The month of May marks a new beginning for Just Read it and  for me.  Just Read it is the 10 minute YouTube video program Susan Stoner and I have co-hosted over the last 4 years.  During each show, a Portland, Oregon author joined us to discuss a book from the New York Times

“You made it so easy.”  The woman on the other end of the phone laughed.  She was referring to an email I’d sent to friends about Barnes And Noble’s holiday 20% discount  on my books. I sent the message more for vanity than for sales.   I was tickled to see my novel, Hear

I’ve written more than once about the games people play to get their books on The New York Times best-seller list. (Blog 4/10/14).  The direct route, used for years by Evangelical writers, politicians, (Blog 1/14/16)) and well-known authors, like Jaqueline Suzanne and Wayne Dyer, i