’ve created your own press release and have mastered pitching yourself to media outlets. Once you’ve put yourself out
May 2025: Books Forward Authors in the Media
What can we say, Books Forward authors are always going, going, going! We’re excited to feature some of our authors and their recent media wins
A Day in the Life of founder and CEO of The StoryGraph
Books Forward is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and one of the ways we’re celebrating is by showcasing 25 people you should know in
Book Recommendations to Celebrate Arab and Arab-American Heritage
April is Arab-American Heritage Month in the United States, and this April, we wanted to expand our celebration here at Books Forward to Arab and
