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DEADLINE January 20, 2020 Is your book coming out in the New Year or was released since October 1? Get advance reviews!

Get your book in front of 2,400+ legitimate book reviewers, Amazon reviewers, and book bloggers Solve the mystery of getting a book in front of legitimate reviewers. SPAWN has the answers to these questions: Where do I find reviewers and book bloggers? How do I get in front of Amazon Key Reviewers? What do I present to them? Do I send a print book or ebook? Feature your book in this service from SPAWN,  open to members and nonmembers. Sign up now and be part of New Releases from... Deadline for next issue is January 30, 2020 Book must have been released during the last six months or will be released before October 2019. View the October issue Praise for New Releases from...SPAWN "I never expected to receive such an amazing and heartfelt review, and I appreciate it so much." ~ Chuck Redman, author of A Cottonwood Stand "In January  2019, at age  79, I published my first  novel, a memoir called I Slept In Hitler's Bed. I had no idea if it was marketable. I signed up for SPAWNS New Releases, and received 3 remarkable reviews, the last from Midwest Book Reviews, a 30-year-old organization that reviews for Educational Institutions and Libraries. SPAWN has placed my book out into the universe, and the feedback just as important to me, since it has confirmed that I am a writer." - Jay Balter "As much as I am a do-it-yourself kind of marketer, one author can only do so much! SPAWN's outreach to reviewers got results--one of the best pay-for-help services I ever used!" ~ Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically  "WOW! We already received three book order from reviewers in less than 24 hours. Thanks, so much." ~ Bob Osland, Surepoint Publishing DO YOU HAVE A BOOK PLANNED FOR SPRING RELEASE? Editors had a positive response to New Releases from SPAWN. One thing several wanted were unreleased books, those coming out in the Winter. Plan your marketing for reviews at least 3 to 4 months in advance. Reserve your space now! Launched in 2017, the newsletter goes out every quarter to over 2,400 book reviewers, Amazon reviewers, and book bloggers. The reviewer list is pulled from Cision, the premiere online media database company that updates its media lists daily and includes top publications, online and broadcast resources like NPR, daily and weekly newspapers that publish book reviews, and a host of freelancers and bloggers who review books. Each participating author submits up to 75-word description of the book that starts with a catchy log line such as appears in the New York Times Book Review or online at Kirkus Reviews. Log lines are the concise one-sentence description of the book usually at the top of the review. We want these descriptions to sound professional and grab reviewers. Quick sentance and a grabber to get them to request the book. View the last issue for examples. Along with the description, an image of the book cover and a link for reviewers to request a book. Fee and how to participate in the New Releases from... newsletter      Option One:  $225 for one book description and cover. SPAWN members only $150 - non-members including membership The New Releases from… newsletter goes out four times a year. The next edition is January 2020. This service is open for all books published within the last year. Deadline for participation in the next issue is January 20, 2020. Learn more or sign up!

MORE ABOUT THE BLOGGER, THIS BLOG, AND ITS BENEFITS FOR WRITERS

 The New Book Review is blogged by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. Of particular interest to readers of this blog is her most recent How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically (http://bit.ly/GreatBkReviews ) that covers 325 jam-packed pages covering everything from Amazon Vine to writing reviews for profit and promotion. Reviewers will have a special interest in the chapter on how to make reviewing pay, either as way to market their own books or as a career path--ethically!

This blog is a free service offered to those who want to encourage the reading of books they love. That includes authors who want to share their favorite reviews, reviewers who'd like to see their reviews get more exposure, and readers who want to shout out praise of books they've read. Please see submission guidelines on the left of this page. Reviews and essays are indexed by genre, reviewer names, and review sites. Writers will find the search engine handy for gleaning the names of small publishers. Find other writer-related blogs at Sharing with Writers and The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor.

Note: Participating authors and their publishers may request the social sharing image by Carolyn Wilhelm at no charge.  Please contact the designer at:  cwilhelm (at) thewiseowlfactory (dot) com. Provide the name of the book being reviewed and--if an image or headshot of the author --isn't already part of the badge, include it as an attachment. Wilhelm will send you the badge to use in your own Internet marketing. Give Wilhelm the link to this post, too.