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A Work in Progress, Parts 1 and 2
An author gives an account of an unusual novel development process
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Scouting Report: July 2021
In this roundup of the best-reviewed BookLife titles, we highlight a supernatural horror story, an art theft mystery, and more.
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Putting the Self in Self-Publishing
How much you should go into your book?
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A Star Is Born: PW Talks with Mimi Matthews
A Victorian romance achieves “a realistic—yet still swoonworthy—happily-ever-after”.
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New Titles from Self-Publishers: June 2021
Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 112 self-published titles gathered. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description provided by its author.
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Indie Spotlight: End of June 2021
In our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we’re celebrating thrillers, mysteries, and true crime books by indie authors.
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Cover Redesign: 'Sidelined: The Draft' by Bianca Williams
This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of 'Sidelined: The Draft' by Bianca Williams.
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Examining a Singular Bond
T.E. Creus’s Our Pets and Us provides a history of animal domestication, from the Paleolithic period to the present.
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Indie Community: Reading Books by Their Covers
A marketing and branding specialist looks at trending cover designs.
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First Lines: June 2021
Our monthly look at some of the best first lines by BookLife authors.
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Grow Your Writing Inspiration
An author and therapist explores how to stay creatively motivated.
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New Titles from Self-Publishers: End of May 2021
Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 79 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description provided by its author.
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Indie Spotlight: End of May 2021
In this edition of our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we’re celebrating memoirs and autobiographies by indie authors.
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Cover Redesign: 'Monk on a River: Quest for the Blue Dorje' by Edward Horner.
This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of 'Monk on a River: Quest for the Blue Dorje' by Edward Horner.
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A Once-Silenced Voice Speaks Out
Sabreet Kang Rajeev won the 2020 BookLife Prize in Nonfiction by writing the book she needed to read.
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Congratulations to Our 2020 BookLife Nonfiction Prize Winner!
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Cover Redesign: 'Tell, or the Adventures in Themiddle' by L.N. Mayer
This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of 'Tell, or the Adventures in Themiddle' by L.N. Mayer.
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Scouting Report: May 2021
In this roundup of the best-reviewed BookLife titles, we highlight a mystery concerning public pension plans, a thriller about hunting humans, and more.
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Helping Authors Find Their Readers
Exposure is often a challenge for indie authors—this platform helps them manage it.
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Meet the Finalists of the 2020 BookLife Prize in Nonfiction