(In our continuing series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors, children’s author Christina V. Kueppers interviewed author Andrea Anderson about her new book, A Journey to Silicon Valley and Beyond.) “Unlike explorers in the old days who … [Read more...]
What Is a Blog Tour, Anyway?
If you’re gearing up to promote your new book or to revive an already published title, you might think you should do a book tour. Contact bookstores and cafes. Make posters. Sell books out of the trunk of your car. But in our wild and futuristic … [Read more...]
Seeking Authors for Interviews on Television — with Typewriters
Here’s a note from A.T. Lynne about an opportunity for authors to be interviewed on TV: I’d like to introduce you to my friend and fellow writer, Scott Calhoun. Scott is Adjunct Instructor at Dominican University and Government and Education … [Read more...]
Send Your Books In for PNBA Display
Here's a note from Rosemary Jones of Book Publishers Northwest, an independent publishers association like BAIPA, based in Seattle. To be eligible, she says, your book should have a Northwest author or publisher or a good Northwest hook (Seattle … [Read more...]
Your Audience is Not ‘Everyone’ — a Conversation with Lee Wind
Lee Wind, author, blogger, and director of marketing and programming for IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association), is the keynote speaker for Writer’s World, BAIPA’s September 8 conference for authors and publishers. I caught up with Lee last … [Read more...]
Get Creative with Your Book Launch
Check out this 58-second video by Chad Michael Granier for the launch of The Everyday Superman: a Cajun Boy’s Quest to Fight Evil from the Inside Out. I’ve asked him to record the launch party (a Cajun feast) in the courtyard of an LA restaurant. I’m … [Read more...]
BAIPA Board Member Tamara Shiloh Opens Multi-Cultural Bookstore in Richmond — the Go-To Bookstore for Black History Month
Tamara Shiloh is not just a great-grandmother, and author of a five-book series, Just Imagine...What If There Were No Black People in the World? — about the significant contributions by black scientists and inventors in the United States and … [Read more...]
Anyone Have Experience, Suggestions Re: Sponsored Reviews?
Does anyone have experience with “sponsored reviews”? I’m aware of San Francisco Book Review and The Book Club Online. Has anyone used these? What were the results? Can you recommend any other comparable services? Any other suggestions? Please … [Read more...]
Making the Best Life Possible After Retirement — Interview with Gloria Dunn-Violin
Gloria Dunn-Violin of Novato talked with scores of folks before writing her second book. One of the saddest stories she heard was about “a man who had a lucrative business and retired without a clue about how to spend the rest of his life. He … [Read more...]
A Book Tour Experience … Virtually
Marketing My Own Book “Where are you going on your book tour?” Friends and strangers often ask about where I am going on my book tour when they learn about my new historical novel, Sarah’s Secret. Those interested but uninvolved in the … [Read more...]
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