Romance, friendship, mood, atmosphere, setting - these are all the things I look for in a perfect summer book. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson is the perfect summer book, and oozes with all of these things and more. The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do... Continue Reading →
The Best of Noggin by John Corey Whaley
Today, we bid farewell to our April Book of the Month, Noggin by John Corey Whaley. But before we do, let's take a look back at highlights from this month's features: Noggin Writing Contest You still have until midnight (PT) to enter our Noggin inspired writing contest: Imagine you went to sleep and woke up... Continue Reading →
The Best of Noggin by John Corey Whaley
Today, we bid farewell to our April Book of the Month, Noggin by John Corey Whaley. But before we do, let's take a look back at highlights from this month's features: Noggin Writing Contest You still have until midnight (PT) to enter our Noggin inspired writing contest: Imagine you went to sleep and woke up... Continue Reading →
More Ideas for Book Promotions
Last week, we featured some real-life examples of projects we’ve done for authors and publishers looking to promote their books. And in the past, we’ve talked about some popular promotional product ideas for books and authors.
Today, we want to share even more! These are some of our favorite ideas for authors and/or publishers to consider when promoting different books:
Character Swag
Maybe your character is known for wearing a plastic ring or a special charm bracelet. Or maybe he loves Hershey’s miniatures. Or maybe she wears a certain piece of jewelry, or has an iconic pair of sunglasses. Simon & Schuster recently sent out pairs of red heart-shaped sunglasses for Morgan Matson’s new book Since You’ve Been Gone. You’ll notice they’re the same sunglasses one of the characters is wearing on the book’s cover:
Whatever this item is – why not produce it for your fans to wear…
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The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy
The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy is a swash-buckling conclusion to the wayward, hilarious and sometimes heroic adventures of the four Princes Charming. The League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy
The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy is a swash-buckling conclusion to the wayward, hilarious and sometimes heroic adventures of the four Princes Charming. The League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the... Continue Reading →
New YA Releases: April 29, 2014
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: The Treatment by Suzanne Young Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to The Program, which Publishers Weekly called “chilling and suspenseful.” How do you stop an... Continue Reading →
The Taking by Kimberly Derting
So I'm pretty much a sucker for anything Kimberly Derting writes these days. I have loved her previous series, The Body Finder and The Pledge -- and the first book in her newest series, The Taking, promises even more to love. A flash of white light . . . and then . . . nothing.... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Taking by Kimberly Derting
So I'm pretty much a sucker for anything Kimberly Derting writes these days. I have loved her previous series, The Body Finder and The Pledge -- and the first book in her newest series, The Taking, promises even more to love. A flash of white light . . . and then . . . nothing.... Continue Reading →
If you like, then try Creators by Tiffany Truitt
Today, I am SO so honored to host a guest post from one of my favorite people, Tiffany Truitt, whose third book Creators hits stores today! Without Tiffany, Novel Novice might not exist ... so, you know, I have a lot of love for her. * * * If you’re a regular follower of Novel... Continue Reading →



