Book Cover Redesign; First Lines From BookLife Authors

[The BookLife Report: Self-publishing news, tips and trends for authors and readers.] [22nd Annual Independent Publishers Book Awards]( The Report [Book Cover Redesign: 'Mr. Nachron’s List']( Michelle Argyle of Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of Mr. Nachron's List by indie author Mike Corbett. [more » »]( [First Lines: January 2018]( We highlight some of the best opening lines from titles by BookLife authors. [more » »]( [Science, Culture, and #MeToo in Whit Taylor’s ‘Ghost Stories’]( Self-published comics artist Whit Taylor makes her trade publishing debut with Ghost Stories, a collection of old and new graphic short stories. [more » »]( [Book Deals: Week of January 29, 2018]( This weekly column helps authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, Melissa de la Cruz sold her first work of domestic suspense, The Birthday Girl, to Dutton. [more » »]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Marcus Emerson]( Featured Reviews [Dragon's Trail]( Joseph Malik. Oxblood, $24.99 (390p) ISBN 9780997887549 Malik’s debut novel sparkles with a fresh take on some traditional epic fantasy tropes. [more » »]( [New York]( Terence Clarke. Astor & Lenox, $15.95 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-0-9860582-7-1 This gem of a collection by Clarke celebrates the art, passions, and people of New York City. [more » »]( The Best of BookLife [How to Plan a Virtual Book Tour]( Smart authors can maximize their publicity with a well-planned virtual tour of the blogosphere. [more » »]( [Smart Indie Authors Connect at Writers' Conferences]( There is little question that writers’ conferences can provide a big boost for an indie author's career. [more » »]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Audiobook Production Manager - HarperCollins - New York](. - [Audiobook Producer - HarperCollins - New York](. - [Sales and Marketing Assistant - Humanoids - Los Angeles](. - [International Sales Manager - The Quarto Group - Beverly](. - [Editing, Design, Production (EDP) Manager - New York University - New York](. Indie News Roundup [Good E-Reader: B&N Rebrands Its Self-Publishing Platform]( NOOK Press is re-launching as Barnes & Noble Press, which will incorporate the company's e-book and print-on-demand sites. [more » »]( [Forbes: What Amazon's Mysterious 50 Percent Royalty Error Says About Self-Publishing]( The self-publishing community weighs in on what a change in royalty rates would mean for indie authors. [more » »]( [Good E-Reader: Kobo Releases Its First Original Audiobook]( Active in the audiobook space for five months, the company released its first Kobo Original, an audio edition of Zoe Whittall's Best Kind of People. [more » »]( [IndieReader: 'Sex, Not Love' Tops IndieReader Bestseller List]( A look at the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. [more » »]( PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, [click here](. [Renew My Heart, O God: Daily Devotons for Healing Your Heart]( by Jeffery J Horacek, O.D. [Halfway to a Vineyard]( by Anthony Mays [A Heart Across the Ocean]( by Shelley Kassian [It's the Coach's Fault]( by Lauritz Raymond Ingram [The Cockroach Society]( by Fred Dowd [Ideal High]( by Valerie Ipson [Quantitative Ethnography]( by David Williamson Shaffer [The Visconti Devils]( by Ria Dimitra [Leeway]( by I.O. Jones [A Lord's Treasure (A King's Wisdom) (Volume 1)]( by David Longworth [Pause and Reflect]( by Ofelia Aguinaldo Dayrit-Woodring [Survival of the Sparrows]( by Pete Conrad [Eli'jah Is Here! The Day of the L-rd!]( by Eli'y אֵלִיָּהוּ [The Silver Horn Echoes: A Song of Roland]( by Michael Eging [Holding Together the Falling Apart: Age: The Final Frontier]( by Richard Angres [Witch Tower (Miskatonic University) (Volume 1)]( by Lawrence King [On Robin Lane]( by Brenda Dodson [The Unexpected: Wives Who Have Affairs and the Husbands Who Love Them]( by Chris Dawson [The Quest for King Arthur]( by James Frost [Click here]( to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or [click here]( to sign up your book for the program. E-mail not displaying correctly? 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