Lol. If you ACTUALLY think about it, libraries are the backbone of nearly every (traditionally published) authors' sales. There are over 17K public libraries in the US, and 100k libraries of every kind. They *all* buy books. And sometimes buy more when the first set wear out! Libraries are AMAZING.
If you need some joy today, here are my beloved former editors two turtles enjoying fresh cherries...
This piece about Goodreads is long, but I really need everyone in the book world to read it immediately misshelved.substack.com/p/lets-talk-...
Publishing obsesses over Goodreads, but does Goodreads actually sell books?
Happy Book Birthday, @gwenda.bsky.social !! I am EXTREMELY excited for this book, which as just arrived on my Kindle! Woooo! Snag a copy, kittens, if you haven't already!
If you like the look of it, you can pre-order it here... geni.us/TheMoonlight...
Turned in the last of the edits to THE LAST HOPE. That's a wrap on Maggie Hope, folks. To Maggie and her friends, and also to my next stand-alone and new series! Cheers!
Turned in the copyedit for THE LAST HOPE. What should I do to celebrate? (I was thinking of cleaning and organizing my drawers, but somehow that doesn't seem very festive...)
MR. CHURCHILL'S SECRETARY, the first book of the Maggie Hope series, is on sale for $1.99 on Amazon and across e-platforms. And I just turned in my copyedit for THE LAST HOPE, coming May 21! www.amazon.com/Mr-Churchill...