Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: The Lodge @ Sonoma in Sonoma, Calif. for day 2 of the Books & Such Agent Summit
Today’s book: Austenland by Shannon Hale
I am extremely excited about Austenland‘s upcoming film release, and a sequel is in the works too! Sadly…
By Rachel Kent on Jan 17, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Writing Craft | 15 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The last few days I’ve been exploring trends in our culture that can inform what we write about or how we reach readers. One idea that’s been around for…
By Janet Grant on Jan 6, 2012 in Blog, Life, Reading, Writing Life | 5 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In many ways, our society feeds a sense of being part of the milieu rather than being uniquely you or me. As a result, individuals are looking for others…
By Janet Grant on Jan 5, 2012 in Blog, Publishing News, Reading | 10 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office: IL
The continuous evolution of e-book publishing and its surrounding causes and effects warrant occasional updates. What do the latest shifts mean for authors and publishers? Here are two newsworthy comments:
By Mary Keeley on Oct 27, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Publishers, Publishing News, Reading | 7 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Recently, these verses have been coming to mind a lot for me:
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The…
By Rachel Kent on Oct 21, 2011 in Blog, Life, Reading, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 10 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa’s main office
Conventional wisdom tells us that during the Great Depression (1929-1939), Americans flocked to the movie theaters to escape their drab lives through the music and dancing magic of Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, and Ginger…
By Michelle Ule on Oct 14, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading | 10 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Main office, Santa Rosa, CA
Those of you who have been following my writing saga on the Books & Such blog may be interested in hearing the latest wrinkle. After releasing on September 1, 2011, A Log Cabin…
By Michelle Ule on Oct 10, 2011 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Business of writing, Christmas, Fiction, Publishing News, Reading, Writing Life | 10 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
It’s hard to keep up with happenings in the digital world that affect publishing. Have you heard that Facebook bought a digital publishing company? Don’t be alarmed; they aren’t getting into the publishing…
By Mary Keeley on Aug 31, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Children's books, Publishing News, Reading | 4 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
Before you get too comfortable with your e-reader of choice, let’s take a speculative look to the future from the pattern of the past. As we know, we don’t have to look too…
By Mary Keeley on Aug 30, 2011 in Blog, Reading, Writing Life | 7 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Everyone gets discouraged at some point, but publishing is an industry full of emotional roller coasters. It’s easy to fall into the pit of discouragement as a writer, publisher, editor…
By Rachel Kent on Jun 24, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Nonfiction, Reading, Writing Life | 15 Comments
