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Thoughts on books, publicity, and the media from our Cave Henricks staff.
Book Publicity FAQs for First-Time Authors

Book Publicity FAQs for First-Time Authors

According to a report done by Bowker – the world’s leading provider of bibliographic information – over 1.5 million books were published in the year 2013 alone. And while that figure may seem outdated (we don’t have current statistics for the years 2014 and 2015 yet), I think it’s safe to assume that this number […]

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Want Media Love? Be Discoverable.

Want Media Love? Be Discoverable.

There is rarely an author who comes through our door who doesn’t have a wish list of media outlets where they would love to see their ideas covered.  And while it is our job to get those dream hits, the truth is that the journey toward generating interest has radically changed (like everything else in […]

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Digital and social media top authors’ lists

Monday I offered up my predictions for publishing in 2011. Today, we’ve turned to some of our authors for their opinions. Digital issues were clearly their top priority. Here’s what they had to say: “I predict that the importance of social media for authors and books will grow by an order of magnitude. The flow […]

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The Best Blogs in Publishing

Who in the publishing industry doesn’t love a good list? Publicists build media lists, editors are always talking about their “list,” and of course everyone in the industry is on pins and needles each week hoping that their books hit THE list. While each of the lists mentioned above demands plenty of attention, “best of” […]

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How to Find an Agent: Give Them a Reason to Find You

In fact, some would tell you that’s the easy part. The hard part of the journey happened months and even years before their book hit shelves as they scoured the literary landscape for an agent to represent their then unpublished work. To appreciate the drive most unpublished authors feel to find an agent, one must […]

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