BookBaby Spotlight

On this episode of the BookBaby Spotlight, BookBaby poet, Geli Santarsiero releases her new poetry collection "Remembering You Like Deja Vu." In honor of NaPoWriMo, she speaks to us about poetry, writing routine, and creativity. Become immersed in Santarsiero's vulnerability and poignancy. Tune in if you are looking for NaPoWriMo prompts and learn about how to write poetry that sings. If you enjoyed Santarsiero's poems, support her endeavors here: https://bit.ly/3n5XHQG Follow Geli Santarsiero on Instagram: @alliestamp Follow Geli Santarsiero on Lemon8: https://www.lemon8-app.com/alliestamp Are you trying to self-publish your book? Contact BookBaby to learn how to self-publish: info@bookbaby.com or Call one of our self-publishing specialists at: 877-961-6878

In this episode, we talk about the scope and depth of an international lens for women's history month. Angel Trazo is a second-generation Filipina-American writer who wrote her debut children's book "We Are Inspiring: the stories of 32 Asian American women." She describes the lives of Asian women who have influenced literature, art, and physics from Helen Zia, the first Asian American Princeton graduate to Dr. Chien Shiung whose research proved a contradiction in the law of conversation in nuclear psychics. You'll also learn about front matter, table of contents, formatting logistics for e-books, and exclusive stuff for self-publishers. To learn more about our guest, Angel Trazo: http://www.angeltrazo.com/ You can follow her work here: Instagram: @‌angeltrazo Twitter: @‌angel_trazo To buy her book: "We Are Inspiring" and thousands of other independently published titles: store.bookbaby.com.

In this episode, we speak to Jeannine Cook and Dr. DeWitt Williams about independent bookstores and authors' role and impact on literature, while focusing on the history of black women and leaders for Black History Month. If you enjoyed this episode and want to follow our guests. You can follow them with these: Dr. DeWitt Williams: drdewittwilliams.com Jeanine Cook: www.oursisterbookshops.com If you want to independently publish with BookBaby, email us at info@bookbaby.com or give us a call at 877-961-6878. Be sure to like, subscribe, and rate the BookBaby Spotlight podcast.

The BookBaby Spotlight is back for season 4! We take a look this month at how Bookshop Analytics can be used in your marketing efforts and talk to Lee Lawrence and Marco Mares about their collaboration on a viral new children's book! Check out their work at @wutangisforthechildren on Instagram! For more on self-publishing with BookBaby, click here: www.bookbaby.com To browse thousands of independently-published titles, click here: https://store.bookbaby.com/ #marketingchildrensbooks #howtoselfpublishabook #selfpublishingfordummies

For our season finale, BookBaby author Amanda McCann joins us to discuss her seasonal children's book Halloweenie, and BookBaby President Jim Foley announces two new exciting services: Bookshop Analytics and AI Narrated Audiobooks! To learn more about BookBaby's new AI Narrated Audiobooks, reach out today - info@bookbaby.com, www.bookbaby.com For Amanda McCann's book, and thousands of other independently published books on the internet's most author-friendly bookstore: store.bookbaby.com

Two great friends of BookBaby join the podcast this month! First we talk to Kelly Peterson, Director of Digital Strategy at Independent Publishers Group (IPG), then Jackie Lapin, founder of Speakertunity. Check out the exclusive offer for BookBaby-ers: https://getbooked.biz/trials-BookBaby If you're interested in publishing with BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com Be sure to rate, subscribe, like, follow, and tune in next month for our season finale!

