Do you love learning about new books & authors writing on all kinds of cool topics?

Subscribe to our YouTube channel today!

https://www.youtube.com/@leanpub

#books #ebooks #writing #authors #booktok

I was just *this* close to being scammed. A few yellow flags set off my spidey-sense, and a little further digging (and messaging someone with the same name and title) yielded the truth in the nick of time.
Be careful out there fellow authors, and be skeptical of anyone that asks you for money.

#writers #authors #scam

Last year, a list circulated online targeting “#Zionist#authors for a #boycott. Dozens of #blacklisted #writers, nearly all #Jews, had been condemned for infractions as slight as expressing concern for #Jewish friends after the #October7, 2023, #Hamas invasion of #Israel.

The #blacklist titled “Is your fav author a Zionist?” came amid a series of other incidents against Jewish authors, some before the start of the war, that together marked a turning point for #antisemitism in the #publishing industry, said Naomi Firestone-Teeter, the CEO of Jew­ish #Book Coun­cil, a #NewYork-based group that supports Jewish #literature.

"It was one thing after another. And it was like, ‘Okay, this is bad. This is different. This is different this time,'” Firestone-Teeter said.

The council has launched a series of initiatives to push back against that surge in antisemitism."

https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-book-subscription-program-pushes-back-against-publishing-industry-antisemitism/

Looking for your Writers' Troupe? Come check out ours! We're a small group, cheering each other on with our writing! :) #amwriting #writers #authors #amediting #nanowrimo #writetip https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheWritersTroupe
Don't miss this great community of #indie #authors, bringing their stories to life! Most campaigns are already funded, and you can get a selection of #fantasy, #scifi, #horror, #romance, and more books, plus, lots of #free bonuses!
https://books.bookfunnel.com/thebookbazaar/rlnlbttz87
The Book Bazaar

A world of indie books awaits you at The Book Bazaar 2025! Join a variety of authors, small press, and indie publishers as we celebrate all things book with a number of simultaneous literary crowdfunding campaigns. Find your new favorite author, series, anthology, or stand-alone at The Book Bazaar event running November 12th, 2025 to December 3rd, 2025. Here you won’t find just novels, you’ll also find projects funding audiobooks, anthologies, poetry, picture books, comics, and more!

Time for a spell of shameless self-promotion. I regularly blog at https://meerkatmusings.co.uk/. What do I share? A bit of everything. I offer my views on #authors, #scifi, #gaming, #politics, #science, and so much more.