A book marketing podcast hosted by Lainey Cameron and Paulette Stout, showcasing what’s worth your time, what’s just hype, and what fellow authors learned along the way!
Find tips, resources and free downloads at www.bestofbookmarketing.com
Best of Book Marketing
Claim This Podcastby Lainey Cameron and Paulette Stout
4.9(16 reviews)
25 episodes
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A book marketing podcast hosted by Lainey Cameron and Paulette Stout, showcasing what’s worth your time, what’s just hype, and what fellow authors learned along the way! Find tips, resources and free downloads at www.bestofbookmarketing.com
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Recent Episodes
June 26, 2026
How to Market Women's Fiction
<p><strong>With special guest, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Pamela Kelley.</strong></p><p>In this episode, specially timed for Women's Fiction month in June, we dive into all things book marketing for women's fiction.</p><p>Pamela Kelley is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellingauthor of women's fiction, family sagas, and suspense.</p><p>She has published both traditionally and indie, and willjoin us to share insights about how to succeed when marketing Women's Fiction.</p><p>Check out <a href="https://amzn.to/49TsaGO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Pamela's novels</a>!</p><p><a href="https://best-of-book-marketing-shop.fourthwall.com/en-mxn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Life is Lifey Merchandise store </a>(supports the podcast)</p><p><a href="https://www.bestofbookmarketing.com/episodes/how-to-market-womens-fiction" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Episode page on our website</a> (with full transcript and more)</p><p><a href="https://bookmarketingpodcast.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Join our Substack</a> for posts with quick tips, and a chance to pose questions to Lainey and Paulette!</p>
May 29, 2026
Building Your Author Brand and Platform
<p>You've heard the terms author brand and author platform, but many authors are confused on the difference between them, let alone how to build one.</p><p>In this episode, Lainey and Paulette break it all down. You may be surprised that your author brand isn't simply your logo or your color palette. It's a promise to your readers. And your platform is how you reach out into the world with that promise.</p><p>We'll walk through how we think about author brand and why consistency matters more than perfection. We also dig into the practical side — colors, fonts, whether you actually need an author tagline.</p><p>Whether you're pre-published or already have books in the world, this episode is guaranteed to inspire some new ideas!</p><p><strong>Check out our </strong><a href="https://best-of-book-marketing-shop.fourthwall.com/en-mxn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Life is Lifey Merchandise </strong></a>- supports the podcast!</p><p><a href="https://www.bestofbookmarketing.com/episodes/author-brand-platform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Episode page</strong></a> (with links to all books and resources mentioned in the episode) </p><p><a href="https://bookmarketingpodcast.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Join our Substack</strong></a><strong> </strong>for posts with quick tips, and a chance to pose questions to Lainey and Paulette! </p><p><strong>Before and After the Book Deal </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/4uYXxaW" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Book </a>and <a href="https://courtneymaum.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Substack</a> by Courtney Maum</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4unGPlG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Vineyard Melody </strong></a>by Namratha Stanley</p>
April 17, 2026
Getting Back Your Publishing Rights
<p><strong>With special guest, Jean M Grant.</strong></p><p>Author journeys take many turns, and a huge one is when you get your rights back from your publisher. </p><p>In this episode, we discuss what to do after getting your publishing rights back. Where to start, what it means for marketing, and whether it's worth the rights reversion effort (Hint, it probably is!).</p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.jeanmgrant.com/author-toolbox" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Jean’s Author Toolbox</strong></a> - with her Google doc with step by step help on rights reversion (How to Self-Publish a Re-Released Book)</p><p>Check out <a href="https://www.jeanmgrant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Jean's novels!</strong></a></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://best-of-book-marketing-shop.fourthwall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Life is Lifey Merchandise store </strong></a>(supports the podcast)</p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.bestofbookmarketing.com/episodes/getting-back-publishing-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Episode page on our website </strong></a>(with full transcript and more): </p><p><a href="https://bookmarketingpodcast.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Join our Substack</strong></a><strong> </strong>for posts with quick tips, and a chance to pose questions to Lainey and Paulette! </p>
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