By Jennifer S. Wilkov, host of the “Your Book Is Your Hook!” Show on WomensRadio
Heather McCormack, Book Review Editor of Library Journal, and Karin Slaughter, the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of eleven thrillers and who is spearheading SaveTheLibraries.com events around the U.S., will appear as guests on the Your Book Is Your Hook! Show on WomensRadio.com.
Ms. McCormack will discuss how book reviews support an author’s platform and why it’s important for writers to get their books out to librarians. She’ll also share her perspective of the future of libraries and the book publishing industry. Ms. Slaughter will talk about her latest book, FALLEN, and share how she originally got published with her first book. She’ll also discuss how she writes her thrillers and how she’s using her books as her hook. As the 2011 Silver Bullet Award winner during this week’s ThrillerFest Conference, she’ll also share advice for writers that she wishes she had known when she wrote her first book.
NEW YORK, NY (July 5th – July 11th, 2011): Heather McCormack, Book Review Editor of Library Journal, will talk with radio personality and host Jennifer S. Wilkov about how book reviews support an author’s platform. She’ll also discuss why it’s important for writers to get their books out to librarians.
Ms. McCormack will also discuss how writers can get a book review from Library Journal and some do’s and don’ts to help them catch a book reviewer’s eye. She’ll also share her perspective of the future of libraries and the book publishing industry.
Karin Slaughter, the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of eleven thrillers and who is spearheading the SaveTheLibraries.com events around the U.S., will 
discuss with radio personality and host Jennifer S. Wilkov how and why she wrote her latest book, FALLEN. She’ll also talk about how she first got published and how she’s using her books as her hook. Ms. Slaughter will also talk about the SaveTheLibraries.com events and how she has enrolled other authors to join her in her efforts. As this week’s 2011 Silver Bullet Award winner at the ThrillerFest Conference in New York City, she’ll also share advice she wishes she had known when she wrote her first thriller book.
Host Jennifer S. Wilkov will discuss why libraries need authors and why authors need libraries during her Education Corner segment during the show.
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