Jasmine Womack (@TheJasmineWomack) CEO of Empact Group, author, and writing consultant joins the BookBaby Spotlight podcast to discuss her work and how she coaches writers to use impactful storytelling in their non-fiction work! You can find out more about her here: https://www.jasminewomack.com/ For more info on BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com To browse thousands of independently published books: store.bookbaby.com Check out our new blog!: reads.bookbaby.com

BookBaby President Emeritus Steven Spatz joins the podcast to talk about the environmentally-friendly upgrades to BookBaby's factory and what the rest of the year holds for self-publishing. After that, sustainable tourism expert Dr. Rachel Dodds joins us to talk about the book she co-authored, "Are We There Yet: Traveling More Responsibly with Your Children". Find her book and thousands of other indie titles at: store.bookbaby.com

Our June episode celebrates PRIDE Month, featuring interviews with Katherine Milon Philly AIDs Thrift @ Giovanni's Room, the US's oldest operating LGBTQ bookstore, located in Philadelphia, and Phoenix Baldwin, author and illustrator of DinoToons, an inclusive online comic and children's book series! For more on PAT @ Giovanni's Room: https://www.queerbooks.com/ Find Phoenix Baldwin on social media @DinoToons. To publish with BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com And follow us on TikTok! @bookbabybookshop

Did you know only 4% of kids who enter the foster care system graduate from college? Today we talk to Dr. Danisha Keating who overcame those odds and is now working to improve the system! She kept a diary for years to help her process trauma, ultimately deciding to self-publish From Foster to PhD with BookBaby. The book, along with thousands of other independently published titles, can be found at store.bookbaby.com. To follow Dr. Keating, check her out on Insta: @DrDKeating For more info on publishing with BookBaby, check out www.bookbaby.com

Fresh off her Netflix debut, metal-welder Rae Ripple joins the BookBaby Spotlight podcast to discuss self-publishing her children's book When I Grow Up. For more on Rae Ripple: https://raeripple.com/ To find thousands of books by indie authors, check out store.bookbaby.com To self-publish with BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com

We're talking memoirs this month! BookBaby author and memoirist Donya Ziraksari shares her publishing journey with us, from a childhood in the shadow of the Iranian Revolution to self-publishing with BookBaby this year. For more on Donya, check out her Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/Donyazbooks If you want to publish with BookBaby, check us out: www.bookbaby.com

BookBaby author and professor Candice Rowser joins the podcast this month to discuss her book, Engaged Citizen, and explain how she's using Linktree and TikTok. We also talk about the Newberry Medal's 100th Anniversary. Learn more about Candice Rowser here: linktr.ee/DrCRowser And how to publish with BookBaby here: www.bookbaby.com

The BookBaby Spotlight is back for season 3! Learn tips for avoiding scam artists in the self-publishing space and hear from Rob Anderson (@heartthrobanderson), who became our bestseller for the year with some well-timed tweets and tik-toks. For more information on publishing with BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com and follow Rob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RobAnderson

Happy Halloween BookBabies! Self-published horror writers JS Nelson and Nati del Paso join the podcast to talk about their craft and upcoming releases, while VP of Operations, Joel Maxey, calms everyone's fears over the state of our printshop heading into the holidays, on the season finale of the BookBaby Spotlight podcast! For more about JS Nelson: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21291011.J_S_Nelson Nati del Paso's work can be found here: https://www.natidelpaso.com/ And for more about us, check out www.bookbaby.com For more on supply chain issues, check out our blog: https://blog.bookbaby.com/2021/10/supply-chain-woes/

Retired teacher and BookBaby author Analee Carlin Wiser Brown joins the podcast to discuss her inspirational songbook, Discover the Power in You!. To learn more about her work, check out discoverthepowerinyou.com. And get your advertising orders for the holidays in now: https://www.bookbaby.com/facebook-ads-for-authors/ To browse thousands of independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

The unsung hero of late night writer's block and crumpled pages is that fresh pot of coffee, helping countless writers push on with their labors of love! But did you know that humble cup of joe comes with incredible health benefits too? Dr. Sanjiv Chopra joins the podcast to talk about his book "Coffee: The Magical Elixir" being published this Fall with BookBaby. Info about Dr. Chopra can be found here: Dr. Sanjiv Chopra: https://sanjivchopra.com/ If you're interested in publishing with BookBaby, find us here: www.bookbaby.com

