Celebrate National Memoir Writing Month with 10 Award-Winning Memoirs

November is a month filled with days to celebrate, including Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and of course, one of our favorites here at Outskirts Press: National Author’s Day.

But did you know November is also National Memoir Writing Month?

We’re sure many of our authors do. You see, over the past 20+ years that we have been helping writers become published authors, we have published A LOT of personal memoirs and autobiographies.

So, on this last day of National Memoir Writing Month, here are ten award-winning memoirs from Outskirts Press. Click on the cover for more information or to order. And if you have a biography, autobiography, or personal memoir you’d like to publish, we are accepting new manuscripts.











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Top 10 October Bestsellers from Outskirts Press

Every month, Outskirts Press reviews book sales to identify our bestselling authors! This impressive list showcases the wide range of genres and readership that our authors reach.

Here are the Outskirts Press Top 10 Bestsellers for the month of October. Click on the book cover for more information or to order.











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Celebrate Halloween With These Horrifyingly Good Reads

Who doesn’t love a good scare? You know, the one you can get from the safety of your own home? Outskirts Press self-publishing authors have been giving their fans good scares for years with devilishly spooky books. So, in honor of Halloween, we’ve assembled ten of the spookiest books we could conjure. Whether you’re mad about monsters, wild for witches or just ghoulishly giddy about all things that go bump in the night, there’s a creeptastic read somewhere on this list for you. Grab one today — before it grabs you!











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Top 10 Bestsellers from Outskirts Press for August

Every month, Outskirts Press reviews book sales to identify our bestselling authors! This impressive list showcases the wide range of genres and readership that our authors reach.

Here are the Outskirts Press Top 10 Bestsellers for the month of August. Click on the book cover for more information or to order.











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July’s Top 10 Bestsellers from Outskirts Press

Every month, Outskirts Press reviews book sales to identify our bestselling authors! This impressive list showcases the wide range of genres and readership that our authors reach.

Here are the Outskirts Press Top 10 Bestsellers for the month of July. Click on the book cover for more information or to order.











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Top 10 Bestsellers in May from Outskirts Press

While every book we publish is a masterpiece in its own right, some of our books really jump off of the shelves!

We’d like to recognize these authors below for their tremendous sales success in May. Congratulations!

Here are the Outskirts Press Top 10 Bestsellers for the month of May.










Congratulations to the Top Ten Outskirts Press Bestsellers of 2021!

While every book we publish is a masterpiece in its own right, some of our books really jump off of the shelves!

We like to recognize those authors for their hard work and dedication as well as thank them for choosing to publish through Outskirts Press. So, with no further ado, here are the Top Ten Books of 2021 (in terms of sales numbers and in no particular order). Congratulations!

Pandemic Blunder: Fauci and Public Health Blocked Early Home COVID Treatment by Joel S. Hirschhorn


Spiritual Science, Higher Conscious Thinking, And How To Access The Universal Consciousness: Learn How To Expand The Power Of The Mind At Every Level of Existence by Aage Nost


We Will See Our Pets In Heaven: The Afterlife of Animals from a Biblical Perspective by Brian Burgess


Living Life to the Fullest with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Guide for a Person Living with EDS to Achieve a Better Quality of Life by Kevin Muldowney, PT, and Kathleen Muldowney, PT


The Road Back to Me by Lisa A. Romano


The Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads by Heidi Herman


Codependent—Now What? It’s Not You—It’s Your Programming by Lisa A. Romano


Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information, 11th edition by Jean Kinney


The Dream is Real: My Life on the Airwaves by Bob Davis as told to Jeff Bollig


The Codependency Manifesto: Clearing the Way Out of the Codependent Mind by Lisa A. Romano

Help us Celebrate the Top 10 Best Sellers from Outskirts Press!

Outskirts Press regularly compiles book sales to identify our bestselling works, and these 10 delightful books together sold more than 5,850 copies across variety of genres. From romance to mystery to children’s books, nearly every reading interest is represented is this impressive list.


