When should an author hire an editor? How much “pre-editing” should an author do before sending their manuscript off for an edit? Can authors professionally edit their own manuscripts? These are some of the many editing questions we’ve heard from authors over the years, and today on the blog we’re getting answers from professional Books […]
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Hollywood producer pens memoir navigating IVF, raising triplets, and parenting in an ever-changing America
LOS ANGELES – The world is constantly changing — technology, sports, the environment, politics. So how do you raise a new generation of children in a country that’s changed so much from when you were a kid? In his humorous and heartwarming memoir “Not Your Father’s America,” (Jan. 17, 2023, Chandler Press) longtime Hollywood producer […]
African-inspired fantasy books for Wakanda Forever
Happy Wakanda Forever, everyone! If you’re like me and you fall madly in love with fictional worlds on the screen, then you’ll probably be searching for fictional books that carry the same vibe. Well, we have a great list of African-inspired fantasy books to hold you over before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits the big […]
An interview with Mika Tuzon of Scrawl Bookstore
What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? I love our fiction wall at Scrawl– it takes up an entire wall of the store from floor to ceiling and it gets the best natural light! What’s the coolest book cover that you like to have facing out on the shelves? I am definitely guilty of judging […]
Get a book recommendation based on your Halloween costume
Have you planned your Halloween costume yet? We’ve paired up some classic ensembles with book recommendations! Pirate The Wisteria Society Of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton Want a novel that feels like Bridgerton, Sherlock Holmes, and The Princess Bride all rolled into one? Check out this novel about Cecilia Bassingwaite, consummate Victorian lady and simultaneous […]
The girl was always told she was evil, but is she really?
Debut author subverts “good girl” trope in dark YA fantasy series LAS VEGAS, Nevada – What if you were told from the moment you were born that you were evil? Debut author Victory Witherkeigh creates a thrilling YA story that subverts expectations and finds that your true self is more important than what you’ve been […]
Debut domestic thriller packs a punch as family secrets come to light — and we’re reminded our past is never a thing of the past
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – How far would you go to keep what’s yours? Debut author Marie Still is searching for the answer in her exciting new psychological thriller, “We’re All Lying,” (March 14, 2023, Rising Action Publishing). Exploring the weight of family secrets — and how far we’ll go to keep them — this dark, […]
2-mil-copy-bestselling Brazilian author pens first English novel
Music, mystery, and coming-of-age in magical US YA debut SÃO PAULO, Brazil– Sway to the beat of beauty and poetry in “The Musician” (Dec 13, 2022, Koehler Books) a new YA novel by multi award-winning Brazilian author, Heloisa Prieto. With over 2 million books sold in Brazil, Prieto is already a household name. But her […]
An unflinching examination of white supremacy in America
David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present Minneapolis, MN – David Mura grounds his work in historical and fictional narratives that whiteness tells society in order to uphold systems of oppression in The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself (Jan. 31 […]
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