3.10.10: Book Publicity…Then and Now

By Kate Siegel Bandos, KSB Promotions
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, book publicity was very different than it is today. Love Story by Eric Segal was on the top of the New York Times Bestseller List and Richard Nixon was President.
My entry into the book-publishing world was in 1971 at a small, [...]

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3.9.10: The Attraction of Distraction

I attended a writer’s conference recently where almost every seminar had something to do with building your “brand,” building a “platform,” starting a blog, or the merits of social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.). Now, these were not suggestions or recommendations. They were presented to attendees as the essential tools for every writer in the 21st [...]

3.9.10: Finding the Balance in Book Reviewing by Joseph Arellano

A book reviewer needs to find a fine balance in approaching a new work of fiction, although the reviewer is not always going to deliver the product that each reader is seeking.   A reviewer should, perform a service by answering the question, “Is this book worth my money or – even more importantly – my [...]

3.8.10: Dear Hoops
Greetings again book people! Can you believe they keep asking me to send in more and more advice to be posted here? I should start by thanking those of you who have written in to dearhoops@gmail.com with questions because you’re the ones who are making this happen! And without further [...]

3.6.10: The Violent Art of Reading

My grandmother’s name is Imelda. She has been dead for many years now. But not a single day pass by that I do not think of her. I grew up with her. She was one of the first most influential women in my life.
As the perfect wife to my grandfather, Cornelio, who was a lawyer, [...]