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The Report Finding Readers A content marketer with Reedsy discusses how the platform helps authors connect with readers. More » » Cover Redesign: 'Tell, or the Adventures in Themiddle' by L.N. Mayer The normalization of virtual events in the book world has opened up opportunities for authors overseas. more » » Book Deals: Week of May 17, 2021 In a six-figure, North American rights deal, Julia Cheiffetz at Simon & Schuster’s One Signal Publishers bought The Last Good Time by Daily Beast editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast. More » » Indie Spotlight on Mystery/Thriller! June is mystery/thriller month at BookLife. We invite you to submit info about your mystery/thriller novel or work of true crime. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » We Want to Read Your Book! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is currently accepting submissions. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Gold of Pleasure: A Novel of Christina of Markyate Ruth Mohrman. Cadoc, $8.15 ebook (398p) ASIN B08T1QR7YC In this stunning debut, Mohrman brings medieval prioress Christina of Markyate to life. more » » Ring on Deli Eric Giroux. New Salem, $17 trade paper (280p) ISBN 978-1-73422-400-9 Quirky characters take a stand against a supermarket in Giroux’s nimble debut. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews Denied Mary Keliikoa. Camel Press, $15.95 trade paper (226p) ISBN 978-1-60381-783-7 Keliikoa’s second entry in the Kelly Pruett Mystery series is an action-packed novel with a strong heroine, a likable cast, and an engaging central case. more » » Moon Child Gaby Triana. Gaby Triana, $13.99 paper (356p) ASIN B08W3M9X32 In this eerie Florida Gothic tale, a young woman finds acceptance and fellowship in a coven of clairvoyant teens, only to question the ultimate purpose behind their rituals. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife A Genocide Survivor's Story: Seng Ty's Long Road A survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocides writes his memoir, from the killing fields to his new home in America, with a stop along the way on '60 Minutes.' more » » Stay Committed: Tips From an Indie Author Graphic artist Bailey Fort reminds indie authors not to "expect any part of the process to be quick or yield instant results." more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Managing Editor - Brown Books Publishing Group - Dallas, TX. Editorial Assistant - Rizzoli International Publications Inc. - New York, . Marketing Manager - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group - Lanham, MD. Acquisitions Editor (Remote) - Sounds True - , . Digital Engagement & Consumer Experience Associate - Arcadia Publishing - , .   Indie News Roundup Medium: How to Write Well, Even if You Don't Write for a Living An article offers tips for taking "the fear out of writing." more » » IndieReader: ‘Finding Elodie' by Susan Stoker Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Gambling for Good Mail by Evelyn Cole Semper Indomitus by Robert W. Brady, Jr. How World War II Changed America by Earl Ofari Hutchinson Rising Wind: Ice and Bone (Book 2) by Diane Olsen More of Us to the West by Trinity Dunn Before the Mic by Glenn Gibson Peach and Plum by M. Johnson Beautiful Souls by Christopher Adam Rice A Hundred Honeymoons by J.S. Wilson Celia Has A Birthday / Es el cumpleaños de Celia by John W. Coburn Desert Dreaming by Steve Elliott The Case on A Cliff by Orr Agam Long Walk Up by Denise Turney Drained by Marc Daniel Acriche Blood Lily by Spencer Stephens Basic Studio Course: How to Be a Become a Pro Portraits Maker in Two Days by John A. Pichardo Beyond the Forest Floor and other Forest Tales by Joanne McFall Blind Copy by Olivia Gaines Cromby's Axiom by Gary J. Kirchner Hitchhiking Around the World by Jim L Carr Ghost (The Justice Chronicles Book 1) by Michael Jack Webb Who Am I?: I Am by Donna Beaumont-Harding Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Production Production: Artisan Bookworks If your business is production—like the team at Artisan Bookworks—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with production, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report Get to Know the BL Prize Nonfiction Finalists We interview the four finalists for the prize. Stay tuned for the announcement of the grand prize winner on May 17! More » » The Rise of Virtual Foreign Author Tours The normalization of virtual events in the book world has opened up opportunities for authors overseas. more » » Book Deals: Week of May 10, 2021 International bestseller Jeffery Deaver inked a two-book, North American rights agreement with G.P. Putnam’s Sons. More » » Indie Spotlight on Mystery/Thriller! June is mystery/thriller month at BookLife. We invite you to submit info about your mystery/thriller novel or work of true crime. