Celebrating the Indie Author Community

As autumn approaches here in New York, we're launching a fresh design for the BookLife Report as well as new opportunities for self-published authors to have their work highlighted. In this issue, we look at covers that tell a story, serializing a novel on Substack, and much more. Here's to a new season of writing, reading, and embracing storytelling.

New and Noteworthy

Cover Crush
What makes a cover pop off the shelf? In this design feature, we highlight covers that capture the reader's interest and imagination. more

Serializing Your Novel
An indie author makes the case for for releasing your book piece by piece. more

ElevenReader Launches Direct Sales for AI-Generated Audiobooks
ElevenLabs has launched sales through its ElevenReader platform, offering authors and publishers a 60% royalty rate on net sales for AI-generated audiobooks, without exclusivity requirements. more

Talking Shop: Advice from the Indie Community

Avoiding Rookie Errors: A writer shares five things she wishes she’d known before publishing her first book.
Should You Publish in Multiple Genres?: While some authors are content to write consistently within one genre, other writers get creatively pulled in a variety of directions.

From the Shelves

Here are three BookLife titles focused on self-improvement, mental health, and coping with life's frustrations.

'The Energy Blueprint for Leaders' by Nathalie D. Weister
In The Energy Blueprint for Leaders, Weister proposes a transformative leadership model, grounded in the chakra system, in hopes of generating businesses that are “a channel for creativity, expansion, and self-expression.” more

'The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck and 4 Actions for Real Change' by Amira Barger
Barger’s review called The Price of Nice, "an incisive debut [that] dismantles the social conditioning of 'niceness,' counting it as a quiet yet powerful tool of injustice." more

'Transcending Anxiety From Fear to Freedom' by Manal El-Ramly
BookLife called Transcending Anxiety, an "inviting guide to overcoming anxiety through full-body alignment and balance." more

Behind the Story

Behind the Story: Joseph Natoli
The BookLife Prize Report for Founder called Joseph Natoli's novel "a surreal, fable-like story." Read about Natoli's journey to publishing his novel. more

The BookLife Prize: What's on Our Radar

The Girl Goes Home by Dorian Box: The Girl Goes Home is a "riveting mystery that balances thrills with deeper themes of self-discovery, forgiveness, and healing."
Albedo by Clayton Williamson: The critic's report praised Williamson's "electrifying plot" and the "descriptive, pressured prose."
The Third Act by Kathleen Brehony: Brehony tells a "heartwarming tale full of hope and second chances."

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.

Zepagain: Led By Zeppelin In Tribute by by David Swan Montgomery (Contributor)	Marianne: A Sense and Sensibility Sequel by Alice McVeigh	The Time Influx by Katie Mitsui
Threescore Years and Ten by Ben Evans	Seasons in the City by Gavin Stoddart	Sovereignty, Servitude and Sorcery by Robert Graham
Painting Paris by John Simmons	Birds in Flight by Kristy Gowar	Let God Speak by Mark Edward Chard
The Little Book of Skincare, Self-care and Soul Care by Meg Baillie	Wonky Ponk Down Under by Rosemary Riddell	The Marksmen Guard by Nathaniel E. Troupe
Your Heart’s Voice by Renée Greene Murphy	Journal of the late Amelia Earhart by Frank Okolo	Thatcher Hates The Bath by Allison Intrieri
Lost Treasures of the Gods by Ronnie Sinclair	Time for Peace: Peace in our Hearts Peace in the World by Ruth Fishel M Ed	The Third Period by Steph West
The Memory Keeper by Rowan Taylor	The Great Dick: And the Dysfunctional Demon by Barry Maher	The Waldensian Martyrs by Pam Vause
The Lunch Money Treasure: A Smoochie Adventure by Gary Rivera	9781977268167 by Gerald Curran	Son of a Pun by Ninad Jog

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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