News for Authors

All About Higher Education: A Q&A With Alan Walker, VP of Higher Education Marketing

by Phil Stamper-Halpin|December, 2024

As part of our recent Author University program “Everything You Need to Know about School and Library Marketing,” Alan Walker, VP of Higher Education Marketing for Penguin Random House, joined us to shed some light on this busy behind-the-scenes team.

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Round-Up: Here’s What You Might Have Missed at Author University 2024

by The Author Newsletter Team |December, 2024

Across three sessions this year, Author University hosted hundreds of guests to discuss insights on various parts of the author life. We’ll be back with more live sessions in the new year—but if you’re unfamiliar with Author U seminars or missed any of the live sessions this year, we’re looking back at our 2024 panels with some key tips and takeaways to get you started!

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Taking Another Look at LinkedIn

by Jacky Bethea|December, 2024

If you are an author interested in connecting with potential readers and other authors on social media, there is a host of platforms you may consider. Instagram and TikTok are great places to start because of their large reader communities, but have you considered LinkedIn? Often remembered only as the platform for job connections, LinkedIn can be a great place to promote your author career as well, no matter what genre you write.

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