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October 2018 Featured Title: Craft Beer Country

Every month we feature a new release that we think really shines. This month’s featured title is Craft Beer Country: In Search of the Best Breweries from [...]

Editor Spotlight: Lorna Walsh

By Emily Evans-Miller

Here at Mascot, we think it’s high time to recognize the unsung heroes of the publishing community: illustrators and editors. We have an [...]

15 Years, 15 Titles: Happy 15th Birthday, Mascot Books!

By Emily Evans-Miller

Time for some throwbacks! Fifteen years ago, Mascot Books was founded on September 15th, 2003 by CEO Naren Aryal. For the past fifteen [...]

Honoring our Servicemen and Women on National Day of Service and Remembrance

By Emily Evans-Miller

As Americans, we are privileged to live in a nation protected by the brave servicemen and women that fight for our safety both [...]

September 2018 Featured Title: No Crown Required

Every month we feature a new release that we think really shines. This month’s featured title is No Crown Required: Raising a Confident, Courageous, and [...]

Boost Your Author Platform with These Easy Social Media Tips

By: Emily Evans-Miller

Contributing Writer: Mariya Khan

Managing social media accounts for your newly published book may seem daunting, but have no fear! Mascot Books is [...]

Five Summer Reads You Won’t Want to Miss

By Emily Evans-Miller

Going on vacation? Take a Mascot book with you! Keep reading for some of our funny, compact, and insightful reads, perfect for your [...]

What’s New at Mascot Books

Mascot Books has changed quite a bit in the last year. While our core goals of producing high quality books, supporting our authors, [...]

The New Mascot Books

Welcome!

2018 marks fifteen years since I co-founded Mascot Books. It started with 5,000 copies of a children’s picture book about Virginia Tech’s mascot on my [...]

Short shelf life? No Problem!

In light (or darkness) of the upcoming solar eclipse predicted in the U.S. on August 1, best-selling author Pam Hine wrote an informational book to prepare the [...]

KILLER BOOK MARKETING SECRETS – SECRET NUMBER 4: BUILD ON WHAT YOU HAVE

Build On What you Have

Build your platform with what you already have before you start spending time and money creating new stuff.

Effective, long-term results can [...]

KILLER BOOK MARKETING SECRETS – SECRET NUMBER 3: The Rule of One-Half Million

The Rule of One-Half Million

The potential reach of your platform should be at least ten times greater than the number of books you expect to [...]