When is the Best Time of Year to Release a Book?
In Hollywood, there’s a pretty set calendar for when movies are released: horror movies are usually released around Halloween, high-concept blockbusters in the summer, Oscar movies start in November, movies that aren’t blockbusters or Oscar contenders in February. Does the book trade follow the same release schedule? The answer is, more or less, yes.
Peak reading and buying season is very much tied to the weather. February and March are generally good times to release a book because the weather’s not great, so people will be stuck inside, browsing the web and looking for something to read. Generally, people won’t […]
I live in Scotland, UK and have written numerous documentary voice-over scripts broadcast on television in the UK and USA (Discovery Channel, PBS etc.). I also work as a ghost writer, copywriter and part-time chef. I have two children, one of whom I tipped out of a kayak on her 3rd birthday while writing the non-fiction book, Why Have Adventures?
D.R. Pollock has been an avid sailor for over 50 years, including a crew member for one year on Elissa, the Texas Tall Ship. The years of sailing adventures and misadventures inspired several sections of Koa Kai. He is widely traveled and lived in a dozen states, including six years in Hawaii. Pollock holds a BBA from Georgia State University and an MBA from Drexel University. Koa Kai is his second book, and first novel.
Bart Ringer was born in Compton, California where he lived until the age of five when his family moved to North Long Beach where he grew up. From as long back as he can remember, his family spent summer vacations visiting relatives who lived in small towns in Southeastern Idaho. It was from those experiences that he developed a love for small towns and the lifestyles that they offered. Early on he decided that if he could ever figure how to do it, he would like to live somewhere in a small Western town.
Poems and short prose pieces are mated with vibrant photos in the emotive collection Snapshots: Say Cheese! The World is Watching by debut writer Cara Cilento.