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How to Create An Effective Website: Book Marketing Podcast Episode

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Reading Time: 2 minutes We decided to do this long-form episode of our book marketing podcast because we get so many requests for website evaluations, which I love doing – and, in many cases, authors don’t really know where to start when it comes to a website. We see this a lot: an author puts a bunch of stuff on their website because they think that’s what goes on a website. But they’re missing the point that their website should be focused on a very particular market, and rarely does turning it into a digital resume or superficial biography of...

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 30, 2022

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Today's Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson for $1.99 Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw for $2.99 The Cactus by Sarah Haywood for $2.99 Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump for $1.99 Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades for $1.99 Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee for $1.99 The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey for $1.99 Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore for $2.99 Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan for $2.99 Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston for $2.99 The...

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The 50 Best Book Covers of 2021, As Chosen By Graphic Designers

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AIGA (The American Institute of Graphic Arts) annually announces the 50 best book covers of the previous year, as chosen by a panel of judges. They “evaluate each work’s integrated design approach, including concept, innovation and visual elements such as typography, illustration, and/or information design.” They have just released a gallery of the top covers of 2021 in a range of genres. They include nonfiction like Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births by Michelle Millar Fisher and Amber Winick, cover designed by Natasha Chandani and Lana Cavar and novels like The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk,...

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 28, 2022

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Today's Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby for $2.99 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland for $1.99 The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu for $2.99 Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley for $1.99 The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa for $2.99 The Secrets We Keep by Lara Prescott for $1.99 Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston for $1.99 Conversations with People Who Hate Me by Dylan Marron for $2.99 After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid for $1.99 You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour & David...

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Mark Twain Quotes on Writing: A Collection of 100+ Quotes

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One cannot dismiss Mark Twain as one of the greatest American writers of all time when talking about writers who wrote accounts of American life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He’s America’s most famous literary icon—who penned The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both of which became classics in American literature. His wit and satire, vivid use of details, and memorable characters were among the many things that secured his place in American literary culture. Moreover, Mark Twain’s quotes about writing, taken from his written works or speeches, became staples among writers of all kinds. Born...

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Book Marketing and Publicity: Why Writers Conferences are Crucial to your Author Success

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Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m a big fan of author education, and there’s no better way to further your book marketing and publicity success than taking a class or two. But even better than that is a chance to immerse yourself in your industry via a writers conference! With writers conferences finally returning to in person, now is a good time to start planning your next event. And though I loved that many of these events still happened virtually, there’s nothing like meeting other writers and industry professionals in person. Sadly, many authors attend writers conferences for the wrong reasons. I...

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Canadian Librarian Responds To Threats Against Drag Story Hour by Adding Second Event

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This Pride month has been a difficult one for U.S. libraries: white supremacists have stormed Drag Queen Story Hours, libraries have been defaced with the word “groomer” for carrying LGBTQ children’s books, Pride displays have been censored and stolen, and the systematic challenging of LGBTQ books by rightwing groups like “Moms for Liberty” continues. While Canada has a different political climate, American culture has an enormous amount of influence there, especially with the rise of social media. Canada has had its own anti-vaccine movement, for instance, called the “Freedom Convoy” — the name alone shows how much American cultural influence...

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 26, 2022

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Today's Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals The Guest Book by Sarah Blake for $1.99 The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta for $2.99 Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston for $1.99 Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales for $1.99 The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon for $1.99 I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella for $2.99 Conversations with People Who Hate Me by Dylan Marron for $2.99 After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid for $1.99 The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri for $2.99 You...

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 25, 2022

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Today's Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri for $2.99 You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour & David Levithan for $2.99 The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller for $2.49 Honor by Thrity Umrigar for $5.39 Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar for $1.99 Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi for $2.49 Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker for $2.99 Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison for $1.99 The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony for $2.99 An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi for...

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