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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

You know you’re bookish when a new shelf makes you happy. I was surrounded by books. They were in piles on the floor and on a table. I’ve shown you these pictures before.




Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

You know you’re bookish when a new shelf makes you happy. I was surrounded by books. They were in piles on the floor and on a table. I’ve shown you these pictures before.




Yesterday, my Google Alerts feed for “publisher” and “publishing” was saturated with content about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Filing for Bankruptcy. An article in The Huffington Post: Books goes into a bit more detail. They make it all sound so harmless. “Houghton Mifflin said its restructuring has support from the vast majority of its stakeholders, and that it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 by…
I’ve read often how important it is for writers to have a blog. I was glad because I enjoy blogging but recently, I came across an article where a writer said it was a wast of time. I started thinking am I spending too much time on something that’ll do nothing to promote my brand and…
Anyone else binge watch more shows on YouTube than Netflix? Don’t even watch actual TV. Of course, when I want to understand something, I go to YouTube. Sometimes, I’ll spend an evening watching author vlogs (video blogs). They’re entertaining and they give good advice. Want to watch vlogs but not sure where to start? Check out…
I came across a thought-provoking post through Google+. Author, Anne Allen, said we shouldn’t stress about reviews because word-of-mouth is all that matters. Most readers don’t pay attention to reviews. We, as authors, put too much importance on them. She’s talking about reviews on Goodreads, Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Not book blogs. “There was…
How many times have you said or heard someone say they didn’t go near a book because of all the hype? You’d think a lot of hype was a good thing but if it turns away potential readers or turns off people then- what’s the point? It’s kind of an interesting situation. A lot of hype means…
It’s sad all Borders are closing but they’re having some awesome sales. I was near NY Penn Station a couple of days ago running an errand. As it happens, a large Borders is a couple of steps away from the station. Even from across the street, I saw the yellow sign in the window announcing…