Tips from an Indie Author; Photos from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival

[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 [Begin Marketing Early: Tips from an Indie Author]( Indie author Eva Flynn urges aspiring self-publishers to keep writing—and hire an editor or two. [more » »]( [Photo Mania: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2018]( The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is an annual showcase of independent, self-published, and international comics. PW was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers, and fans. [more » »]( [Book Deals: Week of May 21, 2018]( This weekly column helps authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, former Glamour contributing editor Megan Angelo sold her debut novel, Followers, to Graydon House in a six-figure deal. [more » »]( [Check Out the BookLife Prize Charts]( Want to know which book is leading the pack in Romance/Erotica? Or who wrote the best Mystery/Thriller? 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[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](. [Leonardo Da Vinci: The Boy Who Loved Circles]( by David Eastis [Acquiesce to Love Peace Gratitude]( by Fabiola Piedad Maria Alicia Reynales de Berry [Nobody's Angel]( by Linda Freeny [This World Is Heavy: A Collection]( by J. A. [Cate, Part One]( by Brandy Devereaux [The Mystery of Julia Episcopa (The Vatican Chronicles Book 1)]( by John I Rigoli & Diane Cummings [The Wave and the Drop: Wisdom Stories about Death and Afterlife]( by Cindy Spring [A Man's Partner]( by Walter Marks [My Box of Chocolates: How My Child with Autism Learned to Read, Write and More]( by Goretti Rerri [Daughter of the King (The Derbfine Series) (Volume 3)]( by Ashley York [Adulation]( by Tiana Wilkins [Cyber War Attack!]( by Ed McDonald [A Psychic Affair]( by Astrid Brown [Degrees of Love: A Novel]( by Lisa Slabach [Why Black Lives Do Matter]( by Earl Ofari Hutchinson [Eunis]( by H. Heastie [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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