In January, 2023, I gave away 60,301 books on Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo combined. And that’s just for one title. I nearly died of excitement. Not only did it mean 60,000 people were willing to take a chance on my book, but it meant exposure, sales and several other big wins for […]
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter. PARIS, FRENCH – 16 JUNE … [+]Attends the Viva Technology Conference dedicated to Innovation and Startups at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition centre in Paris on June 16, 2023. Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images Getty Images Who exactly is Elon M. Musk? Recent book gives a very well […]
Book Review: ‘T.N. Rajarattinam Pillai: Charisma, Caste Rivalry and the Contested Past in South Indian Music’ by Terada Yoshitaka narrates the story of the nagaswaram through the life of T.N. Rajarattinam Pillai Frontline
If you’ve spent any amount of time in online reading or writing circles, you’ve probably come across posts like this titled ‘X Times Men Didn’t Know How to Write Female Characters,’ each featuring screenshots of tragically sexist prose. Or maybe you, like me, were forged in the unforgiving fires of 2012-era Tumblr and have seen […]
Writing a book is an art form, and that means that there’s not one right way to do it—it’s going to look different for everyone, and as long as someone’s method works for them, it’s fine. That said, if you’re a new writer looking for advice, this can make a project as big as a […]
As a literary agent in major trade publishing at the Trident Media Group literary agency, I often have to explain many of these key book publishing terms and phrases to new clients. This serves as a light glossary of key terms for new authors unfamiliar with the phrases and abbreviations casually tossed around in the […]
After spending weeks, months or maybe even years perfecting the words in your book, you’re probably ready to toss it online and cross your fingers that you’ll receive rave reviews. But before you jump on the self-publishing bandwagon, take some time to learn how to make a book cover — an amazing one, at that! […]
You’ve penned a book you’re proud of, and now you’re ready to share it with the world. But first, you have a question: Should you self publish or get a publisher? Maybe you want to become the next Sarah Dessen of YA fiction, or perhaps you created a series you know will rival the book-to-movie […]
Out of 63 speakers, only 10 supported the resolution during the citizens speaking portion of the meeting that lasted nearly two hours. The crowd overflowed into a separate city hall room watching on a monitor. One after the other, residents of various backgrounds and ages spoke against the proposal, which would prohibit the city from […]
Chennai-born Malar Vizhi Balaji instills the love for reading among children, as her signature bookstore chain expands in her adopted homeland Published: Sat 26 Nov 2022, 12:36 PM Last updated: Sat 26 Nov 2022, 12:41 PM Malar Vizhi Balaji was a voracious reader since her childhood days in Chennai, India. She would spend all her […]