Blog Archive
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New Romances from Andrea Laurence, Stacy Henrie, and Lara Lacombe!
Jul 04, 2017
Romance readers rejoice! If you thought you’d have nothing to read on this extended holiday weekend, you’re wrong. Celebrate the Fourth of July by treating yourself to three new books from #TeamBookEnds. Here’s your lineup, in no particular order: THE BABY FAVOR by Andrea Laurence: Scarlet and Mason Spencer’s marriage was once hotter than a […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Linsey Miller!
Jul 03, 2017
I’m thrilled to welcome Linsey Miller to the BookEnds team! Linsey’s debut YA Mask of Shadows publishes with Sourcebooks Fire August 29th. I can’t wait for you to meet our genderfluid protagonist Sal, and some other secondary character favorites of mine, in this dark fantasy. I remember originally reading this manuscript while sick in bed, but […]
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Welcome to #BookEnds – J.M. Evenson!
Jun 30, 2017
I’m so thrilled to welcome Middle Grade author J.M Evenson as the newest member of #TeamMoe. The moment I started reading her book set in Istanbul I was instantly hooked. Actually, it made me want to book a flight to Turkey ASAP (I’m so lucky my authors love writing about foreign locales but it’s murder […]
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#BookEndsChat today!
Jun 29, 2017
It’s been a while since we’ve done this, but all of us at BookEnds will be hosting a Twitter chat this (6/29) afternoon from 2:00-4:00 EST. Come talk to Jessica F, Kim, Jessica A, Moe, Tracy, Beth, Natascha, Rachel, and James. And bring your publishing questions. There are a lot of us now, so we’re […]
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Introducing Debut Author May Bridges!!
Jun 29, 2017
I still remember the day I first read May Bridges’ Killing June. My family was snowed in that day. I made my husband bundle up the kids and take them out to play, and I did not get up from my couch until I read the first word to the last. It’s sexy, it’s suspenseful and […]
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Everyone Starts Somewhere
Jun 28, 2017
At some point we all started somewhere. We all put that first word on the page, wrote our first query, and submitted to our first agent. We all had a first contract, email from an editor, and the first check. When you’re feeling overwhelmed by everything that’s happening and as if you’re the most uneducated […]
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Happy #PubDay to Laura Brown!
Jun 27, 2017
Congrats to Laura Brown on the release of FRIEND (WITH BENEFITS) ZONE! I’m ridiculously attracted to my best friend. Today is a bad day. The worst actually. After dealing with the constant manhandling that comes with being a cocktail waitress at a dive bar and surviving a date from hell, I see an eviction […]
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Why a Thank You Matters
Jun 27, 2017
In my post on Interview Tips and Tricks I was asked a few questions about the importance or value of a thank you note. While I don’t think a thank you is required after a rejection on a submission, I do think anytime someone goes that extra mile, or you’ve made it to the next […]
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Deal News for Helen Hoang!
Jun 26, 2017
Congratulations to Helen Hoang on the sale of her debut novel, The Kiss Quotient!! We can’t wait to see this book in print! You can find the announcement at Publishers Weekly.
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Welcome to BookEnds, Amanda Searcy!
Jun 26, 2017
I’m thrilled to welcome Amanda Searcy to the BookEnds team! Amanda’s debut YA thriller The Truth Beneath the Lies publishes with Random House’s Delacorte imprint this December. I can’t wait for you to be on the edge of your seat with it. Amanda first came on my radar via Brenda Drake’s Pitch Wars, and I haven’t […]
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Take Your Dog to Work Day
Jun 23, 2017
Which is everyday at BookEnds. #BookEndsLife #Buford
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The One Mistake Agented Authors Make
Jun 22, 2017
Before authors are agented they spend a lot of time learning and networking. Conferences are for fun, but they are primarily to attend workshops and pitch sessions to meet agents (and editors). One of the biggest mistakes an agented author makes is deciding that none of that is necessary now that you have an agent. […]
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