Events

The BookFest Spring 2024 Announces Official Schedule Featuring James Dashner and Josh Malerman April 6th and 7th 2024

Lisa Diane Kastner, Jack Grapes, Michael Hingson, Doug Kari, Kelly Anne Manuel and more take the virtual stage during event for reading and writing communities.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Los Angeles, CA – The BookFest® returns for its 9th biannual virtual adventure on April 6th and 7th, 2024 with conversations featuring luminaries such as James Dashner, author of “The

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Your List of Writers’ Conferences and Book Events in 2024

Are you in search of a compilation of writers’ conferences and book events scheduled for 2024? Black Château has crafted this list to assist authors, readers, and publishing professionals in organizing their year. Event planning is an ongoing process, and it’s possible that certain events may not have all their programming or details available at

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Steven Joseph Author Snoodles in Space: A Wackadoodle Tale from Outer Space!

Five Books Promoted with Black Chateau

The Snoodles Book Series They have been watching my back for five books. They have become my family and that is how I feel I have been treated. Got much press/media because of their help! Steven Joseph, author of The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris, the Snoodles children’s book series, as well as A Grownup

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Book Launch Case Study: A Mystery Writer’s First Novel

Turning a Brilliant Manuscript into a Marketable Author Brand When molecular geneticist Sara Winokur came to Black Château, she had a compelling manuscript and ambitious goals for her debut mystery novel. What she did not yet have was the author platform that captured her unique brand, a book cover, logo, or public awareness needed to

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You Can Lead a Horse to a Book, but You Can’t Make Him Read

As a marketer, I can build targeted audiences and draw interested readers to books through advertising, branding, and public relations strategies. But my power ends where yours as the author begins. No matter what, I cannot make a reader buy your book. It’s like the old saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink,” only in our case,

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