'Seeing My Book in All of These Bookstores... Is a Dream Come True'
"Publishing is pretty opaque; even debut novelists who work in publishing don't seem to feel that they are more in the know.... [T]his Indies Introduce program has been huge. Right now, I'm seeing my book in all of these bookstores and that is just the dream. It is a dream come true. I've also been into my local bookstores, just trying to develop relationships with booksellers. My local West Village bookstore, Three Lives & Company, now has my book, but when I was writing reading lists for these publications, I'd go in and say, 'What are your thoughts about books on this theme?' So, building those relationships throughout the year is my biggest piece of advice."
--Laura Venita Green, author of Sister Creatures, which is a Summer/Fall 2025 Indies Introduce selection, in a q&a with Bookselling This Week
