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Karen Barnett

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! From some green books!

March 17, 2017 //  by Rachel Kent//  30 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

These books are ready for the day with green covers and/or spines! They are all lovely books by wonderful clients of mine. Post a picture or the title/author of a green book from your shelf and I …

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Summer Reading Report

July 31, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  37 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I’m off on my camping trip this weekend and I’ll be digging in to Lizzy & Jane by Katherine Reay. Finally! I’ve done a lot of reading already this summer, but most of the books have been …

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Book Research

July 11, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  45 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I just finished reading a brand new historical romance by a client of mine–it’s not the final draft–and sprinkled throughout the manuscript are little research notes for bits and pieces of history that she still needs to …

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Keep Pressing On

April 25, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  58 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I received my copies of Karen Barnett’s new book, Out of the Ruins, yesterday. It’s the first book in The Golden Gate Chronicles. The cover is lovely and the book is set in San Francisco around the …

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What makes a good book cover?

June 21, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  39 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I am on my way to ICRS, but I’ll do my best to participate today.

One of my clients has a new release out, and I think the cover is stunning. Here it is:

The three elements …

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Q & A–A Novel Idea

June 4, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  54 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

We’re always looking for fresh promotional ideas for books but, unfortunately, there’s very little “new under the sun.” That’s why I perked up when I discovered a brilliant multi-author project–The Trust Chronicles. I asked my client, Amanda …

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