Blog Archive
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A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Is A Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club YA Read!
Nov 12, 2020
It thrills us to hear that A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey is the latest pick for Reese’s Book Club Young Adult! Here is what Reese has to say: Want to escape to a different country? Take a trip to the charming English countryside in this month’s YA selection, […]
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How I Make the Choice to Request a Submission
Nov 12, 2020
Making the choice to request a submission is very similar to readers making a choice to buy a book. The query letter, a well-written query letter, is integral to that process. As we reach the end of the year I’m seeing more new authors in my inbox–people who have had time during the pandemic to […]
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New Client Alert – Brianna Fenty
Nov 11, 2020
Name: Brianna FentyWhat you Write: HorrorAgent: Amanda JainWhy BookEnds? They match passion with passion – you know they’re going to work hard to make your work the best it can possibly be, all while being more welcoming than I could possibly imagine. What book do you wish you had written, and why? Not so much […]
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Join BookEnds for a Q&A Webinar!
Nov 10, 2020
Jessica Faust and James McGowan are thrilled to invite 95 writers to join them for a one hour webinar on Thursday November 12th, 2020 at 6pm EST. They’ll be opening the floor for a Happy Hour Q&A session, to talk all things publishing. Please note that participants will be on a first come, first serve […]
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Social Media for Joy or Money
Nov 10, 2020
Social media, the albatross that hangs around every author’s neck, and agents too if you must know. One day we’re told we have to be on social media or we’ll never sell a book. Then people like Jessica Faust come along and tell you that’s wrong. That you only need to be on social media […]
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Lance & Kim Lionetti Fund
Nov 09, 2020
Over the years BookEnds has done what we could to support others–writers, members of the publishing community, and fundraisers for the world at large. Never would I have dreamed that we’d need to reach out to you to ask to help one of our own. As many of you know, Kim Lionetti has been an […]
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12 Days of Books – Jessica Alvarez
Nov 09, 2020
If, like us, you’re shopping for books to give as gifts, we have 12 days of books that are guaranteed to complete your shopping. We’re starting our usual holiday shopping lists early this year. Like everything else, shipping might be delayed and because we don’t want our gifts to be, we’re starting now. For these […]
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12 Days of Books–Jessica Faust
Nov 06, 2020
If like us, you’re shopping for books to give as gifts we have 12 days of books that are guaranteed to complete your shopping. We’re starting our usual holiday shopping lists early this year. Like everything else, shipping might be delayed and because we don’t want our gifts to be, we’re starting now. On the […]
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Trust is the Key to every Successful Author-Agent Relationship
Nov 05, 2020
A successful author-agent relationship is no different from any other successful business partnership. At the core is trust. When an author and agent commit to working together they are trusting that the other has their best interests in mind. The agent trusts that the author will provide them with good, sellable books. The author trusts […]
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New Client Alert – Jody Jensen Shaffer
Nov 04, 2020
Name: Jody Jensen Shaffer What you Write: Funny and heartfelt picture books, but occasionally a board book or chapter book will slip through when I’m not lookingAgent: James McGowanWhy BookEnds? BookEnds is a community committed to great books and their authors. I love the collaborative, upbeat way they operate. And James is there, which was the […]
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TWO BookEnds Titles Nominated for Texas Bluebonnet Award!
Nov 04, 2020
We are so excited to see Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament by Kim Long and The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora has been selected for the 2021-2022 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List! The Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List is one of the most distinguished children’s literature […]
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Your Voice Matters. Your Vote Matters
Nov 03, 2020
Your voice matters. What you say, what you think, and what you want for yourself, your family, and your country matter. If you haven’t yet voted, today is the day. I beg you, let your voice be heard. So many have already voted and I fear talk of watching the polls will silence those who […]
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