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Four Hundred Words for Six Hundred Dollars
The announcement arrived through LJExpress on a Friday in late July, dressed in the language of service. Media Source, the company that owns Library Journal, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, and the Junior Library Guild, had opened a storefront called Open Shelf Reviews, aimed at independent authors and small presses, and the copy asked me to hold two ideas at once: the reviews would be paid for by the authors under review, and a wall would keep those purchased reviews away from the magazines whose names give the wall its worth. The company described the operation as "a clearly identified paid service," with its own editor, reviewer pool, and website, all kept apart from the editorial processes that made Library Journal matter to librarians for a century and a half. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/07/30/four-hundred-words-for-six-hundred-dollars/
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Little bit very blown away by this review of my book in #kirkus
“Comedy is about spreading happiness,” Ricardo proclaims. It would be hard not to be happier after reading this entertainer’s guide."
Pre-order it now, wherever books are sold, worldwide!
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mat-ricardo/the-magic-in-you/
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Did you miss my profile/interview in #Kirkus? McKenzi Thi Murphy interviewed me for the 25 April 2023 online issue: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/the-making-of-a-modern-medusa-myth/ #Mythology #Medusa #GreekMythology #SFF #FeministBooks #FeministWriter #Poetry
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The #NetGalley / #Kirkus / #BookSirens / #GoodReads of SerialFiction is now in Beta!
Writers of episodic fiction--list your Series today. Free features are available while the service is in Beta.
#Book #Reviewers, sign up to become a paid reviewer.
#Readers visit https://SerialScribe.com to discover the stories you love.
#SerialFiction #Serial #KindleVella #Radish #RoyalRoad #Wattpad #Neovel #Episodic #AmWriting #Writer #Writers #Authors #SelfPublishing
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This is a fantastic and unexpected #GraphicMemoir about influential filmmaker Buster Keaton. Great addition for #library patrons who like #comics or #biographies
Positive review from #Kirkus
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ryan-barnett/buster-a-life-in-pictures/
#CollectionDevelopment #comicstodon #librarians #bookstodon #LibraryMastodon @librarians
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Am reading You Should Smile More by Anastasia Ryan, and it is truly hilarious in a very pointed way. #Kirkus loved it too https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/anastasia-ryan/you-should-smile-more/ It's got #humor, horrible boss, #revenge - hey @bookstodon https://read.sourcebooks.com/fiction/9781728253350-you-should-smile-more-tp.html
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Mastodon friends, I am still looking for a print copy of Kirkus Reviews’ first issue of this year, and which a review of my book Protectress appears. I am happy to pay for a copy and shipping, if anyone has one they can spare. Thanks! #publishing #Kirkus #books
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#IronWolf is soon launching in the US, and #Kirkus has picked 10 titles you wont want to miss.🙏❤️
«Norwegian fantasy superstar Pettersen follows her internationally popular Raven Rings trilogy with a new series set in the same ancient Norse universe.»
😂😂 … 😶 Can I get that on a T-shirt?#TheRavenRings #fantasy #NordicFantasy #FantasyBooks #writer #amWriting #bookstodon #Norse #NorseMythology #NordicMyths
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I'm always curious about the critics' picks for the best books in the upcoming year. Here's the one from #Kirkus
#books #reading #Bookstodon @bookstodon
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/40-most-anticipated-books-2023/