Linda Duggins, Director of Multicultural Publicity at the Hachette Book Group, offers guidance about how to succeed with book tours and other events by making yourself known and standing out from the crowd. Click here to play this audio clip

Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of National Geographic Books, Janet Goldstein, gives suggestions of how to launch your new book. Getting out there and getting name recognition, being key to a successful platform. Click here to play this...

Agent Jenny Bent explains how to get a literary agent and book publisher and the advantages of self publishing, including the ability to find an audience for a quirky book. Click here to play this audio clip

People respond to stories. Compelling stories of real life experiences impact audiences and readers in ways no other words can. You may want to write a book about an important episode of your life. You may want your fiction to reflect your own experiences...

Author and forensic registered nurse Serita Stevens talks about the process of adapting a book to film or television, and how difficult it is to move from one to the other because of how very different the two are. Written works are slower, more introspective...

Author and forensic registered nurse Serita Stevens talks about the process of adapting a book to film or television, and how difficult it is to move from one to the other because of how very different the two are. Written works are slower, more introspective...

E-books are here to stay. Listen in as several authors share their thoughts on this phenomenon, such as how the e-book trend is following the indie music movement and how it opens up markets for authors. In this interview, you'll hear from Anastasia...

It’s hard to write when you’re isolated; you need new ideas and experiences, especially when you’re a new author and the whole craft is unknown to you. Understanding how other people go about writing is important, and writing groups are a great way to...

Ever thought of writing a self-help book that could make a positive difference? Sheri Fink, best-selling author of InstaGrateful: Finding Your Bliss in a Social Media World , shares strategies for writing, publishing, and marketing your self-help book...

Trade review journals like Foreword Reviews , Publishers Weekly , Kirkus , Booklist , and Library Journal exist to help librarians and booksellers identify the best books to stock on their shelves. The journals each employ many dozens to hundreds of...