The president of BookBaby, Steven Spatz, zooms with us to talk about the second half of 2021 and how indie authors should be prepping for their Christmas release! We also catch up with Angela Bole, CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association! Don't miss our Facebook Live event Thursday 7/29: https://www.facebook.com/events/377762920493379/ For more info on the IBPA, check them out here: https://www.ibpa-online.org/ And if you're interested in self-publishing with BookBaby - we want to hear from you! Reach out: info@bookbaby.com

Comedian and TV writer Lois Bromfield joins the BookBaby Spotlight Podcast to talk about her new memoir, My Dirty Life In Comedy, available on the BookBaby Bookshop now: https://bit.ly/35KnPnV If you want to self-publish your memoir, or any other book, contact our staff now: info@bookbaby.com

Oriana Leckert of Kickstarter joins the podcast and BookBaby author Ryan Brolliar tells us about his crowdfunded national tour! For more on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/publishing Ryan Brolliar's work can be found here: https://musicismedicinetour.com/ To help with safety alarms in the AAPI community: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aia-safety-alarms To help fund a permanent home for Harriett's Bookshop: https://www.gofundme.com/f/harriettsbookshop And to get started on your own self-publishing project, check out: https://www.bookbaby.com/kickstarter-book-publishing/

BookBaby-published poets Patricia Vollmann-Stock and Christina Lee join the podcast to discuss their work during National Poetry Writing Month! We also hear about Brad Eck’s story of hope in the face of autism and BookBaby sales-person Ramona Pina shares her poem “Beacon” in this jam-packed episode of the BookBaby Spotlight! For publishing with BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/ Learn more about Honeycomb Poetic: https://honeycombpoetics.com/ Ramona’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098346750/ Christina’s: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/greenspace Patricia’s: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/Raindrops1 And Brad’s: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/Specialisms-Autism-Perspectives

Lots cookin' on this month's episode of the BookBaby Spotlight! Indie authors Tracy Wilk and Patience Awazi join us to talk about their respective cookbooks and a BookBaby designer explains how she works with mouth-watering recipes! Check out Patience Awazi, Tracy Wilk, and thousands of other indie authors at store.bookbaby.com.

BookBaby author Renee Berry talks about diversity in children’s literature and traditionally-published author Steven Rowley discusses his journey to a debut advance in the February episode of the BookBaby Spotlight! For more about Renee: https://www.reneeberry.com/ And Steven’s site: https://www.stevenrowley.com/ And if you want to publish with BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com

Welcome back! It’s season 2 of the BookBaby Spotlight and we’re welcoming a new co-host! Our first episode of the year focuses on the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects on the self-publishing industry. Prisha Hedau (https://www.facebook.com/PrishaHedau), Kristi Nelson (https://www.facebook.com/KNelsonSketches) and Henry Cox (https://www.facebook.com/HRCoxDotS) discuss their publishing journeys and Steven Spatz shares a timely story of a peaceful transfer of power! To check out our guests’ books and thousands of other indie artists: store.bookbaby.com or to publish with BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com.

Editor, literary coach, and co-executive of the EFA, Christina Frey joins the podcast to discuss all things editing! Info on BookBaby's editing services can be found here: https://www.bookbaby.com/book-editing-services/ The EFA can be found here: https://www.the-efa.org/ Learn more about Christina's work: https://pagetwoeditorial.com/ And to buy books from thousands of indie authors: https://store.bookbaby.com/

Happy Halloween BookBaby-ers! Pendleton Weiss joins me to talk horror writing and his anthology That Old, Misty Country! For more about BookBaby Publishing: www.bookbaby.com To read Pendleton's book and find thousands of other indie authors: store.bookbaby.com

BookBaby author Susan Soares had her book unexpectedly highlighted by Jimmy Fallon! For more about BookBaby Publishing: www.bookbaby.com To read Susan's book and find thousands of other indie authors: store.bookbaby.com

