Love at First Browse: Celebrating Bookstore Romance Day and the Communities Who Love Them
Fall in love with Bookstore Romance Day! Celebrate indie bookstores, swoon-worthy romance reads, and all the bookish charm your heart desires.
Fall in love with Bookstore Romance Day! Celebrate indie bookstores, swoon-worthy romance reads, and all the bookish charm your heart desires.
A brief discussion on the ins and outs of genre, and why knowing your genre is important to marketing! We'll look at thoughts from Kazuo Ishiguro, J.D. Barker, and Ursula K. Le Guin for thoughts from across the spectrum. And Patrick O'Brien fans will find a special treat in this article.
Paul is a co-owner of Village Books, writer, a publisher, former President of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, an advocate for independent bookstores and independent publishers and authors, programmer for the Chuckanut Writers Workshops and Classes since 2012, and the head of Village Books' Publishing Division which has helped hundreds of local writers to publish their works.
What does it look like? Does it have author readings? Does it have author signings? Does it promote Indie authors or bestsellers? Will it have that cozy bookstore feel that I love to lose myself in for hours?