By Jane Sullivan
Publication Date: 2026-01-07 05:00:00
Morgan Blake seems like a lovely guy. He came across my novel Murder on Punch Lane and believes it really deserves to reach more people, perhaps through the BookTok community. “I have an exciting idea that could help get your book serious attention,” he writes in his email. “Shall I give you the details?”
My writer friend Stephen Downes received a much longer and more effusive email from Jenny Conwell (note the name) about his book The pianists’ hands. “Her novel sits right at the intersection that serious readers are looking for,” she writes. She suggests a visibility campaign: “The book exists. The prize exists. What’s missing is the bridge between them and the readers who would champion this work.”
