Lit Happens

Industry interview with Asha Dahya, the founder of GirlTalkHQ.com

For our 2024 blog series, we’re highlighting industry professionals to find out more about their time in the book world. Follow along for insight on what catches a reviewer’s interest, things to avoid when pitching a media outlet, what librarians are searching for and more. Today, we’re chatting with Asha Dahya, the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of […]

From a high stress career in global advertising to a simple rural life in a barn in an Italian hill town

A writer’s journey of transformation through love, food and community in Piemonte  SAN FRANCISCO – Barbara Boyle’s inspirational new memoir, “Pinch Me: Waking Up in a 300-Year-Old Italian Farmhouse” (She Writes Press, Feb. 11, 2025) is an evocative account of leaving the frenetic life of an advertising creative director to create a dream life in […]

Industry interview with the teen services coordinator at Chicago Public Library, Rachel Strolle

For our 2024 blog series, we’re highlighting industry professionals to find out more about their time in the book world. Follow along for insight on what catches a reviewer’s interest, things to avoid when pitching a media outlet, what librarians are searching for and more.  Today, we’re chatting with Rachel Strolle. She is the Teen […]

Books Forward Authors in the Media: October 2024

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 in October 2024. Interviews Author Ann Lowry discusses her novel The Blue Trunk and discovering your roots with Wisconsin Public Radio. School for Startups had author Jeremy Hurewitz on the show […]

Mean Girls day book recs

Happy Mean Girls day, one and all. Every year on Oct. 3, we come together to celebrate the most important of holidays, brought to you by Lindsay Lohan’s glorious comeback and Renee Rapp’s unearthly pipes. And you know we’re gonna celebrate with a list of book recommendations. If you like the backstabbing cliques, try The […]