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Let’s Talk About… ARC Etiquette
Hi everyone, I’m not usually one to post something like this, and hopefully it will be a one-off type of post, but there’s been a LOT of drama in the book and author community surrounding ARCs recently, and I wanted to put my thoughts to paper a bit. It’s not meant to be an attack on anyone in our community, or anything like that, just a (very one-sided) conversation about ARC etiquette. What are ARCs? ARCs are Advanced Reader Copies. They are early versions of the eventual published book, released into the world a little early. Sometimes, they are a bit different to the final published version– they might have…
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Hot Key Books Bloggers Brunch Event
Hey everyone, So on Saturday I got invited to go to a special book bloggers brunch at Hot Key Books HQ in London. Obviously, I said yes and, with a rather empty stomach and a super early start, I boarded the coach to London to meet up with a bunch of authors, bloggers and publishers. And it was so awesome. The venue was very packed, and I think to some extent they didn’t anticipate quite so many people turning up. But it was really nice. After grabbing a cup of tea with a fellow blogger called Rubin thanks to turning up too early, we went inside and were immediately…