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Happy Black History Month! We hope that February has already been filled with lots of joy for our beloved Black community. We know that 2025 has had a rough start and we want to uplift some Black bookish creators that we think you should follow, support, and engage with. Below you’ll find some excellent influencers […]
OK, no one yell at me: I’ve been off romance novels for the past year or so. I don’t know if it’s the state of the world or just a personal thing, but most times I read about people falling in love I start to roll my eyes. And they don’t deserve that! It’s frustrating. […]
Books Forward is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and one of the ways we’re celebrating is by showcasing 25 people you should know in the book world. There are many unique roles there are in the book world, and the many kinds of people who play a part in the community we love. Today, […]
What can we say, Books Forward authors are always going, going, going! We’re excited to feature some of our authors and their recent media wins. Reviews Southern Literary Review praised Lori B. Duff’s “highly entertaining legal novel” in its recent review. Foreword described Carol Odell’s memoir Girl, Groomed as “riveting” in its recent review. Writer […]
NYT opinion writer Maura Casey tells of her family’s journey from chaos to grace In her debut memoir, “Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery” (Skyhorse Publishing, April 1, 2025), journalist Maura Casey crafts a vivid and poignant narrative of a working-class family’s resilience in the face of a terminal diagnosis. Financial privation and […]
Jesus’s ‘favorite disciple’ reclaims the narrative in new historical fiction Washington D.C. – What would Jesus do? Or, more importantly, what will Magda do? “Magda Revealed” (She Writes Press, April 8th, 2025) is a wry, irreverent, fictionalized account of his life and ministry—told from the perspective of disciple Mary Magdalene—that will implode everything you thought […]
Books Forward is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, and one of the ways we’re celebrating is by showcasing 25 people you should know in the book world. There are many unique roles there are in the book world, and the many kinds of people who play a part in the community we love. Today, […]
I feel like 2024 was a great year for music, and I can’t wait to see who gets their hands on the little golden gramophone at this year’s Grammy Awards! If you’re rooting for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, pick up God’s Country by Percival Everett and Madison Smartt Bell: The unlikely narrator through this tale of […]
For an author looking to set up a book event where they can meet readers directly, bookstores are an obvious choice. Booksellers often host authors for events every week of the year, and book sales are their expertise, after all. However, I’ve found that many authors live in bookstore deserts, with only big box stores […]
If you’re online (or alive and breathing!) you’ve probably heard about the phenomenon of BookTok (book influencers on TikTok) or Bookstagram (book influencers on Instagram). But you also probably know that not every post you see is organic. Some of those posts are sponsored. There’s a whole world of paid influencer partnerships out there to […]
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