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June Authors Forward Interview with Sid Balman Jr. and James Wade

Welcome to our Authors Forward series, where our innovative and talented Books Forward authors interview other great, forward-thinking voices in the industry. June Authors Forward Interview with Sid Balman Jr. and James Wade James Wade lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country with his wife and daughter. He is the author of River, Sing […]

LGBTQ+ reads to celebrate this Pride Month 

It’s Pride Month and we reached out to some of our favorite queer influencers to give us some recommendations written by LGBTQ+ authors! Read and support queer authors this June and beyond to celebrate the beautiful, unique myriad experiences of all queer people.  As a queer woman myself, I also wanted to throw in a […]

Happy National Best Friends Day! Reviews from our Books Forward Friends

June 8 is National Best Friends Day, and here at Books Forward, we’ve got the best friends around! Our Books Forward Friends support the ever-expanding network of fellow book lovers and changemakers. And we’re highlighting some of our BFFs with reviews they’ve recently shared on social media! @caseythereader The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses […]

Tips for scheduling school visits

A good option for YA and children’s authors, school visits are a perfect way for you to reach your audience directly, while meeting the influential teachers and librarians who purchase books for classrooms.  Prepare We’ll be honest, scheduling these visits can be tricky. Schools are often hesitant (at best!) to allow self-published or indie authors […]

May Authors Forward interview with Charles Salzberg and writers group

Welcome to our Authors Forward series, where our innovative and talented Books Forward authors interview other great, forward-thinking voices in the industry. May Authors Forward interview with Charles Salzberg: The Birth and Extra-Long Life of the Monday Night Zoom Boys Allow me to begin by outing myself: I actually enjoyed parts of the pandemic lockdown. […]