First Lines from BookLife Authors; Book Cover Redesign

[The BookLife Report: Self-publishing news, tips and trends for authors and readers.] [Promote your self-published book for $149 - PW Select - click here.]( The Report [First Lines: February 2018]( Our roundup of some of the best opening lines from titles by BookLife authors. [more » »]( [Book Cover Redesign: 'Dying for a Vacation']( Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design reimagines the cover of 'Dying for a Vacation' by indie author Donna Huston Murray. [more » »]( [Book Deals: Week of March 12, 2018]( This weekly column helps authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, Emmy Kastner sold world rights to her four-book series, Nerdy Babies, after a five-house auction, to Roaring Brook Press. [more » »]( [Podcasting and Authenticity Celebrated at PubTechConnect]( The conference stressed the importance of learning how to use emerging technologies—particularly podcasting—in sensible and authentic ways to develop audiences. [more » »]( [Smashwords Bestsellers List: March 2018]( Natasha Preston's romance Broken Silence tops the list of bestselling titles on the Smashwords platform for the month of March. [more » »]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Blue Balliett]( Featured Reviews [Playing House in Provence]( Mary-Lou Weisman. iUniverse, $13.99 trade paper (182p) ISBN 978-1-5320-2534-1 In this funny and candid account of four monthlong stays in Provence over four seasons, Weisman pursues the fantasy of becoming “so French that we wouldn’t like Americans either.” [more » »]( [The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover]( Susan Wittig Albert. Persevero, $25.95 (280p) ISBN 978-0-9969040-3-2 Fans old and new will welcome this charming mystery set in a Depression-era small Southern town. [more » »]( The Best of BookLife [Tax Strategy for Indie Authors]( With tax day approaching, we take a look at some best practices for deductions and offer tax tips for indie authors. [more » »]( [When Do You Need an Agent?]( Burning questions about finding an agent, when and how to query, and more answered by a novelist. [more » »]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Director, Library Marketing - American Psychological Association - Washington, DC](. - [Senior Editor/Brand Manager - Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. - New York](. - [Editorial Assistant - The Quarto Group - Bellevue](. - [Director of Editorial Content Strategy & Creation - Wesleyan Unviersity - Middletown](. - [Acquisitions Editor - Hay House - New York](. Indie News Roundup [Bleeding Cool News: Self-Publishing Advice from 'Bone' Creator Jeff Smith]( The creator of one of the most successful self-published comics of all time sounds off on how to succeed as an indie author. [more » »]( [Good E-Reader: Is Audible Ripping Off Authors?]( With the launch of Audible's subscription package for romance titles, authors are being paid pennies when consumers listen to their audiobooks. [more » »]( [IndieReader: 'One Last Time' 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](. [Meet the Lidwells! A Rock n' Roll Memoir]( by Jon Chaisson [Tough Mauve]( by Ashley Atkins [Live by the Feelings Not by the Thoughts]( by Ephraim Tyler [The Waters of Eden]( by Christopher Irwin [You Must Know Everything!: A Quixotic Compendium of Human Knowledge]( by Ronald Pies [Gestation Seven: One Was Black and One Was White]( by J. Stewart Willis [Loopey to Beau: A Troubled Author's Journey with Dogs]( by James W. Bennett [The Rocket Girl's Tale]( by K.Hippolite [Gathering No Moss]( by Don Feeney [Mad Druggist]( by Frank Hozeska [CBT for Psychotherapists]( by Avigdor Bonchek [The Growth of a Girl to the Wisdom of a Woman]( by Stephanie Olivia Bel [Bullets to Bandages]( by Mark Terris, M.D. [Stress Makes You Fat, Wrinkled and Dead]( by Prof. Eliezer Ben-Joseph [Delivered on Christmas]( by Dean McFalls [An Ordinary Reindeer]( by Fran Rathmann [World of Dawn]( by Shawn Gale [Reap 23]( by J J Perry [Incan Warrior]( by Kathleen Kelley [Courageous Warriors]( by Lee F.Satterfield [The Bored Lamb: And the Brightest Star]( by Fran Rathmann [I Love You Already]( by Phyllis Ressler [His & Hers Relationship Do's and Don'ts]( by Tamara Neal [The Limitations of God]( by Ted Johnson [Knights of the Castle of Light]( by Maher Alkaser [Bible Letters to the Public Editor]( by Dan Arthur Pryor [Lost Centuries]( by Michele Oshel Rosa [Click here]( to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or [click here]( to sign up your book for the program. 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