Writing Duo Finds Success with Indie Space Opera; 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 [Writing Duo Finds Success with Sci-Fi Space Opera]( How authors Lindsay Cummings and Sasha Alsberg landed a self-published serial space opera on the New York Times bestseller list. [more » »]( [Book Cover Redesign: 'Five Quickies for Roger and Suzanne']( Tugboat Design's Deborah Bradseth reimagines the cover of Five Quickies for Roger and Suzanne by indie author Jerold Last. [more » »]( [Publisher Jason Pinter Goes DIY Route for His New Novel]( The Polis Books publisher opted to self-publish his new novel—a prescient tale about a businessman-turned-president with a secret past—keeping the title entirely separate from his house's list. [more » »]( [Enter the BookLife Prize to Win a $5,000 Writing Stipend]( The second annual BookLife Prize is accepting submissions in seven categories, with each entry receiving a publishable critique and the grand-prize winner receiving a writing stipend of $5,000. [SUBMIT YOUR BOOK TODAY! » »]( [Book Deals: Week of June 5, 2017]( This weekly column helps indie authors keep abreast of the latest book deals and industry trends. In this edition, Joanna Cantor closed a deal with Bloomsbury for her coming-of-age novel Alternative Remedies for Loss. [more » »]( [Subscribe to PW Daily and Children's Bookshelf for Free!]( Featured Reviews [My Temporary Life]( Martin Crosbie. CreateSpace, $12.99 trade paper (340p) ISBN 978-1-4699-6562-8 Crosbie’s novel captivates from the get-go with spine-tingling drama and penetrating character portrayals. [more » »]( [Journey to Peace]( Keanna Barnes. Gold Peach, $8.99 ISBN 978-0-9979057-0-0 Barnes’s writing is intimate and simple, and the daily meditations are quick doses of hope rather than theologically complex reflections on death and grief. [more » »]( BookLife Tip of the Week [Add Your Listing to BookLife's Services Directory]( Whether you're a freelance editor or a for-hire cover designer, placing a free ad in BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to find new customers and grow your business. [Check It Out! » »]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Production Coordinator - University of Texas Press - Austin](. - [National Account Sales Manager - DK - Penguin Random House - New York](. - [Associate Publicity Manager - Globe Pequot - Guilford](. - [Director or VP, Sales - Little Bee Books and Sizzle Press - Bonnier Publishing USA - New York](. - [Assistant Editor - Hachette Book Group - New York, NY](. Indie News Roundup [Huffington Post: There's Never Been a Better Time to Be a Writer]( Thanks to self-publishing, authors today have many more options. [more » »]( [Salon: Today’s Best Superhero Comic Is a Self-Published Masterwork]( Michel Fiffe's Copra is putting the Marvel and DC to shame. [more » »]( [Eater: Aviary Raised More than $400K to Self-Publish a Cookbook]( For their cookbook, one of the country’s most acclaimed restaurants turned to Kickstarter and self-publishing. [more » »]( [IndieReader: 'Real Sexy' 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](. [LOVING Like a Leader]( by Peter Jeff [The Salad Oil King]( by Mathew Crisci [To Divorce or Not to Divorce]( by Lenard Marlow [If You're Stuck in a Rut Try Wing Tips]( by Leslie Dwyer [Revive Your Life! Rest for Your Anxious Heart]( by Pamela Christian [Mother May I Be Excused]( by Latifah Free [Roaming with Rudy: Washington, DC!]( by Corinne Humphrey [Our Fated Century]( by Grant Rodkey [Come as You're Not]( by Micah Ann Duckett [Time Capsule]( by Ideas With Ink [Uneasy Pickings]( by David Patneaude [Niagara: A Novel]( by Linda Grace [Third Chronicles of Illumination]( by C. A. Pack [Francesco Augustine Bernadone: A Brief History of Our Tomorrows (Love and Fear: The Future is Bucharest)]( by Stan Faryna [ExtraJOYdinary: Creating Your Serene Life]( by The ExtraJOYdinary Writers Group [Cutie's Big Adventures: Cutie Meets Mr. Lizard (Cutie Meets Mr. Lizard)]( by Felicia Di John [The Lake Town: A Novel]( by Hunter Parker Price [Evanthia's Gift (The Gift Saga Book 1)]( by Effie Kammenou [Phat('s) Chance for Buddha in Houston (Or How I Spent My Summer Vacation)]( by Virginia Arthur [Astrologer's Proof]( by David John Jaegers [The Bible Is a Single Book]( by H Doyle Smith [Remember to Remember: The Mayan Mysteries]( by Carol Parrish-Harra [Sons and Dads: Who Will Reconcile Them?]( by Humphrey Muciiri [Land of Neves: The Birth (Book 1)]( by Jason Bourque [Land of Neves: The Break Through (Book 2)]( by Jason Bourque [The Lighthouse Library]( by Donald Averill [The First Adventures of Thelma Thistle and Her Friends]( by Joyce Crawford [The Second Adventures of Thelma Thistle and Her Friends]( by Joyce Crawford [Demon Leap: An Urban Fantasy]( by Tricia Owens [Everything I Never Wanted: A Memoir of Excess]( by Barbara Santarelli [All I Want to Do Is Live: A Collection of Creative Nonfiction]( by Trace Ramsey [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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