Death Of 1000 Cuts

On today's episode I chat to Millie Seaward, publicist for Little, Brown, about the art of getting books to readers. She answers questions like: - what kinds of books are easiest to sell? - what types of books get most reviews? - what makes a book an 'event'? - what's a blog tour and is it worth it? - what types of publicity sell the most books? If you'd like to support me, the podcast and all the things I'm putting out into the world, if you like what I do and would like me to do more of it, and if you'd like to be the first to read my brand new novel, please help me by pre-ordering a copy of THE ICE HOUSE. It's got an old lady pulled out of retirement for one last job, a 400-year-old forensic pathologist field medic battle nun looking to bring down an empire, psychedelics, dungeon crawls, jungle adventures, a locked-room murder mystery, intrigue, romance, minotaurs, a secret testing facility, giant sentient beetles, immortal mutant aristocrats, knife fights, an angel, larceny and ancient menaces rising fr