Saturday, August 18, 2018

This Week on Books Direct - 18 August 2018

This Week on Books Direct -
18 August 2018

This Week on Books Direct - 18 August 2018

Here's a list of some great articles you may have missed this week. Enjoy!

The New Yorker paid a visit to Declan Kiely, the Director of Exhibitions at the New York Public Library about the wonderful Berg Collection, which houses all sorts of historically significant realia that once belonged to famous American authors.




Nick Drnaso’s graphic novel, Sabrina, the first to make the finalists for the UK’s leading fiction award, has seen sales rocket after the announcement

Booker Prize Longlisting Leaves Sabrina's Publishers Struggling To Meet Demand by Alison Flood for The Guardian


5 Ways To Sell More Books by Emma Wilson for AuthorRamp
Here are 5 quick, easy ways you can help boost your online exposure and hopefully your book sales.

5 Ways To Sell More Books by Emma Wilson for AuthorRamp


If your social media posts aren’t captivating your audience and bringing in waves of conversions – you’re missing a huge piece of the puzzle.

How To Craft Magnetic Social Media Content (That Generates Engagement And Sales) by Alee King for FunnelOverload


13 Brilliant Science Books From 2018 by Susan Choi for BookBub
Engage your mind with this list of the best science books 2018 has to offer.

13 Brilliant Science Books From 2018 by Susan Choi for BookBub


Perhaps one of the most hotly debated topic among bibliophiles is whether or not you should read more than one book at a time.

Deciding To Read More Than One Book At A Time Has Made It Easier Than Ever For Me To Meet My Reading Goals by Sadie Trombetta for Bustle


Why Don’t More Boys Read Little Women? by Anne Boyd Rioux for LitHub
Why has Alcott’s classic not endured as a book for schools while Twain’s tales of boyhood have?

Why Don’t More Boys Read Little Women? by Anne Boyd Rioux for LitHub


Here are 100 of the greatest writing tips, quotes and publishing snippets from the speakers who shared with their knowledge and experiences.

100 Writing & Publishing Tips From The 2018 Writer’s Digest Annual Conference by Jess Zafarris for Writer’s Digest


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