The cover of “Bloodlines” by Marcus James (June 2012)
Two New inGroup Titles Available for Pre-Order
The Amazon pre-order pages are now up for Bloodlines by Marcus James, and Fangs and Stilettos by Anthony DiFiore. These two YA novels are being released back-to-back later this spring.
I’ll continue to update you as the Amazon pre-order pages are updated with editorial reviews, and special features like Amazon’s “Search Inside the Book”.
Submissions: Reading Now (Week of Jan. 23rd, 2012)
Starting this year, in order to help authors keep track of when we’re reading their requested materials, I’m going to be making blog updates announcing what we’re reading. If you’re an author who has queried inGroup Press, and we requested your partial or full ms, then you can check the blog to see when we’ve begun reviewing your book. From the moment we begin, expect about one week to one month before you get a response.
This week we’re reading Deep Inside of You by Tynan Sinks, and a compilation of stories by Shae Malayley.
A Big Thank You to Belle Etoile Studios
Yesterday I unveiled the new cover for Fangs and Stilettos (inGroup Press, May 2012) on this blog, and later this week I’ll be showing off the cover for Bloodlines (inGroup Press, June 2012). These two upcoming YA novels are turning out great, and I owe a big thank you to Jamie and Michael at Belle Etoile Studios. Their editorial and design services have been tremendously helpful, and I’m so pleased with the quality of their work. You can check out their portfolio here.
Thanks guys!! Looking forward to more projects in the near future.
Fangs & Stilettos — front cover revealed!!
Back to reading submissions
It’s the first month of 2012, and I’m finally back to reading submissions. It was a long break, and my inbox continued to fill up with queries, but there were a bunch of other things that needed my attention in the 4th quarter of 2011. If you’re an author who queried us last year, and you never heard a response, feel free to resend your submission. I’m going to change the way we react and respond to queries, because as our workload increased last year, the old model fell apart. For now on I’d like queries to be synopsis-and-pitch-heavy, and this request will be updated on the inGroupPress.com submissions page. I also have a clearer sense of what kind of books I’m looking to publish in 2012 and beyond.
I’m actively looking for big concept YA fiction, erotica, and compelling non-fiction. Not really shopping for literary fiction, historical, or humor, but you never know. I never thought we’d put out a poetry book, and The Literary Party has been one of my favorite projects since starting inGroup.
With that said: submit, submit, submit.
Press Kit for “Elijah Rising” by Lyn LeJeune
Shelter Somerset Interviews James Schwartz
James Schwartz, author of The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America, was recently interviewed by fellow author Shelter Somerset. Check out the interview here on Somerset’s blog.