Karen Jefferies (insta: @hilariously_infertile) was our guest on this episode of the BookBaby Spotlight podcast to talk about her book, Hilariously Infertile, along with an appearance from BookBaby president Steven Spatz. To read Karen’s book and thousands of other indie authors: store.bookbaby.com For face shields: amerishield.com

A writer for the TV show, Invader Zim, Eric Trueheart comes up with new slogans for BookBaby and tells us about his Medium-Sized Book of Zim Scripts! You can buy it here: store.bookbaby.com Or learn more about BookBaby here: https://www.bookbaby.com/

Prolific writer of 20+ children's books with BookBaby, Dr. Cleophas Jones skypes with us to discuss his URead ULead program and explains why he keeps coming back to BookBaby! For find his books, and thousands of other indie authors: store.bookbaby.com For more info on BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

Julie Beddingfield, owner of Inkwood Books NJ, joins the pod to talk about how covid-19 is affecting her indie bookstore and what it takes to convince her to order your book and sell it to her customers! To support Inkwood: https://www.inkwoodnj.com/ For more info on BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

Learn how the Free Library of Philadelphia is adjusting in response to the coronavirus pandemic from their director of author events, Andy Kahan! You can learn more about their services here: https://www.freelibrary.org/ If you're interested in publishing with BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

BookBaby’s first episode under quarantine – we’ll talk to Lee Wind of the IBPA about why he doesn’t like the term “self-publishing” and how he’s coping with the coronavirus. Lee is the author of a popular blog: https://www.leewind.org/ and a YA novel about Abraham Lincoln’s lover: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/queer-as-a-five-dollar-bill-paperback For more information about how BookBaby is responding to the crisis, click here: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/coronavirus/printing-company-makes-face-shields-for-medical-workers-fighting-the-coronavirus/2339560/ And to help indie bookstores trying to survive: https://www.bincfoundation.org/ To learn more about BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

Beat Barblan, the VP of Publishing & Data Services at Bowker, takes some time to discuss ISBNs and the publishing industry on this week's podcast! Check out www.bowker.com for info about his organization. For more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com For our thousands of independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

The head curator of the HSPPA, James Azrael, joins us to discuss how he used Kickstarter to get his book published, his gluten-free horror-themed bakery, and his three BookBaby titles! For more about the HSPPA: http://spookysswirls.com/about-the-hsppa/ To learn more about BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

Andrea Folwer discusses financial literacy and more in this episode of the BookBaby Spotlight podcast! Her debut book, Credit & Me, is available on BookShop now! To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com To find Andrea's book and thousands of other independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

A prolific NCAA football player and published author, Tavarski "Taz" Wallace, joins the BookBaby Spotlight podcast to tell us about his incredible journey to the brink of the NFL! Taz's memoir, The Game That Almost Broke Me, is available on BookShop now! To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com To find Taz's book and thousands of other independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

Marissa Eigenbrood and Lindsey Brodowski of Smith Publicity stop by our office for a discussion about book marketing and industry trends! To work with Smith: www.smithpublicity.com To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com To browse our thousands of independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

BookBaby designer Gina Stewart discusses some of the nearly 1,000 books she's designed and gives some tips for potential authors! To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com To browse our thousands of independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

Les Carter, psychiatric counselor and best-selling author, tells BookBaby why he'll never return to traditional publishing! An expert on narcissism and anger management, his most recent book, When Pleasing You is Killing Me, is available on BookShop now. His YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIELB1mz8wMKIhB6DCmTBlw/featured. To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com For Les Carter's book, and thousands of other independently published books: store.bookbaby.com

Michel Rubini joins host Sam Sedam in the first episode of the BookBaby Spotlight Podcast to discuss his experience self-publishing though BookBaby! To learn more about BookBaby: www.bookbaby.com For Michel Rubini's book, and thousands of other independently published books: store.bookbaby.com