About Fresh Fiction
FreshFiction is a web site designed to provide easy, accessible, and informative data to popular fiction readers on current authors and their available books. We specialize in genre fiction: romance, mystery, suspense, thrillers, horror, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, graphic and action novels. FreshFiction.com consists of author pages, book pages, reviews, columns, blog, book reviews, news, and contests.
We have an active online database of authors and books growing daily with input from our researchers, reviewers and columnists. All books in our database include basic information: ISBN, publisher, publication date, genre. Additional information includes the cover image, price, tagline, summary, primary characters, setting location, period, excerpt and note from author or publisher. The information is displayed on a book page incorporating provided information, purchase links and author backlist.
Our author information includes basic information: publicity photo, biography and available back list. The author page displays the information with links to each book in their list and optionally to the author's website.
If you join us as a registered member of Fresh Fiction, you can be notified via email when authors publish a book no matter who the publisher. You can also join our community and leave your thoughts on book and review pages. You're also able to create your own shopping lists. Contests are easy to enter with a single click. There is NO COST to join FreshFiction.com, simply register and log in when you visit us.
Our Team
Our columnists provide information on current and upcoming releases. Tanzey Cutter is a popular commentator on popular fiction and has been writing the Tanzey Talk column for over 19 years. Tanzey Talk is published on the first of each month and we retain all columns to September 2004 (the birth of FreshFiction.com). Candace Havens is the managing editor for FYI Television, and a nationally syndicated entertainment columnist, who has interviewed just about every celebrity there is in Hollywood and written thousands of articles. She's also the entertainment critic providing the latest on TV, film and celebs for the radio station 96.3 KSCS. Other columnists include Jennifer Vido, Shanna Swendson and Tonya Callahan.
The Fresh Fiction Blog is a team effort by Fresh Fiction team members and readers. Each week day an author guests and posts. The blog reflects ideas and opinions of active popular fiction authors and invites interactivity by other readers.
Our staff of reviewers under the direction of two managing editors (Tanzey Cutter and Mindy Ewing) provide professional, copy edited reviews of current books. We're actively reviewing upcoming books in all popular fiction genres as well as books generally featured on the top media outlets.
Our Publications
The Fresh Fiction newsletter is published each week to over 90,000 subscribers. Each edition is themed and includes spotlights on authors, books, reviews, contests and our columns. We also publish a daily newsletter Fresh Press covering the previous day's appearances of books and authors on national media programs, including NPR radio programs, the morning news shows, daytime programming, late night talk shows and weekend programming. Plus our daily Fresh Pick newsletter highlights a reader selected book and author. Other monthly newsletters include Fresh Thrills covering mystery, suspense and thriller titles and Fresh Passion for the spicy side of fiction.
Another popular section is our monthly contests -- inviting readers to enter to have an opportunity to win prizes while learning about new-to-them authors and books.
Advertising
Advertising opportunities are available in the Fresh Fiction newsletters: Fresh Press (daily), Fresh Pick (daily), Fresh Fiction News (weekly), Fresh Passion (monthly), Fresh Thrills (monthly); on FreshFiction.com, Featured Books -- five per month are showcased on most pages running in a side bar, articles in newsletters, banners, contest and specialized promotion (author website links, notes on book and author pages, side bar advertisement). Our rates are listed.
 Frequently Asked Questions
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In General
How can I ask the staff at Fresh Fiction a question?
Whether you want to know about an obscure series or particular character you read about years ago or how to contact your favorite author, we'll do our best to get you an answer.
Please send your questions to: Ask Fresh Fiction
Where can I buy the books I see on the Fresh Fiction web site?
Each book page has a link under the book's cover image for online purchasing from either Amazon, Book Sense or some cases the individual publisher.
How do I subscribe to the newsletters mentioned on this site?
Subscribing is easy at Fresh Fiction. Simply select the link "Newsletters" at the top right of a page and click. You'll go to our Newsletter subscription page where all our newsletters are listed. You can choose to subscribe in plain text (no images) or HTML, the pretty version with lovely book covers, author photos and more.
What is Fresh Press?
A daily newsletter listing books and authors who appear on nationally broadcast television and radio programs. It's a handy way to get more information on books you may have missed. These are usually the top "buzzed" books of the week. The programs we track include: Oprah, Dr. Phil, Ellen, Martha Stewart, Regis and Kelly, Good Morning America, Today Show, Early Show, Imus, Montel, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Current Affair, Insider, Evening News with Lehrer, Charlie Rose, The O'Reilly Factor, Lou Dobbs, Larry King, Primetime, 20/20, Late Show with Dave Letterman, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Tonight with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Colbert Report plus NPR and Public Radio programs including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Talk of the Nation, Day to Day, News and Notes, Diane Rehm.
