Bookshop.org might sound like a dangerous idea--An ecommerce platform to sell books. Sounds familiar right? The twist is that every book sold supports indie bookstores and indie booksellers. This episode of the Indie Book Talk podcast isn't an ad, it's a PSA. If you're a book lover, book seller, reviewer, or author, you want to know about bookshop.org.  Bookshop.org is awesome. 

the site: https://bookshop.org/

Emma's Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/ImperativeBooks

Dave Baker drew Nicole Goux into the world of indie comics more than six years ago. Together they've written and drawn dozens of books, and attended hundreds of conventions. Hear how their indie adventures drew the attention of Dark Horse, D.C., and Simon and Schuster.

More about Dave: heydavebaker.com

More about Nicole: nicolegoux.com

Their new book, Everyone is Tulip, launches June 16th. 

Two more brave writers have shared their work with us, and we're going to critique it on air for you.  Think of it as a virtual writer's group. Like this critique? Want to share your stories? Visit our podcast page at imperativepressbooks.com

Thank you to Amanda Sharp and Amelia Loken for sharing their first chapters with us. 

Amelia has a book coming out in 2022, follow her on Instagram @amelialoken

Emma and Shelley compare their reactions to The Sense of Death: An Anne Kinnear Mystery Thriller from Matty Dalrymple. The first book in her Ann Kinnear series. 

Spoiler alert! They loved it. 

Learn more about Matty: https://www.mattydalrymple.com/

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GW9DUVY/

Two brave souls sent in their writing...and we critiqued it. Think of this as a virtual writer's group.

Featuring: 

The Gracelynn Doe by V. George & Demon Curse by Marie Flynn

Like this critique? Want to share your stories? Visit our podcast page at imperativepressbooks.com

What is a beta reader? Why do you need one? How can they help make your books better? All those questions answered, plus best practices for managing beta readers in this episode of Indie Book Talk.

Want more? Check out this blog post Emma wrote about The Care and Keeping of Beta Readers: https://www.emmagauthor.com/2020/01/beta-readers-care-and-keeping/

In our most meta episode ever, Matty Dalrymple shares what she's learned about podcasting as an indie author. Plus, we chat about her current and upcoming projects in the Ann Kinnear Suspense series and the Lizzie Ballard Thrillers.

Check Out Matty's Podcast the Indy Author Podcast

Get Matty's Guide to Podcasting for Authors

Listen in as Emma guest on her podcast to talk about Handling Difficult Topics in YA Fiction

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Meet Ann Kinnear and Lizzy Ballard. 

In honor of Indie Bookstore Day on April 24, we talk to indie bookseller Gibran Graham about how authors can get their books into indie bookstores like The Briar Patch in Bangor, Maine. 

Learn more about the Briar Patch: https://linktr.ee/briarpatchbooks

What is Indie Bookstore Day: https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day

Related Episode: People Really DO Judge a Book by It's Cover (Episode 19)

We chat with comic book publisher Dirk Manning about using Kickstarter to fund his projects and the Butts in Seats campaign closing on April 16. Check it out at buttsinseatscomic.com or visit Dirk's website at DirkManning.com