People Are Talking . . .
People are talking about author James B. Kerr’s inspirational memoir The Long Walk Home. It’s the perfect read for the New Year to get you motivated to make those big…
Editor in chief Tara Tomczyk has been a professional writer and editor for over 24 years. She specializes in editing nonfiction books for the young adult market, working primarily as a history, social studies, and biography editor. In 2005, she started her own editorial services company, eventually narrowing her focus to publishing books and ebooks, as she helped launch Blydyn Square Books.
Tara Tomczyk, Editor in Chief of Blydyn Square Books
January Writing Challenge
Happy New Year, readers and writers! Now that 2025 is here, we’re excited to introduce our series of seasonal writing challenges. As we all know, January is New Year’s…
2025 First Chapter Contest
Here at Blydyn Square Books, we think you can tell a lot from a good beginning. That’s why we’re excited to announce our first-ever first-chapter contest! Send us the first…
Welcome, Wendy Tokunaga!
Blydyn Square Books is thrilled to announce we’ve signed Wendy Tokunaga as our latest author! Wendy Tokunaga is a novelist, developmental editor, writing teacher, and acclaimed cat servant. She…
Our Latest Newsletter
The Latest News from Blydyn Square Books The Putnams of Salem: The Perfect Spooky Read! Fall is here, and so is the “spooky season”! It’s no wonder our latest title,…
Author Talk with Greg Houle
Next week, on Saturday, September 14, Blydyn Square Books author Greg Houle will be speaking (via Zoom) to the Shut Up & Write writers group about “Writing What You Know.”…
Cecils Day 2024
Thanks to all who joined us and author Everett De Morier for #CecilsDay. We sold out of our book signing at Barnes and Noble, and had an amazing time hanging…
Announcing Book Battles!!!
Blydyn Square Books is excited to announce a new YouTube video series: Book Battles with Blydyn Square! We’ll be taking some of the most popular books from the current and…
Welcoming New Author Michael Karson!
Blydyn Square Books is thrilled to announce we’ve signed Michael Karson as our latest author! Michael wrote six psychology books before retiring as a full professor from the University of…
Blydyn Square Book Club Member Review of Our Most Recent Selection
Last week, the Blydyn Square Book Club read The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. One of our members, Laurie Meyer, offered to write a review covering her own impressions…
2024 Long Walk Home Fitness Challenge
James Brian Kerr, author of The Long Walk Home: How I Lost My Job as a Corporate Remora Fish and Rediscovered My Life’s Purpose, wrote this guest post: I…
Lilith Rerunning an Article by Andrea Kott
In case you missed it back in 2020, Lilith magazine is currently rerunning a great piece by our own Andrea Kott, author of the memoir Salt on a Robin’s Tail.…
First Annual Thirty-three Cecils Day Celebration!
We had an amazing time and an incredible turnout for our first annual celebration of “Thirty-three Cecils Day” on September 1. If you missed it, we’ll see you next year!…
Let Our Books Inspire You!
At Blydyn Square Books, our goal is to produce books that make you think. But we’ve learned that our books don’t just make people think; sometimes, they inspire people! Take…
Quarter 2 Newsletter
The Latest News from Blydyn Square Books Spring Issue of Blydyn Square Review Happy spring, and welcome to our second quarter newsletter! The latest issue of Blydyn Square Review is…