Connect! How to Quickly Collaborate For Success in Business and Life
by Barry J. Moline

“Connect! offers up the best thinking out there on how to reach across differences to generate ideas, craft solutions, and create the kind of trust that is dangerously eroding in our society,” writes Mark Schumann, author of Homeless in a Land of Plenty, about Moline’s book. Connect! shows you how to quickly develop relationships that allow you to work well with others and accomplish important shared goals. You’ll learn to enhance collaboration between colleagues and teams, use networking to meet people quickly (and enjoy it!), onboard new employees effectively, and learn to handle situations when people don’t respond positively. Achieving lasting progress requires that we work together in support of mutual goals. Connect! gives you the tools to build the foundation of your success.

Oh, For The Love Of Haiti!
by JoAnne M. Kuehner

A record of Kuehner’s thirty-year love affair with the country of Haiti, this inspiring memoir is sure to appeal to those who love reading works of non-fiction and memoirs in which public service is both celebrated and encouraged. Come along and follow Kuehner on a journey that transformed her life, her family, and the stories of countless children in Haiti!

Dewey the Puppy
by James Hatch

This adorable picture book takes readers along on Dewey’s adventures as he discovers the world around him. The book explores the world from a puppy’s perspective, and encourages children reading along in learning both new words and new things about the world around them.

My Antiques Journey
by Bill D’Anjolell

In My Antiques Journey, Bill D’Anjolell offers an autobiographical, behind-the-scenes insight on what it’s like to be an antiques dealer. The book reveals the best stores in the Bucks County, PA, and Cape May, NJ, areas, as well as the best auction houses, and describes how to buy and sell like an antiques dealer. It also explains how to downsize your home; how to manage an antiques show; what antiques are hot and what are not; why antiques are less popular with Millennials; and the value of certain items.

Prison Break: Breaking Free of Generational Strongholds
by Jacky Connell

Prison Break is a book of hope and deliverance that can change entire family trees-severing the generational bondage that leads to addiction, anger and abuse, poverty, fear, arrogance, and so much more. Are you ready to learn what generational strongholds are, where they come from, and, most importantly, how to step into deliverance for yourself, your children, and your grandchildren?

We Will See Our Pets In Heaven: The Afterlife of Animals from a Biblical Perspective
by Brian Burgess

After losing his black lab back in December 2009 and then his golden retriever in 2011, Brian Burgess decided to find out for himself what the Bible had to say about the subject. What he found out was very comforting it is his hope that you will be comforted too when you read this book.


The Dog Rescuers: Kiddo Trains A Rescuer & The Dog Rescuers II: Purrfectly Unleashed
by Joni Wilson

In this adorable twofer of a series, author Joni Wilson brings kids into the magical world of the Dog Rescuers, where both human and canine deal with life challenges. They learn they are not that different after all. In the end, we ask, are the humans really doing the rescuing or does this secret world of doggie communication, expose that all along it was a ruse to rescue humans. Every character has their own song, written by Joni and some of Nashville’s top songwriters.

Jake! The last southern populist mayor who transformed Jacksonville, Florida from a sleepy city with an inferiority complex into a dynamic metropolis with a can-do attitude
by Mike Tolbert

Jake Godbold began his life during the Depression in Jacksonville public housing and selling boiled peanuts on the streets as a kid. He used his outsized personality and passion to transform his city and has remained an unmatched force in the political flow of Jacksonville for fifty years. This is the story of what happened, how it happened, and why.

Tucker and Ripley’s Adventure on Presque Isle
by Eugene H. Ware

On a bright and sunny summer morning, Tucker Turtle and Ripley Rabbit decide to meet the many animals, birds, and insects that live on Presque Isle State Park located near Erie, Pennsylvania. Their journey is fun, exciting, and educational. Children are sure to be delighted in joining them on their travels throughout the park.


Outskirts Press wishes to congratulate these successful authors for the dedication to craft that produced these amazing books, and to the dogged marketing efforts that led them to selling success.

