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…
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…
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…
Enter Our Illustration Contest!
In 2015, Blydyn Square Books released author Everett De Morier’s novel Thirty-three Cecils. Since then, the book won honors at the London Book Festival, became required high school & college…
Book Club Fun
We had a great time last night, October 13, chatting with author Christine C. Heuner about her novel Fifty-four Holly Lane. Hope to see you for the next Book Club in…
Meet and Greet with Author James Brian Kerr
We had a great time last week at the meet and greet for author James Brian Kerr, who talked about his debut book, The Long Walk Home. Thanks so much…
Fifty-four Holly Lane Launch Party
We had a great time at the launch party for Christine Heuner‘s debut novel, Fifty-four Holly Lane, yesterday. Thanks so much to all who attended, and many thanks to Red…
Excerpts from the Winter Issue of Blydyn Square Review
The wait is over! The latest issue of Blydyn Square Review is ready to be read online. Here are just a few short excerpts from this issue. To read the whole magazine,…