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09.25.2023

GREAT BOOK COVER DESIGN

The Art of Book Cover Design: Creating a Dynamic Cover that Sells They say not to judge a book by its cover, but in the world of publishing, a well-designed book cover can be the difference between grabbing a reader’s…

08.30.2023

CULTIVATE A “LIBRARY MINDSET”

“Libraries raised me,” he said. “I believe in libraries because most students don’t have any money… I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for ten years.” –Ray Bradbury Make Your Life like…

08.04.2023

Writing, Creativity, and Artificial Intelligence

Why we write: “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” ― James Baldwin Why do writers write? The same reason an artist paints or sculpts. Writing is a…

05.17.2023

ON WRITING AS WELL AS POSSIBLE

We know that all our favorite writers have editors that help shape, hone, and refine their work. Without careful editing, no work of literature is complete. Even without your own personal editor, you can make your writing as clean, pared-down,…

04.26.2023

LITERARY AGENTS 101

Do You Need a Literary Agent? If you are new to the writing industry, you may have thought that simply completing your book was the end of your task. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Once you’ve written your book,…

04.13.2023

HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK

Top Ways to Promote Your Book Writing a book takes a great deal of energy and creativity. Unfortunately, once you are done writing your book, your work is far from over. In order to get readers for your book, you…

04.03.2023

ENGAGE YOUR KIDS WITH GRAPHIC NOVELS

Use Graphic Novels for Reluctant Readers Graphic novels are sometimes mistaken for comics because the two mediums share some similarities. The main source of confusion comes from the illustration. Both graphic novels and comics rely heavily on visuals to tell…

03.22.2023

WINTER READING: THE GREAT RUSSIAN NOVELS

“The air still, transparent, fresh. It was a dark night but the whole village with its white roofs, the smoke rising from the chimneys, the trees, silver with rime, the snow-drifts, could be seen distinctly. The sky was sprinkled with…