Today I’m very pleased to announce an interview with Derek Milman, author of the much anticipated ‘Scream All Night’ a contemporary YA with a dark comedy twist. The book is out on the 24th July, I’ve already been lucky enough to read it and will be sharing my views (they’re very positive) very soon. But first an interview with the author himself 🙂Read More »
Last week a new website became a hot topic on Twitter. The website offers free downloads of digital books, many of them by some very well known authors, but it does this without the permission of those authors or their publishers. The website is offering pirated copies of books, and many are willing to take them, but is there anything that can be done to stop this piracy, and can the reasons people give for distributing or taking pirated books ever be justified?Read More »
Today’s post is a bit of a rant…
When asking for reviews for their books from bloggers and other influencers, authors can make a whole host of mistakes. While there’s plenty of ways to go about asking for reviews, authors often don’t realise that it’s not just their chances of a review that’s at stake. The whole way an author acts from asking for the review to receiving it affects how future bloggers/influencers will react to them. So if you’re an author, you’d better beware, and don’t make the mistakes that this author has…Read More »
I’ve always enjoyed certain genres more than others, I think everyone has favourites and we tend to stick to those favourites when looking for new books to read. For me, I love science fiction, fantasy, action thrillers and young adult/teen books. I’ve always enjoyed these genres above all others but it doesn’t mean I’m not open to reading others and there’s a reason why we all should try a different genre now and again.
Before anyone gets upset by the above title, I’m not having a go at bloggers or trying to upset any indie authors out there. Instead I want to write a post to explore the reasons why book bloggers might refuse to review books, and this is especially the case sometimes with indie titles.
Not all book bloggers refuse to review books, not all book bloggers refuse to review indie books, but sometimes they do. And when a blogger does, there’s no point in being upset, if you’re an author, as there are always reasons behind it.
Below are 10 random reasons, some by own, others I’ve found online, for why bloggers might, and I stress might, refuse to review a book. If you’re an author, especially an indie author, it might be worth reading this, and if you are a book blogger, do you agree?
My Peacock Books 