Michael McKinley on the one piece of advice he was given when starting out as an author — and why he ignored it.

With June's arrival and the beach calling out for books to be read, Nancy Merritt Bell on the podcast that brings books to life all summer long.

By Nancy Merritt Bell It's February and we're creeping out of the dead of winter into the adoring arms of Valentine's Day. Time to cuddle up with someone or a good book, and I'm thinking romance. But why think of one book of love literature or two, when there is an entire bookstore to look over. The Ripped Bodice bookstore (or TRB for short) is deeply devoted to romance books — all of them, from the tried and true Dame Barbara Cartland to the new queen of romance, Colleen Hoo

By Michael McKinley In the beginning, there was a conversation between me, Michael McKinley, and Chuck Wardell about doing something to change the way we get books to readers. Chuck had this brilliant idea on how to do it, and as a writer, I was all in, as I wanted to change the way writers got books to publishers. So we thought: 'Let's round up some writers we know, and offer them a small advance, a large and sliding upwards scale of the royalties, as well as their own webpa

Michael Wellman’s debut political thriller imagines a near-future China-Japan war in alarming detail.

Inside the Room: 50 Years of Making Presidents and Building the Democratic Party takes you - yes - inside the room where it all happens. This memoir by John Graham and his sons, Ryan and Michael, follows their careers in politics over the last 50 years. John was inspired by his own father, a deeply respected Philadelphia Republican leader, Joseph “Goldie” Graham. And then Ryan and Michael were inspired by their father to become involved in politics. Together the Grahams giv

Redeemed , the incredible tale of loss, resilience, and the power of faith, has received a positive review from Kirkus , who calls the book "A touching and compellingly told story of a brother and sister living fractured lives." - Kirkus Reviews Redeemed tells the extraordinary story of the journey that authors Alain and Nella Orozco make as they navigate the world following the murder of their beloved mother. They live in a world of danger, as their father is a drug dealer

Come Up Big , the engrossing story of the astonishing life of Charles "Chuck" W.B. Wardell III, is receiving high praise and new accolades. Now, Come Up Big has received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews , which calls it: "A warmly inviting story full of life." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Read the full review here! But that's not all! This coming April, BookGo will be releasing Come Up Big in paperback, audiobook, and ebook formats! Subscribe to our newsletter an

BookGo, the independent book publisher, and its authors services department, YourBook, are celebrating memoirs all month long. They are kicking off the festivities by honoring the memoir Come Up Big, by author Charles (Chuck) W.B. Wardell III. The book itself has “come up big,” earning a starred review from the prestigious Kirkus Reviews , which called the memoir “A warmly inviting story of a full life.” Kirkus is featuring Chuck’s wonderful book all month long. And so is

New review of Around the World in 80 Years by Peter Felix ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “This captivating memoir chronicles Peter Felix's extraordinary journey from wartime London in 1944 to a globe-spanning career across Pakistan, Hong Kong, the US, Algeria, and beyond. The narrative weaves personal transformation with the major political, economic, and social upheavals that shaped the modern world, offering a front-row seat to history through the eyes of an international management consultant.

Read the first chapter of Squawk 7700.

In Around the World in 80 Years, author and international management consultant Peter Felix takes readers on a fascinating journey across cultures and countries, exploring some of the major political, economic, and social upheavals that have shaped the modern world—and him along the way.

“‘Squawk 7700’” is a riveting thriller that transports readers directly into the cockpit during moments of extreme peril.”

We are incredibly excited to announce the release of Squawk 7700 , available to buy now! SQUAWK 7700 The deadliest bomb is the one you...

The resume is essential to publishers, readers and editors, because… well, we need to know you have one!

BookGo launches to help writers tell stories easier, faster and more profitably.

By Tomas Elliott The Craft Bootcamp In our regular bootcamp dedicated to the craft of literature, we'll be getting writing fit with some specialist exercises designed to hone your literary muscles. Each week, we take a brief look at an example of writing by a master of their craft — whether in prose, poetry, drama, film, or TV — and follow that up with a challenge for you to practise on your own. This week, in keeping with our theme of romance, we look at the craft of opening

By Nancy Merritt Bell The Publishing Toolkit First of all, hurrah for finishing your book! Crack out the champers. And cheers again for wanting your new work to have an objective, general-public, possibly non-adoring reading. It might even be worth it. Next, round up the readers — but bypass the family and BFF reads. I actually gave Mom something of mine to read once. Her report was far less than the worship I'd expected. Mom, being a therapist, actually 'shrank' the book and