The Author and Artist Hour, May 24, 2022
Book Reviews and their importance to authors.
1. Toni. What is so important to have a book review
Kez A book review enlightens those you have a published book, it can lead to sales and promotions of your work.
2. Toni. A good book review used to be written and for more in-depth way of connecting to your readers, this can be done on Good reads and Amazon these are the more two popular ones. Is that your opinion Kez?
Kez. Most definitely, and still is extremely popular. How ever in the digital world, it comes down to two things. Often missed is the back of the page if it’s powerful it can lead to interviews and promotions. it’s proven that when a person picks your book up, they read what is known as the blurb first.
3. Toni. What would I look for in a review
Kez. A combination of the authors skill that can either educate you this can happen in the synopsis or the prologue
If it’s a digital review the reviewer has a short window to speak unless its on a promotional platform such as ToniTv or other platforms.
4. Toni. A book review can be the cause of great conversation, in groups is the entire book read?
Kez. Yes, a book a month is the norm for book groups, That is not to say it can take longer to read a book, its up to the group.
5. Toni. In a written review what are the main points to bring up and the media changing things that any review can be published immediately.