A Mighty Blaze!

Adversity affects us all in different ways. Some scuttle off to hide until things improve; others step up and face the problem. Like every other facet of our society, the publishing industry has been mightily affected by the terrible rampage of COVID-19 across the globe. Bookshops have closed; festivals have been canceled, book tours have been obliterated. All at a time, ironically, when people need books more than ever as we shelter in place and self-quarantine.

Two author friends of Skylark, Jenna Blum and Caroline Leavitt, faced the problem like heroes. They decided to do something to help authors with books being published at this difficult time, and they created A Mighty Blaze, an online forum where authors can celebrate the publication of their books online.

Skylark is proud to have been one of the first partners in this wonderful project (as is the Unbound Book Festival) and we’re especially excited that tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1, we will be the featured independent bookstore on the site’s Indie Wednesday.

What does this mean? Well, we’ve been given the keys to A Mighty Blaze’s online kingdom, which means that we’ll be doing a social media takeover. We’ll be posting all morning from the shop, giving book recommendations and tours of the place, possibly interviewing Theo, and other things. There may well be giveaways and other things, too. Check in at A Mighty Blaze’s Facebook Page to find our more - and we’ll see you tomorrow for all the fun!