LONDON – So much of modern-day diplomacy still takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying eyes. But what does this vital role really look like in today’s world? From 2009 to 2014, Catherine Ashton was the EU’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security. Arriving in Brussels as a relative novice […]
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Teen struggles with eating disorder in gorgeous, moving graphic novel from critically acclaimed author and artist
Teen struggles with eating disorder in gorgeous, moving graphic novel from critically acclaimed author and artist Pasadena, CA – Disney and DC artist and author Victoria Ying pulls at readers’ heartstrings and explores her past in the poignant YA graphic novel, “Hungry Ghost” (April 25, 2023, Macmillan/First Second). Ying has seen tremendous success with many […]
An interview with Aaron Jackson of Bookworks
What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? Well considering I am a poet I have to go with the poetry section. I really love our poetry section because Albuquerque has such a wonderful poetic community. We have so many great local authors who have works in our section and I have been told that former […]
Books paired with Dolly Parton songs to celebrate Diamonds & Rhinestones’ release
We don’t need a new Dolly Parton album as an excuse to listen to her songs and compile a reading list, but we are excited for her new greatest hits album, so you know we couldn’t help ourselves. Once you’ve settled in with some of these books, check out our Dolly Parton-inspired playlist and stream […]
Books Forward November 2022 Newsletter
Check out the latest newsletter featuring our award-winning authors and industry news. This issue features upcoming book releases, recent media coverage and much more! Read the November 2022 newsletter here!
Acclaimed author returns with uplifting, entertaining crash-course to surviving divorce and what comes after
“One is unlikely to find a funnier guide to surviving divorce.” — Publishers Weekly SACRAMENTO – Divorce is no joke, but renowned author Dawn Dais leans into the chaos in the vulnerable fifth installment to her series, “The Sh!t No One Tells You About Divorce” (Hachette Books, Jan. 10, 2023). After 12 years together, two […]
An interview with Holly Dowell of WORD Bookstore – Brooklyn
What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? I love our staff pick section and our themed window displays! Our staff has such varied tastes and I enjoy seeing them all side-by-side. We also swap out the front window seasonally to match the heritage months and other bookish celebrations like Banned Books Week. Often people find […]
For fans of “Tomb Raider,” “Uncharted” and a dash of 007, preeminent international lawyer pens electric espionage thriller
“A taut globe-trotting thriller .. told with eloquence and ruthless efficiency.” – George Nolfi, screenwriter, “The Bourne Ultimatum” LONDON – Debut author Gary Born erupts into the literary scene with a nail-biting thriller centered on international espionage in “The File” (Histria Books, March 28, 2023). Leaning into his experience as a preeminent international lawyer, Born […]
Emmy nominee and former “Seventeen” editor-in-chief releases debut women’s fiction
Fans of author Taylor Jenkins Reid will enjoy story of self-made women gambling with love, sex and careers BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Three-time-Emmy nominee and former editor-in-chief of “Seventeen Magazine” and “Soap Opera Digest” Meredith Berlin is releasing her debut women’s fiction, Friends With Issues (January 24, 2023, Warren Publishing), which follows three glamorous, self-made […]
New bio of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis pieces together First Lady’s lost legacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jackie. One name was all you needed. A paragon of femininity, fashion, American wifeliness and motherhood, she was also fiercely independent, the first modern First Lady. Traumatized and exposed after her husband’s murder, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy nonetheless built a new life for herself in an America similarly haunted by upheaval. She traveled […]
