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What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? This is a toss-up between our Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror corner and our graphic novel section. I am a sucker for all things in both sections. Especially sci-fi/fantasy/horror graphic novels! What’s the coolest book cover that you like to have facing out on the shelves? When they say “don’t judge a […]
What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? All of it! I love our bookstore. But if I had to choose just one area, I really love our kids section. It’s open, airy, and full of beautiful and colorful books. I love seeing kids get excited about something new to read, so watching them run around […]
Here are Books Forward’s top tips for authors getting starting on their book journey: You don’t have to be on every social media platform! Find the one that works for you, and stick to it. This will be way less overwhelming, and lead to your content being much more authentic when you actually enjoy what […]
What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? Honestly the entire grounds outside. We’re so lucky to be situated on a few acres of land that we own, and I’m always directing new customers to check it out. I especially like this little secluded area, a bench surrounded by a grove of trees; it’s a lovely […]
As someone who named herself Utopia State of Mind, the concept of utopias and dystopias have always fascinated me – this concept of a utopia being an impossible idea and one that is based on a dystopia for someone else. When I was listening to my old iPod I found, I was thrown back into […]
You’ve got your ARCs in hand: They’re beautiful and you’ve taken approximately 1 million pictures to share across social media. You pull your phone out in every bookstore you visit to snap photos. Pictures are great, and they’re definitely easy to take and have on hand. But recognizing that audio and video assets exist can […]
1. What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? The zine section!!! (I am biased since I do curate them) It’s also conveniently tucked in a nook near the manga, DND books and graphic novels, which are all my favorite things to flip through on a slow day. 2. What’s the coolest book cover that you […]
Nothing gets me quite in my feels like a great Maggie Rogers song, and I’ve loved everything I’ve heard off of her new album, Surrender, coming out July 29. To celebrate, we paired some books with our favorite songs! “I found myself when I was going everywhere” Back In My Body – This Time Tomorrow […]
We are all about the millennial coastal grandma aesthetic that’s become popular recently, and we have some book recommendations featuring older protagonists to help you embrace your new way of life! Now, not all of these books feature a “coast” per se, however they would all be perfect to sit and read by the shore […]
“BookTok” (the reader community on TikTok) is showing up everywhere these days–but is it “worth it” for authors to join TikTok to promote their books? Stephanie Cooke is an award-winning writer, editor and author of the “Oh My Gods!” graphic novel duology and Paranorthern: And the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse, and she’s been growing her following […]
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