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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 […]
Independent Press Award winner releases anticipated Book 2 Farmington, CT – Emergency Room physician-turned-fantasy writer D.A. Mucci returns with the highly anticipated second book in his YA fantasy series: “Ignatius and The Battle at Dinas Affaraon” (September 2022, St. Bart’s Publishing). Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts heralded this fantasy adventure series as “just terrific,” and […]
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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 […]
“An eerie tone permeates the entire story, with even mundane events feeling off-kilter. The whole cast seems to have multiple personas, all tinged with darkness.” – Foreword Clarion Review Fan-favorite author returns with exciting ending; perfect for Halloween reading! Los Angeles, CA – An Amazon Editor’s pick in Science Fiction and Fantasy and praised by […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coming this fall is a revelatory account of the 2020 election — the most secure, verifiable, and transparent in American history — how it has been relentlessly attacked, and the heroes brave enough to defend our democracy against these assaults. “The Big Truth” (Sept. 20, Diversion Books) illuminates this crowning achievement in […]
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