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Happy Travels
The author of a picture book tour of New York City shares her insights.
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Cover Redesign: 'Letters in a Trunk: A WWII Love Story' by indie author Daniel R. Mazza
This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of 'Letters in a Trunk: A WWII Love Story' by indie author Daniel R. Mazza.
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Indie Success: World of Wonder
A self-published photography collection features invigorating landscape images.
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The Big Indie Books of Fall 2020
A roundup of some of the best books from small presses and university presses due out this season.
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Cosmic Shifts
The founder of Gatekeeper Press weighs in on the state of indie publishing.
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Cover Redesign: 'Adventures in the Charter Trade' by David Bond
This month, Amanda Reid at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of Adventures in the Charter Trade by indie author David Bond.
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First Lines: August 2020
Our monthly look at some of the best first lines by BookLife authors.
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Indie Scouting Report: August 2020
In this roundup of the best-reviewed BookLife titles, we highlight a supernatural romance, a satirical thriller, and a nautical journey.
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New Titles from Self-Publishers: August 2020
Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 97 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 Scouting Report: August 2020
In this roundup of the best-reviewed BookLife titles, we highlight a supernatural coming-of-age novel, a picture book about farts, and the first in a fantasy series.
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Slouching Toward Equity
Brooke Warner admonishes the publishing industry to act on its professed values.
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Indie Success: Touching the Depths
A collection of personal vignettes examines the quiet hilarity of 21st-century married life and art.
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First Lines: July 2020
Our monthly look at some of the best opening lines from BookLife authors
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Indie Success: Word by Word
The winner of the BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest is a collaborative project as unique as its subjects—and contributors
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Scouting Report
In this roundup of the best-reviewed BookLife titles, we highlight a sci-fi mystery, a memoir of personal discovery, a Viking saga, and others.
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Post-pandemic Publishing for Indie Authors
Indie authors are well positioned to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic publishing landscape
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Cover Redesign: 'Starting Your Book' by Naomi Rose
This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of Starting Your Book by Naomi Rose. To submit a book for a free cover redesign, email us at booklifeeditor@booklife.com.
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New Titles from Self-Publishers
Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 149 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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First Lines: June 2020
Our monthly look at some of the best first lines by BookLife authors.
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Scouting Report: June 2020
In this roundup of the best-reviewed BookLife titles, we highlight an author’s memoir of Bob Dylan, a family chronicle, a recollection of mental illness, and others.