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » We Want to Read Your Book! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is currently accepting submissions. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Apex Tyler Michael. Tyler Michael, $9.99 trade paper (248p) ISBN 978-0-578-78199-0 Michael’s impressive debut is a riff on Richard Connell’s classic survival story “The Most Dangerous Game." Michael makes his leads fully realized characters and maintains nail-biting suspense throughout. This superior outing augurs well for future books from this author. more » » The Pension Plan Josiah Vencel. Mav, $12.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-578-23585-1 Vencel, who spent 15 years working for public pension plans, deserves plenty of credit for coming up with a believable plot hinging on pensions, and has created characters, even minor ones, who feel realistic. Fans of Bruce DeSilva will be pleased. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews Birth Order Audrey Miller. Beach Read Press, $24.99 (308p) ISBN 978-1-73649-010-5 Miller’s engaging debut takes readers on a turbulent ride of secrets and betrayal set against a backdrop of royal intrigue. more » » Fate of the Unwilling Amy Lee. She Shed Publishing, $14.88 (365p) ASIN B08TZBV15C This twisty psychological thriller and love story follows abused amnesiac Daphne as her memory slowly comes back, revealing a dark conspiracy. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife Self-Publishing Is a Lifetime Learning Experience Although Carole Nelson Douglas had already traditionally published more than 60 novels, she wanted more control over her books and decided to go indie. more » » Going Solo: Veteran Narrator Self-Publishes Audio Edition of Cult Classic Award-winning narrator Robert Fass turned to self-publishing for the audio edition of one of his favorite novels. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Acquisitions Editor (Remote) - Sounds True - , . Digital Engagement & Consumer Experience Associate - Arcadia Publishing - , . Content Editor - Fox Chapel Publishing Co. - Mount Joy, PA. Sales Data Coordinator - Arcadia Publishing - Mt Pleasant, SC. Editorial Assistant - Arcadia Publishing - Mt Pleasant, SC.   Indie News Roundup Medium: How to Write Well, Even if You Don't Write for a Living An article offers tips for taking "the fear out of writing." more » » IndieReader: ‘Finding Elodie' by Susan Stoker Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. The Body Blog: Explorations in Science and Culture by Rachel K. Wentz The Mass of Men by Rachel K. Wentz Profit First For Minority Business Enterprises by Susanne Mariga Fan Mail by Kelly Lyon She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: 365 Poems to Lift You Up, Crush Your Soul, and Lift You Back Up Again by Autumn Siders The Boy Without a Soul by K Duncan Deaton Diva Queens by Rodd Symian Fate of the Unwilling by Amy Lee Gabriel of Noah's Ark by Patrick Acosta I Never Knew You by Patrick Higgins The Joy of Scholarship: Teaching Law and Writing History by David J. Langum A Simple Thought of Sanity by C.E. Huntingdon Joe's Alamo Unsung by Lewis E. Cook Faces of Evil by Edward Jefferson The Narrows by Mark Zvonkovic The Destiny and Signs of God by Ionel Rotaru A Family Divided by Dick Parsons Key Man by Allen Huffstutter Opera Singer by Paul Larson The Concrete Vineyard by Cam Lang Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner: A Novel by Gerald Everett Jones The Balance of Fear by Diana C. Hall Survival Symphony by Louis Cesarini Cute for a Black Girl by Amy Watkins Hall Of Skulls by Jamie Eubanks Gambling For Good Mail by Evelyn Cole Semper Indomitus by Robert W. Brady, Jr. How World War II Changed America by Earl Ofari Hutchinson Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Melissa Williams Design Art & Design: Melissa Williams Design If your business is art and design—like the team at Melissa Williams Design—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with art and design, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report How to Make Your Indie Book Grammatically Flawless A professional grammar expert gives real-life advice. More » » The Independent Publishers Caucus Comes of Age The indie publisher organization has been an important resource during the pandemic. more » » Book Deals: Week of May 3, 2021 In a seven-figure deal, Delacorte Press’s Krista Marino bought North American rights to two YA thrillers by Karen M. McManus. More » » Indie Spotlight on Mystery/Thriller! June is mystery/thriller month at BookLife. We invite you to submit info about your mystery/thriller novel or work of true crime. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » Get Your Book Noticed and Enter the BookLife Prize in Fiction! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is currently accepting submissions. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Danger in Plain Sight: A Callie James Thriller Burt Weissbourd. Blue City, $14.99 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-7334-382-0-9 Weissbourd channels Hitchcock in this high-octane thriller with a strong, plausible female lead. more » » The Joke’s on Me Laurie Boris. Laurie Boris, $14.99 trade paper (308p) ISBN 978-1-72374-128-9 A spunky comedian returns home to her big sister and first love after striking out in Hollywood in Boris’s appealing slice-of-life latest. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews How Does It Feel to Be You? Oshri Hilzenrath. Oshri Hilzenrath, $15 trade paper (255p) ISBN 978-965-90023-0-6 Oshri's careful, hopeful examination of animism–the belief that inanimate objects have distinct spiritual essence–is a compelling exercise in mindfulness, empathy, and environmentalism delivered in verse. more » » MANTIS: Mulhenney & Poole Steve Zell. Tales from Zell, Inc., $30 (220p) ISBN 978-1-73674-301-0 This violent and riveting noir thriller—second in the Mulhenney & Poole series—follows an investigative reporter and medical examiner in 1968 California on the bloody trail of a killer leaving horrifically maimed bodies in her wake. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife Spread the Word: Tips from an Indie Author Indie author Andrés Quintero urges aspiring writers to get feedback from their audience and persevere. more » » Telling Stories to Children How to create a successful self-published children's book. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Editorial Assistant - Arcadia Publishing - Mt Pleasant, SC. Account Manager - Fox Chapel Publishing Co. - Mount Joy, PA. Account Executive - Premiere Book Group - New York, NY. Assistant Marketing Manager - Brown Books Publishing Group - Dallas, TX. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Arcadia Publishing - Charleston, SC.   Indie News Roundup The Selfies: Announcing the Winners of the Selfies The Selfies Book Awards were set up in 2018 by BookBrunch to recognize and reward the fantastic work being done by the many highly professional self-published authors working in the U.K. today. more » » IndieReader: ‘Finding Elodie' by Susan Stoker Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Waves of You: Love Poems by Michelle G. Stradford The Murder Trial of JFK by James O Chipman The Homeowner's Guide to Contracting, Building, and Remodeling by Joe Oswald The Wet Walkers: Volume 2 by Mary Smith The Making of a Physician by Harry L. Graber Plotting to Stop the British Slave Trade by Jane Aptekar Reeve Devastations in the Garden of Eden by Abisai Temba On the Wings of My Dragonfly by Maria Garay Reynolds A Spy in Quarantine by Thomas Eglise Tessa’s Heart: A Texas Story by Jackie Lewis Moe Fields: The Special Bond Between Fathers and Sons by Stuart Z. Goldstein Jared's Path by Barbara M. Schuck Jared's Path Too by Barbara M. Schuck Killing Me Softly by L.C. Markland Suicide Strap by MG Marzen Crystal's House of Queers by Brooke Skipstone Return to Retribution Bay by Claire Boston The Message by Michael Hansen The World According to ‘Not-the-Guru’ Gav by Gavin Muschamp The Headless Boy by Kelli Owen The Story of We: A New Theory on Couples, Relationships, and Love by Dimitra Doumpioti Lessons Learned: Short Stories of Continuity and Resilience by Michele L. Turner Profit First For Minority Business Enterprises by Susanne Mariga Fan Mail by Kelly Lyon She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not: 365 Poems to Lift You Up, Crush Your Soul, and Lift You Back Up Again by Autumn Siders Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Promotion & PR Editing: Professional Book Proofreading If your business is editing—like the team at Professional Book Proofreading—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. 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The Report Indie Spotlight: April 2021 This month's Indie Spotlight features books on business and personal finance. More » » How Bookishness Affects the Book Biz A writer explores the nuances of the human relationship with books. more » » Book Deals: Week of April 26, 2021 Tordotcom’s Lee Harris took world English rights to six books by Martha Wells. The six-figure acquisition, which the imprint said is its largest to date, was brokered by Jennifer Jackson at the Donald Maass Literary Agency. More » » Indie Spotlight on Memoir! May is memoir month at BookLife, and an opportunity to recognize the diversity of BookLife writers. We invite you to submit info about your work of memoir or autobiography. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » Get Your Book Noticed and Enter the BookLife Prize in Fiction! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is currently accepting submissions. