Melissa Wright is the author of more than a dozen YA and fantasy novels including The Frey Saga and Between Ink and Shadows. Her newest release, A Necromancer’s Guide to Grave Mistakes, is a darkly whimsical romantic fantasy that follows a young necromancer whose uncontrolled magic accidentally raises the dead right as she’s pulled into investigating her father’s murder. It’s the first book in her Grave Magic and Other Forms of Courtship series.

Jessica Keener's new novel, Evening Begins the Day, tells the story of two families drawn together in crisis discovering a path toward community and renewal. Her bestselling debut novel, Night Swim, was followed by an award-winning collection of stories, Women in Bed. Her second novel, Strangers in Budapest, was an Indie Next pick, an Entertainment Weekly best new book selection, and a Southern Independent Bookseller Association bestseller. 

A guide for authors and publishers, wherever you’re based, who want to sell more books in the United Kingdom (and ship into Europe efficiently).

Emma Gannon is a Sunday Times-bestselling writer of nine fiction and nonfiction books, and a recent judge of the 2025 Women’s Prize. Her newest release, A Year of Nothing, has been widely praised for its inspirational, reflective take on recovering from burnout and rediscovering the joy of simple living. It was picked as part of The Observer Book Club and Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place Book Club.

Many authors think their job ends once their book is published, but your manuscript is actually a bundle of valuable rights just waiting to be unlocked. Whether it's a film adaptation, a translated edition, or a merchandise line, your intellectual property (IP) is your most powerful business asset. Here's how to protect and and grow it. 

Opal Reyne is the creator of the wildly popular Duskwalker Brides series, which began with A Soul to Keep and quickly gained a devoted fanbase for its dark fantasy world and unforgettable skull-headed heroes.

Some of you may be seasoned pros at these events, but if you're a newbie just starting out, you might be curious about what to expect. We've put together a handy list to get you ready.

There’s often a bigger gap than you think between how authors assume readers find books and what readers are actually doing when they search for their next read. If you’ve ever wondered why your book isn’t showing up the way you expected, this is probably why. Let’s break down what’s really happening behind the scenes—and walk through simple, practical ways to line up your book with real reader behavior so it shows up more often, reaches the right people, and feels a whole lot easier to discover.

Fredi Nwaka is an award-winning British filmmaker, actor, motivational speaker, and author of Boy, a powerful new memoir. In it, he explores identity, trauma, resilience, and self-discovery, offering an unflinching account of the struggles that shaped him and the personal growth that followed.

Romance isn’t just another popular genre—it’s the commercial backbone of contemporary publishing. Year after year, it delivers more revenue and sells more units than any other category of fiction. It consistently outsells fantasy, sci-fi, thrillers, and literary fiction combined. And unlike trend-driven genres that surge and crash, romance maintains steady, long-term reader demand.