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A book’s front cover should be eye-catching and inviting enough to compel a reader to pick up your book. But, that’s only half the battle! Without enticing back cover copy, your book — with its beautifully designed front cover — may go right back on the bookseller shelves. The back cover, though less glamorous than […]
We’re celebrating National Ocean Day on June 8! This is a great day to celebrate the biggest mass of water on this planet and what better way to do it than to immerse yourself in books that take place at sea. Here’s a few of our favorite fantasy books that take place in this beautiful […]
Welcome to our Authors Forward series, where our innovative and talented Books Forward authors interview other great, forward-thinking voices in the industry. This month, Sid Balman Jr. interviews James Wade. James Wade lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country with his wife and daughter. He is the author of River, Sing Out, and Beasts […]
It’s Pride Month and we reached out to some of our favorite queer influencers to give us some recommendations written by LGBTQ+ authors! Read and support queer authors this June and beyond to celebrate the beautiful, unique myriad experiences of all queer people. As a queer woman myself, I also wanted to throw in a […]
June 8 is National Best Friends Day, and here at Books Forward, we’ve got the best friends around! Our Books Forward Friends support the ever-expanding network of fellow book lovers and changemakers. And we’re highlighting some of our BFFs with reviews they’ve recently shared on social media! @caseythereader The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses […]
A good option for YA and children’s authors, school visits are a perfect way for you to reach your audience directly, while meeting the influential teachers and librarians who purchase books for classrooms. Prepare We’ll be honest, scheduling these visits can be tricky. Schools are often hesitant (at best!) to allow self-published or indie authors […]
For many authors, writing a book that becomes a bestseller is their dream goal. But what does it really take to become an author with a NYT bestseller? How many books? In the most broad strokes, you’ll want to sell at least 5,000-10,000 books in a single week in order to be considered by any […]
I’m a big fan of all things Sherlock Holmes — the stories, the movies, the shows, the list goes on… And I’ve recently jumped into reading some retellings of the famous detective’s tales. That made me wonder just how many are out there? We put together a list of people’s favorites that have us intrigued […]
Welcome to our Authors Forward series, where our innovative and talented Books Forward authors interview other great, forward-thinking voices in the industry. This month, Charles Salzberg interview members of the Monday Night Zoom Boys. Allow me to begin by outing myself: I actually enjoyed parts of the pandemic lockdown. Not all of it, of course, […]
If you plan on reaching out to booksellers, librarians or media contacts, then you might benefit from creating a press release for your book! A professional press kit is the perfect way to organize your exciting news, author profile, and book information in a clear, concise, and eye-catching format that will tell media professionals and […]
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