Toni Morrison, the only African-American laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/yxezz2mf. Her publisher, Knopf, is increasing all of her books, hardcover and paper, back to press in an attempt to keep up with renewed demand. They estimate 225,000 books will be printed. https://tinyurl.com/y52ed9tt
Paule Marshall, 90, Novelist of the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora, has died. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/y5k7v6fh
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus has a new imprint, Harper Horizon. Its focus is “patriotism, family values, hard work, wisdom, inspiration, and more through memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, self-help, and motivational advice books.” See more at https://tinyurl.com/y5f5nc4p.
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David Farland’s Writing Tips – 10 Career Killers
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What do you do when it’s your book-signing and no one shows up?
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9 Manuscript Mistakes Only First-timers Make and How to Fix Them—from The Writer
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Chakras (Not Yoga!) sold to St. Martin’s for six figures. Is yoga done? Also, a six-figure deal for City of Dragons, a new graphic novel series by Jaimal Yogis and illustrated by Vivian Truong. And The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad: Your Essential Manual for Being an Awesome Full-Time Father by Shannon Carpenter went to Penguin for a 2021 publication launch. https://tinyurl.com/y6kd7u9g
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Bibles, Kids’ Books Win Tariff Reprieve https://tinyurl.com/yxd4ybdr
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Cengage Faces New Class Action Suit from Authors Over Royalty Payments
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Confused by Hashtags? Here are the hashtags writers need to know.
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Got bad news? Keep it to yourself!
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Learn how to promote your book with Sandra Beckwith’s popular e-course, Book Marketing 101: How to Build Book Buzz. There’s one for fiction and another one for nonfiction so you get just the information you need for the type of book you write. Learn more here:
https://build-book-buzz.teachable.com
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Pitch Perfect, Selling Your Story in ONE Sentence by Kristen Lamb https://tinyurl.com/yxfdwxnz
