Last year, award-winning author David Bell joined us for #30Authors. His wildly popular novel, Since She Went Away, was a fan-favorite and I'm thrilled to have him as a guest writer. His new book, Bring Her Home, debuts today. I’ve never murdered someone, kidnapped someone, beaten someone, or killed someone. I’ve never had a member of my family murdered, kidnapped, … [Read more...]
Do the Super Bowl Ads Offer Hope?
I look forward to the Super Bowl every year. Not because I care about the game (I did read Concussion, after all) but because it gives me uninterrupted reading time. From time to time, I'll look up to watch the commercials but I don't worry about it - I know Twitter will tell me which ones to pull up on YouTube. But this year I actually tuned in. Okay, well, I tuned into the … [Read more...]
How to Choose an E-book Subscription Service
Today's guest post is by Diamond Grant, a freelance technology blogger and a huge bookworm. Thanks to the rise of e-readers, there are now thousands of books released every day. If you’re an avid reader, it’s difficult to keep track of them all. Even if you can whittle them down to ten books a year, the cost adds up. Plus, if you’re a bookworm, ten books aren’t enough … [Read more...]
Publishing in the 21st Century: The Power of Data and AI
By Marvin Wey, Head of Growth at Inkitt PublishingBack in the mid-90’s, the publishing landscape changed substantially with the introduction of eBooks. This was a big move that drove dramatic changes in readers’ habits as far as browsing through, choosing, and purchasing books were concerned. Before this, the publishing industry had largely remained unchanged for … [Read more...]
Learning Firsthand from Justice Sotomayor
Today's post was written by Lisa Rimmert. Lisa founded the snarky blog Weird! Why Aren't You Vegan? and raises money for Vegan Outreach, a non-profit that spreads compassion toward animals by inspiring and helping people to eat vegetarian and vegan. She and her husband live in Denver with a dog and a cat: the only two animals they're ever tempted to eat. Just kidding. … [Read more...]