Defy the smallness of the stage with the greatness of your daring VICTORIA, Canada – Do you truly know how to take a risk? Theatre expert Edwin Wong continues exploring risk, chance and the unexpected in his newest book, When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre (Friesen Press, June 7, 2022). Wong’s first book […]
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How to make your Amazon page pop
It’s key to list your book on multiple platforms such as Indiebound, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, and Apple Books, but we cannot deny the importance of optimizing your book’s presence on the largest bookselling site in the world: Amazon. If you’ve ever wondered about specific ways to make your book stand out among the millions […]
Interview with Rayna Nielsen from Blue Cypress Books
1. What’s your favorite area of your bookstore? Our upstairs event space is definitely one of my favorite spots in the shop. One wall of the room has floor to ceiling windows. When the sun is pouring into the space I can sit up there surrounded by books, it is heaven. 2. What’s the coolest […]
Medieval Swiss city sets the stage for murder
How organic farming, local politics, and romantic entanglement crop up in compelling dual detective mystery Bern, Switzerland – Lose yourself in the haunting Swiss city of Bern in this engaging police procedural by debut author, Kim Hays. Pesticide (Apr 19, 2022, Seventh Street Books) follows detectives Guiliana Linder and Renzo Donatelli as they work together […]
Ask an Expert: A Conversation with Jenna Noll on How Libro.fm Impacts Indie Authors and Booksellers
Today we’re sitting down with Jenna Noll, a software developer with Libro.fm, an online platform that allows you to purchase audiobooks in a way that benefits your local bookstore. The site features audiobooks from indie and traditional authors alike, and has partnered with thousands of booksellers. Jenna gives us an insider’ss look at the audiobook […]
TV writer returns to his Missouri roots with timely novel delving into a dairy farmer’s troubled psyche in ‘Still the Night Call’
Named BEST INDIE BOOK OF 2021 by Kirkus Reviews Los Angeles – Joshua Senter was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks on his family’s farm. After two decades in LA working on Emmy-nominated shows like Desperate Housewives and The L Word, Senter has returned to the setting of his childhood to explore timely topics. […]
Debut novel is a laugh-out-loud tribute to sisterhood
Sex and the City meets Eat Pray Love in secret-spilling, soul-searching novel Amelia Island, Florida –What does it take to confess your deepest secrets? Annie, Sondra, and Jo were the best of childhood friends—but they haven’t seen each other in far too long. In Kristine Ochu’s debut novel “Campfire Confessions” (BooksFluent, March 8, 2022) the […]
Books Forward February 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 February 2022 newsletter here!
Lawyer reflects on tumultuous past relationship and the consequences it had for his life in ‘Caroline’
Author pulls from experience with law, blindness in propulsive new literary thriller NEW YORK – Passion meets perplexity in the gripping new novel, “Caroline” (Feb. 15, 2022, Books Fluent), Adrian Spratt explores the past with a deft hand in his new book, pulling from the best of literary and historical fiction, with a touch of […]
New memoir from Unabomber’s neighbor seeks deeper understanding of the infamous criminal, while giving voice to true crime’s often-overlooked perspectives
“Jamie Gehring’s book might well be the best attempt yet to understand the strange life and mind of my brother, Theodore J. Kaczynski.” —David Kaczynski, brother of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski DENVER, Colorado – In her new memoir – which has been praised by FBI agents, documentarians and even family members of the infamous Unabomber – […]
