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☆ How a TikTok video turned into a 6-figure book contract for a first-time author
  + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Katie Siegel is the author of newly published mystery novel, "Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective." Siegel didn't originally envision the story as a novel, but as a video series for TikTok. An editor at Kensington Books saw her videos, and Siegel ended up with a six-figure book deal. Katie Siegel didn't get onto TikTok thinking she'd get a book deal. "When it came up on my feed, I thought, 'This would be such a great mystery series,'" Plackis said.
Persons: Katie Siegel, Charlotte Illes, Siegel, Katie Siegel didn't, she'd, TikTok, Shannon Plackis, Plackis, perusing, Vida Engstrand, Siegel's, BookTok, Barnes, Noble, Michelle Schusterman, that's, preneurs, I've, creatives Organizations: Kensington Books, The New York Times Locations: Kensington, The
☆ A TikTok creator made a video that went viral. A few months later, she had a 6-figure contract for a mystery book series.
  + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Katie Siegel is the author of newly published mystery novel, "Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective." Siegel didn't originally envision the story as a novel, but as a video series for TikTok. An editor at Kensington Books saw her videos, and Siegel ended up with a six-figure book deal. "When it came up on my feed, I thought, 'This would be such a great mystery series,'" Plackis said. The two decided to work together on a proposal, and a few months later, Siegel had a six-figure, two-book contract with Kensington Books.
Persons: Katie Siegel, Charlotte Illes, Siegel, Katie Siegel didn't, she'd, TikTok, Shannon Plackis, Plackis, perusing, Vida Engstrand, Siegel's, BookTok, Barnes, Noble, Michelle Schusterman, that's, preneurs, I've, creatives Organizations: Kensington Books, The New York Times Locations: Kensington, The
☆ TikTok has influenced nearly every aspect of book publishing and helped push sales to record highs. 25 insiders describe how it's changed their industry.
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
The BookTok phenomenon helped send book sales to an all-time high and reignite a love for reading. From authors to stores, the book world is turning to TikTok to drive sales and build community. Still, while authors might feel pressure to try TikTok, industry experts say it's better to focus on craft than marketing. Aster is one of the hundreds of authors who are benefitting from the success of TikTok and its book-related hashtag #BookTok. But TikTok's influence on publishing has also dialed up the pressure on authors to be marketers, as well as writers.
☆ Girls Who Code founder speaks out after Pennsylvania school district bans her books: 'This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls'
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani is speaking out after her company's book series was banned from a Pennsylvania school district. The books were just added to PEN America's Index of School Book Bans, a list of restricted literature around the country. "This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls and what info they have access to," Saujani told Insider. "This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls and what info they have access to." "This is opportunity to start more clubs, get more girls to code, and get more girls to become economically free."
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