These titles and many others are available from major online retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, Books-A-Million and elsewhere — not to mention through the Outskirts Press Bookstore at a considerable discount. To learn more about our products and services, as well as upcoming and current promotions, visit us online at www.OutskirtsPress.com!

 

Top 10 Self-Publishing Book Marketing Tactics

Even more than great writing, ongoing book marketing is a vital part of success for any self-publishing author. One must not only must be persistent, but must make smart use of modern marketing and promotional channels and selling tactics so books get noticed. But how?

Outskirts Press is constantly adding services for self-published authors like you to help you reach new and larger audiences of book-buyers in an ever-changing market. That’s why we lead the publishing industry in post-publication support, products and services to a growing family of self-published authors.

Here, we discuss the latest top-selling marketing options from Outskirts Press. Perhaps one or more of these is the perfect choice for you. Learn more about the services that are helping our authors achieve selling success, then let Outskirts Press help you choose techniques that are a great fit for you.

Amazon Kindle Submission Service

1. Amazon Kindle Submission Service: Amazon is the number one retailer in America (yes, even bigger than Walmart!), and the Amazon Kindle is the #1 e-reader. More formats on Amazon means more exposure on Amazon, and the Kindle is heavily promoted by Amazon.

Frankfurt Book Fair

2. Frankfurt Book Fair: Introduce your book to over 250,000 visitors at the most popular book fair and publishing event in Germany! The Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the largest book-related events in the world, and the possibilities it offers are world-class.

Amazon Search Inside the Book

3. Amazon Search Inside the Book: Books that participate in this program feature a “Look Inside” icon over their Amazon cover image, which invites potential customers to electronically “flip” through a small section of the book. This increases the level of confidence a customer has in your book – most likely leading up to a higher volume of book sales. According to Amazon, books participating in this program enjoy significant sales improvement, on average, over books that do not.

Apple iPad/iPhone With Standard Distribution

4. Apple iPad/iPhone With Standard Distribution: Millions of iPads have been sold and iPhone revenues account for over half of all smartphone revenue in the United States. Is your book a part of this growing market? It can be, simply and conveniently, with iTunes distribution of an iPad/iPhone electronic edition of your book through Apple’s iBooks bookstore.

Custom Press Release

5. Custom Press Release: Have our professional press release writer compose an original, unique press release for your book, submitted to you for your review/approval, and then distributed to our newswire service on your behalf.

Package E-Book Formats

6. Package E-Book Formats: This e-book publishing package includes formatting and distribution of an Amazon Kindle E-book Edition with distribution on Amazon, an Apple iPad/iPhone E-book Edition with distribution through iTunes and the iBooks bookstore, and a Barnes & Noble NOOK E-book Edition with distribution through the NOOK bookstore on Barnes & Noble’s website.

Amazon Launch Bundle

7. Amazon Launch Bundle: Save 25% on 3 of our marketing services focused on Amazon.com. This bundle includes the following options: Amazon Search Inside the Book, Amazon Listing Optimization and Amazon Author Page.

Book Video Trailer and Distribution

8. Book Video Trailer and Distribution: Roll out the red carpet for your book with a book video trailer, one of the best viral marketing tools to put in your marketing toolkit. A book trailer provides potential readers with a new pathway to understanding your book’s content and its appeal, and this service takes care of both the trailer creation and distribution process for you!

Book Launch Bundle

9. Book Launch Bundle: Save time and money with this popular marketing bundle, which includes a custom press release, the public relations publicist campaign, author platform set-up through social media, a 60-90 second book video trailer with social network distribution, and five hours with a Personal Marketing Assistant.

Amazon-Branded Featured Book-of-the-Week

10. Amazon-Branded Featured Book-of-the-Week: Have your book’s cover, linked to its Amazon sales page, delivered directly to the email inboxes of thousands of potential new readers! This exceptional service ensures that your book is featured exclusively on the Self Publishing News blog and is broadcast over social media, as well, ensuring that your book has a leg up on the competition.

If you have questions or want to learn more about our services, you can visit us online at www.OutskirtsPress.com and even chat live with our expert staff through our website!