Bookstores' Most Wanted Books for 2019

For Forbes.com, I wrote about the 10 books that independent bookstores are most excited about for 2019. They include new work by Margaret Atwood (the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Marlon James, Pam Houston, Helen Oyeyemi and debuts by Dana Czapnik and Stephanie Land, among other books. Obviously, I didn't have time or room to survey all indie bookstores but I tried for a good cross section of ones across the U.S.

Help my 2 summer books with one quick click

Okay, it's two quick clicks, but they will help my two new books a lot - just add The Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales and Hungry for More: Romantic Fantasies for Women to your Amazon wishlist. I'll be sharing more info, readings, reviews and excerpts from both soon. I don't know exactly how it works because I'm not privy to Amazon's algorithm inner workings, but it's part of what they take into account and it's free and easy. And you never now - a book fairy might just send you a copy if you add it to your wishlist!