LitPick Book Reviews Blog
At LitPick, we promote reading and writing worldwide among adults and students. We also enjoy connecting authors and publishers of a wide variety of titles and genres with readers.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Top Choice Award Recipient
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
New LitPick Top Choice Title!
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
New LitPick Five Star Award recipient!
Thursday, February 01, 2024
Are you ready for a mind-bending journey through multiple lives and mysterious pasts?
NEW LitPick Top Choice Award recipient!
Is it best to get reviews from your book's target audience?
Not all reviewers are created equal though, and we have found that a young reader can write a good but immature review. Whereas, an older reader of a children's book may completely miss the messaging and value of the story and illustration because they review the book from a more mature perspective. Can you imagine an adult reviewer of a children's book commenting that the book's language was "childish?" Hello...that's why it is a children's book, written for them...but we have received this comment from one of our adult reviewers. On the other hand, when one of our young adult reviewers reviews a YA book and says it is one of the best books she has ever read and she can't wait for the next book in the series, that's a powerful endorsement.
The Power of Targeted Book Reviews: How They Impact Authors, Publishers, and Readers
Sunday, January 28, 2024
The Adventures of the Flash Gang, Episode Two: Treasonous Tycoon video b...
New LitPick Top Choice Award recipient!
50 Best Paranormal Romance Books: The Ultimate List to Explore the Genre
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Why was this book trailer video rejected by Amazon?
As many of you probably have experienced, Amazon will reject reviews and videos without explanation. They simply refer you to their policy statement and leave you to figure out why your submission was rejected. Recently, I posted this seemingly benign book trailer video and can't figure out why it was rejected? I thought it might be the word "hate" spoken by the little girl in the video (which comes form the text of the book. Therefore, I created a second version of the video and replaced "hate" with "don't like." Amazon seems to have rejected that version too. I'd appreciate any thoughts you all may have as to why they are not approving this video? Thanks!