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects An Honest Man Thomas A. Brown. Xlibris, $17.99 trade paper (206p) ISBN 978-1-664137-08-0 Brown’s entertaining debut riffs on the familiar trope of the discovery of a valuable ancient artifact. more » » Sisterhood of the Infamous Jane Rosenberg LaForge. New Meridian Arts, $20 trade paper (316p) ISBN 978-1-734383-53-9 Bedridden former punk rocker Barbara Ross is the narrator of this exceptionally thoughtful murder mystery. LaForge keeps readers wondering what the truth is while balancing a whodunit with a deep look at the complex relationship between two sisters. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews Effacement Hieronymus Hawkes. Hieronymus Hawkes, $24.99 (404p) ASIN B08VH3TFTP Hawkes’s enthralling debut science fiction takes place in a future where implanted microchips connect humanity to all things technological and have become the only way of life for most people. more » » Tattoo: A Memoir of Becoming W. Patrick Lang. W. Patrick Lang, $39.99 (430p) ISBN 978-1-66320-768-5 Lang’s sweeping memoir surveys the author’s life as a soldier, officer, and intelligence official, telling not just the story of Lang’s service and family but offering a close-up history of the U.S. military’s global engagements in the fractious second half to the 20th century. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife A+ for Indie College Romance After 42 traditionally published novels with companies like Harlequin and NAL, author Elle Kennedy found new success with her self-published romance series. more » » Writing Advice from Ann Packer Tips from the bestselling author of 'The Dive From Clausen's Pier' and 'The Children's Crusade.' more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Assistant Marketing Manager - Brown Books Publishing Group - Dallas, TX. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Arcadia Publishing - Charleston, SC. Associate Editor - Apollo Publishers - New York, NY. VMI Planner/Specialist - Arcadia Publishing - Mt Pleasant, SC. Academic & Professional Sales Representative - Independent Publishers Group - , .   Indie News Roundup The Independent Publishing Magazine: Why BookBub and Facebook Ads Don’t Work for All Authors An author discusses different approaches to marketing. more » » IndieReader: ‘Finding Elodie' by Susan Stoker Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Junk Drawer at the Edge of the Universe by Steven Reed Johnson Reckless by Kathryn C. Kelly The Cats Who Love(d) Me and the One Who Doesn’t by Joyce FitzGerald Galloway The Scarred Man by Rory Surtain The Chronicles of the Obscure Detective: Williams Joy Returns With a Brand New Collection! by AMIR JOY January Dreams by Carrigan Richards The Dakker Chronicles: Birth of the Defiance by Matt Gerwitz How to End Poverty in the World in Just 15 Years by Jean-Pierre Twagirayezu Labor Versus Capital in the United States by Louis Patsouras Dying to Live by Monica Hards Poems of Love and Inspiration by Floyd Turner Kacey That Rock Don't Roll by Don Alexander Pip's Memoirs and Manoeuvres by Paul Gabriel Harbingers of the Apocalypse by Sandra A. Haynes God Gives you Goosebumps by Gwendolyn Davis Written in Silence by A. M. Holas Rising by Jackie Ng Maddie's Saturday to Remember by Karen Jonice Bricker The Book That Happened: Is Reality But Sheer Coincidence? by Attila Pergel Life As Seen in the Eyes of Tatiana by Monica Brosnan Reflections on Life by Patricia B. Schoeler The Day America Cried: So Many Innocents Died, 9-11-01: We Will Survive! by Patricia B. Schoeler To Slip the Surly Bonds of Earth: About the Breaking of the Day by Hugh Cameron The Pages of History by David Carney Autumn Falls by A.R. Kingston Thriving by Denise Bossarte Dark and Light Verse by Allen Lee Ireland The Murder Trial of JFK by James O Chipman Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Promotion & PR Promotion & PR: Wisdom House If your business is promotion and PR—like the team at Wisdom House—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with promotion and PR, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report BookLife Prize Names Four Nonfiction Finalists Congratulations to our four BookLife Prize finalists! More » » Meet the Judges of the 2020 BookLife Nonfiction Prize Four guest authors selected the finalists for the 2020 BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest. more » » Book Deals: Week of April 19, 2021 Longtime Knopf editor Jenny Jackson sold North American rights to her debut novel, Pineapple Street, to Pamela Dorman for Dorman’s eponymous imprint at Penguin Random House. More » » Indie Spotlight on Memoir! May is memoir month at BookLife, and an opportunity to recognize the diversity of BookLife writers. We invite you to submit info about your work of memoir or autobiography. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » Get Your Book Noticed and Enter the BookLife Prize in Fiction! