Welcome back, friends. September sure is flying by, it seems like only a few days ago I was wishing you all a happy back to school. Now the month is almost at an end, but one thing is still the same: Friday is Around the Web day! Here's what caught my eye recently: Rules for Borrowing Books Book lovers can be a little precious with their books, so it’s important to know how to care for their books if you want to keep your relationships healthy it’s important. Check out Bustle

The Concept There’s no doubt about it—media coverage sells books far better than using advertising. Finding media coverage can be a challenge for an author but HARO (Help a Reporter Out) can be a matchmaking service made in heaven. From their website: “HARO provides journalists with a robust database of sources for upcoming stories and daily opportunities for sources to secure valuable media coverage.” Journalists (and there are over 55,000 journalists and bloggers registered

Hello, friends! I hope you’re having a fantastic week and that you’re gearing for a weekend of fantastic reading. And if you’re in need of reading material, the following links should give you a good start. The Future Library In a hundred years, what will we be reading? We can’t know which new authors will be making headlines then, but a few from the present will still have new books coming out thanks to a project called the Future Library. The Future Library is a hundred-yea

With Lackbeard's December release day drawing nearer, we thought we should share some things you should know about this pirate adventure

Welcome back to Around the Web! Today I’ve got some fun and helpful links for you to check out as you finish up the week. Advice for Young Writers and Illustrators Debbi Ridpath Ohi runs a blog called Inkygirl and has been collecting advice for young writers and illustrators from a number of authors she’s worked with. Of course, you don’t have to be young to appreciate some thoughtful advice. Writing Tips from Professors And since we’re looking at advice, and it is September,

Every once in a while, a fresh option for book marketing comes across my desk and I was most intrigued with the concept of crowdfunding for authors. This is one of the cornerstones of the model presented on publishizer.com Publishizer is a crowdfunding literary agency. If you have an idea for a book, fiction or non-fiction, they will walk you through the process of completing a project plan and provide a template to work with. When you’re finished, you’ll have a professional

Happy Friday, and happy September! I hope you’re all off to a good start this month, especially those of you starting school or sending others to school. I know it can be a bit of a hectic time for a lot of people, so I encourage you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy some interesting posts from around the web. Reading While in School In keeping with the first week back to school, All Lit Up addressed “beating the back to school reading blues” in their literary advice column.

Back in July, I finished the 100 Day Project, an endeavour adapted from Michael Beirut’s graphic design workshop at Yale School of Art and popularized by author and artist Elle Luna. My project, 100 Ladies of Literature, was an effort to reconnect with my creative roots and learn about the women who paved the way for today’s women in literature. I first learned about the 100 Day Project on Instagram from cartoonist Lucy Bellwood (who last year completed her 100 day project, w