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Tag Archives: waterstones

Dorset’s Book Clubbers (Part II)

In Part II we visit book clubs in a bookshop, a library, and a house hidden in a forest

Posted byJess MorencyApril 26, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:book clubs, Bridport, Dorset Library Service, dorset magazine, Joanna Trollop, Littlemoor Library, My Name is Why, waterstonesLeave a comment on Dorset’s Book Clubbers (Part II)

Talking to Sir Tim

In the days when I had a different surname, I was privileged to interview Sir Tim Waterstone.

Posted byJess MorencyMarch 24, 2022March 26, 2022Posted inDorset EchoTags:book tycoon, dorchester literary festival, HMV, memoir, samaritans, sir tim waterstone, the face pressed against the window, waterstones, waterstones book shopsLeave a comment on Talking to Sir Tim

Ten Key Things I’ve Learnt About the Technicalities of Self-Publishing a Novel

Also known as: ‘things that had me tearing my hair out’ which I can now tell you. Hopefully saving you any similar frustrations.

Posted byJess MorencyFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022Posted inSelf-Publishing a Novel, Shoot the MoonTags:account name for ingram spark, book cover darker on KDP print, double subtitle on amazon, getting your book into waterstones, getting your book listed on Gardners, ingram spark issues, nielsen title editor, prices on ingram spark, print discount on self published books, problems inputting metadata on ingram spark, waterstonesLeave a comment on Ten Key Things I’ve Learnt About the Technicalities of Self-Publishing a Novel

Representation Matters

My latest piece for The Bookseller on how important positive representation is when it comes to the stories we tell

Posted byJess MorencyAugust 13, 2021October 24, 2023Posted inThe BooksellerTags:afrofuturism, Ben Okri, Bolu Babalola, bridgerton, Dorothy Koomson, Love in Colour, Nels Abbey, Onjali Q Raúf, Pragya Agarwal, representation matters, The Bookseller, The Bookseller Magazine, Think Like a White Man, waterstonesLeave a comment on Representation Matters
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