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is currently accepting submissions. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Ancora: The Fog Banshee’s Curse Miriam Pittman, illus. by Kelley McMorris. Mariam Pittman, $12.99 (402p) ISBN 978-1-73579-650-5 Pittman’s high-energy fantasy debut follows the three Harper sisters as they enter a magical realm through an innocuous-looking cave entrance one summer day. more » » Habits for Nurses: An Injection of Simplicity in a Stat World Beau Salts. Beau Salts, $12.99 trade paper (188p) ASIN B088XWRVX3 Registered nurse Salts shares a comprehensive collection of hard-won professional and personal advice for fellow nurses. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews A Place Beyond Her Dreams Oby Aligwekwe. ECLAT Books, $12.99 trade paper (285p) ISBN 978-1-77510-644-9 Oby Aligwekwe transports readers in her debut YA novel, part fairy tale romance and part realistic fiction rooted in West African traditions and folk tales. more » » The Eighth Master: Art, Architecture, and an Untimely Death JD Rutherford. E&O Books, $29.95 (402p) ISBN 978-0-578-57662-6 Rutherford’s enticing mystery revolves around an unlucky architect and an infamous art piece that leads to a gruesome murder. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife Herding Cats with Becky Cloonan Cloonan’s foray into self-publishing wasn’t explicitly an application for a writing job -- it just happened to work out that way. more » » Tips on Memoir Writing When writing memoirs, self-published authors need to focus on narrative voice and build an author platform. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! VMI Planner/Specialist - Arcadia Publishing - Mt Pleasant, SC. Academic & Professional Sales Representative - Independent Publishers Group - , . Author Events Manager - Third Place Books - Lake Forest Park, WA. Senior Publicist - Indpendent Publishers Group - , . Acquisitions/Commissioning Editor - Sounds True - Louisville, CO.   Indie News Roundup Literary Hub: Paul Theroux on Writer's Block and the Books He Loves to Reread Theroux discusses reading and writing. more » » IndieReader: ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. God's Existence: Truth or Fiction? The Answer Revealed by Gary R. Lindberg Bailey & Russell's Adventures by Jeff T. Seymour The Adventures of Mike and William by Mike Brown What Was I Thinking? Toxic Shock Syndrome by Dr. Patrick M. Schlievert Quantum Confession by Ronald N. Fritsch News of the Day: Adventures of a Wildly Cantankerous Veteran Newsroom Saving Dying Newspapers by Peter Kelton The Ghosts of Belcourt Castle by Harle H. Tinney The Natural Trajectory of Human Consciousness: Ten Speculative Stories by William W. Chan Honoring Anna by Blueprint Press Honoring Anna: Book II: The Winds of Time by Blueprint Press You Have Your Way by E. Vernon F. Glenn Bruce and the Long Spider by J.C. Martin Crystal Wisdom: Unearthing the Power of Gemstones for Positive Life Change by Shannon Marie Blind Vision by Nina Blakeman Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll Just the Two of Us Desserts by Sara Childs Reckless by Kathryn C. Kelly The Cats Who Love(d) Me and the One Who Doesn’t by Joyce FitzGerald Galloway Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Social Media Social Media: ABC Communication If your business is social media—like the team at ABC Communication—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with social media, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report Indie Community: Tongo Eisen-Martin’s Poetic Revolution A famed poet launches an indie press. More » » Cover Redesign: 'Many a Sudden Change' by Indie Author Tricia Zacher This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of Many a Sudden Change by indie author Tricia Zacher. more » » Book Deals: Week of April 12, 2021 Elizabeth Strout, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Olive Kitteridge, sold world rights to Oh William! to Andy Ward at Random House. More » » Indie Spotlight on Memoir! May is memoir month at BookLife, and an opportunity to recognize the diversity of BookLife writers. We invite you to submit info about your work of memoir or autobiography. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » Submit Your Self-Published Novel! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest kicked off on April 1. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects One Step Closer: How a Life-Altering Accident Led Me to Everything I Almost Missed Ryan Atkins. Binturong, $14.99 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-73568-861-9 Atkins debuts with an inspired account of how he discovered “hope is possible no matter the circumstances” while recovering from a car accident that left him quadriplegic. more » » Through a Forest of Stars David Jeffrey. Sylvanus, $12.99 trade paper (442p) ISBN 978-0-9986742-4-7 The discovery of an Earth-like planet 27 light years away spurs fierce competition in Jeffrey’s dense but exhilarating debut. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews The Steel Beneath Silk Patricia Bracewell. Bellastoria Press, $22.95 paper (450p) ISBN 978-1-942209-81-2 Bracewell’s engrossing conclusion to her Normandy trilogy revisits 11th-century England, where King Æthelred’s Norman queen Emma has been married to her husband for a decade, has given birth to three children, and finds herself unsure who to trust. more » » Word for Word Laurie Lisle. Artemis Editions, $17.95 paper (290p) ISBN 978-1-73598-010-2 Lisle plunges into memoir territory with this engaging chronological survey of her life’s work: the development of her own “writerly voice.” more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife Guerilla Publishing: PW Talks with Samuel Finlay The indie author writes about his deployment in Afghanistan and seeing "the hole that death makes in the world and...the silence that comes when friends have passed on from us." more » » Indie Success: Bringing History into Light An author’s debut YA novel focuses on a little-known side of Abraham Lincoln. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Academic & Professional Sales Representative - Independent Publishers Group - , . Author Events Manager - Third Place Books - Lake Forest Park, WA. Senior Publicist - Indpendent Publishers Group - , . Acquisitions/Commissioning Editor - Sounds True - Louisville, CO. Acquisitions Editor - Harvard Education Press - Cambridge, MA.   Indie News Roundup Indie Author Project: Black Stories Matter The Indie Author Project highlights independently published books by Black authors. more » » IndieReader: ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ by Robert T. with Sharon L. Lechter Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Financial Infidelity: Relationship Love and Theft in Retirement: Conversations with a Victim by Laura L. Whittemore Star-Spangled Panties by Carol A. Strickland The Wren Rises from Trauma to Triumph by Hilda Thomasine Wren Sun Wolf by David C. Jeffrey Braving the World: Adventures in Travel and Retirement by Pam Saylor The Island of the Righteous by Stefanos Livos Seasoned to Rise and Go Forward by Gloria Dacruz Hard Drive BackUp by Blueprint Press Believe Dare Become: What You Believe and Dare Influence Who You Become by Fred F. Gatty Oof by Strobe Witherspoon The Leafwing by Deborah J. Copeland Mantis by Steve Zell Sharpen Your Sword by Shelly Lockett Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Web Design Web Design: Author Sidekick If your business is web design—like the team at Author Sidekick—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with web design, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report On and Off the Road with Bob Dylan An indie author recalls 50 years of friendship with the voice of his generation. More » » Calling Cancel Culture What It Is Publishers are at the center of the "cancel culture" conversation. more » » Book Deals: Week of April 5, 2021 William Morrow’s Liz Stein preempted world English rights to Nikki Erlick’s The Measure. More » » There’s Still Time to Submit Your Business or Finance Book! Our April Indie Spotlight feature is devoted to books on business and finance. Have a look at our Indie Spotlight calendar to see where your book might fit in! more » » Submit Your Self-Published Novel! The 2021 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest kicked off on April 1. more » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Damaged Goods: Erica Jensen Mystery #1 Debbi Mack. Renegade, $11.99 trade paper (206p) ISBN 978-1-7341094-1-2 Mack never makes her lead’s work feel anything but realistic and captures the psyche of an addict’s struggles. Fans of flawed but empowered female detectives will be pleased with this exceptional mix of character study and detective work. more » » Love is Free. Guac is Extra: How Vulnerability, Empowerment, and Curiosity Built an Unstoppable Team Monty Moran. Lioncrest Publishing, $10 ebook (318p) ASIN B08DT4HBRV Moran, former co-CEO of Chipotle, debuts with an inviting inventory of the tactics he used to transform Chipotle into a national brand. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews The Art of Being Alive: Introspective Wisdom on Living a Vibrant Life Suzette McIntyre. Suzette McIntyre, $68.14 (194p) ISBN 978-0-5787-8833-0 Internationally acclaimed photojournalist McIntyre’s photo essay collection about living life with purpose encourages reflection on communicating with your “Inner Spirit” and embarking on our journeys into the world with confidence and vibrant energy. more » » A Stranger Killed Katy William D. LaRue. 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