By Scott Lorenz
Westwind Communications
As a book publicist I reach out to many people to read and review my client’s books. That is why I work with dozens of Book Bloggers as they like to read books and interview authors for their blogs.
Some bloggers have tens of thousands of followers and can change an author’s life by covering their book.
The key is to find the right bloggers who are interested in your genre. Blogs tend to generate a dedicated following with certain blogs sending some authors right to the best seller ranks.
Here’s a list of book bloggers I compiled. Some may want to conduct an author interview; some will review your book and some will do both. Find the ones that are a good fit and follow their instructions for contacting them.
3. Kate Brauning writes excellent book reviews
4. Cynsations
9. Book Riot
10. Kirkus Reviews
12. BookPage
13. Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
15. Lisa Reading
16. The New York Review of Books
17. Joel’s Books
19. NPR Book Blog
20. Amazon Book Blog
21. Barnes and Noble Book Blog
23. BookTrib
24. LITERARY TITAN
27. BookZio
28. Largehearted Boy
29. Wishful Endings
30. The Reader
31. TLC Book Tours
32. Joy’s Book Blog
36. Rose City Reader by Gilion Dumas
39. Bound 4 Escape
40. NewInBooks
41. The IndieView
43. The Writer’s Life eMagazine
44. Sincerely Stacie
48. Why Not? Because I Said So!
49. Annabookbel
54. So many books, so little time
57. I’m Into Books | Book Tours & Reviews
59. Books’n’Stuff ~ Between the Lines
61. Rockstar Book Tours by Jaime and Rachel
62. One Book More
63. Reviews By Martha’s Bookshelf
64. Review Tales by Jeyran Main
66. Indie Reader
68. Socrates’ Book Reviews by Yvonne Hering
71. Author Anthony Avina’s Blog
72. Feed Your Fiction Addiction by Nicole Hewitt
74. By the letter book reviews Blog
79. WildBlue Press
80. Read with V
You can also search for bloggers who interview authors by typing keywords such as “list of book bloggers” or “blogger author interviews.” If you want to track down a certain audience, you can be more specific with your Internet search and search phrases like “young adult fiction book blog.”
The Bottom line: Find bloggers to interview you about your work is but one ‘arrow in the quiver’ of a book marketing strategy and one that can lead to new fans, book publicity and increase in book sales.
About Book Publicist Scott Lorenz
Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public relations and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with authors to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more. Lorenz works with bestselling authors and self-published authors promoting all types of books, whether it’s their first book or their 15th book. He’s handled publicity for books by CEOs, CIA Officers, Navy SEALS, Homemakers, Fitness Gurus, Doctors, Lawyers and Adventurers. His clients have been featured by Good Morning America, FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News, New York Times, Nightline, TIME, PBS, LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Woman’s World, & Howard Stern to name a few.
Learn more about Westwind Communications’ book marketing approach at https://www.WestwindBookMarketing.com or contact Lorenz at [email protected] or 734-667-2090 or fill out the form below. Follow Lorenz on Twitter @aBookPublicist. Want help titling a book? Check out Scott Lorenz’s new award winning, bestselling book: Book Title Generator- A Proven System in Naming Your Book www.BookTitleGenerator.net.
Would you like help promoting your book?
If so, tell us a little about your book. What is the title? Do you have a publisher? What is the publish date? How many pages is your book? What is the cost? Do you have web site? What is your specific goal I.E., to make money, raise awareness, get the attention of an agent or publisher, sell the story to a movie or TV studio or something else?
Submit the form below with this information and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the mention, Scott. There are other (free) options for authors on http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/submission-information/opportunities-on-this-blog. I post six guest items a week so always welcome content.