What is a Fresh Pick?
A committee of readers selects books from every genre that are the best reads for a theme. Sometimes the theme is a current event, a holiday, sometimes the time of year, and sometimes just the whim of the readers. Sounds like what real readers do when they choose their own reading, whatever catches their fancy. You can visit the Fresh Pick for the day, or see the past week by clicking on the book at the top of very page. Or, if you prefer you can get a copy of today's Fresh Pick in your mail box -- simply subscribe to our Fresh Pick newsletter.
Readers Ask:
How do I become a reviewer?
Please be aware that at this time we do NOT pay reviewers. You do, however, get the books free and have the advantage of reading them before they are published. If you are still interested in reviewing for Fresh Fiction, we will need to see a sample of your writing. Please compose a review of a book you’ve read recently, whether you liked it or not, and send it to: Review Editor. Once you’ve submitted your review sample, we’ll contact you to let you know how we’ll proceed.
Where can I find a list of contest winners?
The link to the past contest winners are listed on the contests page. We show the last three months of winners. If the winner is listed as UNCONFIMED, it means we've sent an email to the winner to confirm a mailing address and we have NOT received a reply confirmation. Please be sure to list contests at freshfiction dot com in your White List or Allow address book on your email program so our emails get to you!
Authors Ask:
When should I submit my book for reviewing?
Ideally we'd like to get your book for review three months prior to publication date to give our reviewers plenty of time to read it and not feel rushed to write their review. All our reviews are copyedited, so time is added for it. Our goal is to publish the review two weeks prior to the street date for readers.
Books should be sent 4 to 6 months prior to the publication date
How long will it take for my book to be reviewed?
Our deadline for posting reviews is the publication date. Depending on when we get it, your book will be reviewed within 8 weeks.
Who do I contact for advertising or author services?
Sara Reyes, Marketing Director is our primary contact for advertising and promotional services. You can call us at 972.335.6520 during business hours.
How do I sign up for a personalized author mailing or newsletter?
Contact our marketing department or visit the Services page for more information. Fresh Fiction hosts several author lists for a reasonable fee. There is no additional cost for mailing out newsletters or maintaining membership and all names are the property of the author.
How do I get listed as an author and my backlist published?
Contact us and we'll send you a form to fill out for each book you'd like listed.
How do I update my bio or backlist?
If you'd like to freshen the information we have on your page, add a different publicity photo, or add a book, send us a note with the information you'd like replaced.
Will we sell your book on our site?
Sorry, but no. We are not booksellers. We do post links for readers to buy your book from multiple sources. (See: Where Can I buy the books...?)
How do I link my site to Fresh Fiction?
We'd love to have you link to Fresh Fiction. You can either do a straight link to our main page or to your personal page if you're an author, or you can use a banner. Ask Sara for the banner link package.
Can I list my contest on Fresh Fiction?
A publisher, author, or group can run a contest for a month (or longer) at Fresh Fiction. Details on our contest management service is listed on the Author Services page. Contact us for requirements and pricing if you have questions.
How do I create or run a banner?
Our advertising banner prices and requirements are listed on the services page. We run four sizes of banners, so make sure yours is one of them. If you'd like us to create a banner package for you, we have creative and talented graphic designer on staff who can handle most creatives including Flash.
Where do I send news and announcements?
As an author or publisher, you can send your announcements using our News Form or send them to us with the contact form.
How do I submit my book for review?
Many of the books for FreshFiction's reviews are unsolicited. We can't guarantee that a particular book will be reviewed (since we receive more books than we can review), but review / advance copies are always welcome to:
Fresh Fiction
Attn: Reviews Editor
5960 West Parker Rd., Suite 278, #119
Plano, TX 75093
Please inquire before sending if your book is already in print. We prefer to receive the review copy at least 60 days prior to publication / street date.
We can accept Advance Reading Copies, galleys, and finished works. E-books and .pdf format must be discussed and approved prior to sending. Most of our reviewers will not review a book in electronic format of any kind, so you'll need to have a hard copy before submitting. To expedite inclusion in the database, please send us your bio, a photo and the basic book information (including cover image)
How can I get my book as Fresh Pick?
Our Fresh Pick is chosen by a committee of readers who select the best books for a theme. If you'd like to have your book considered, please send a copy to our office to the attention of FRESH PICK.
Fresh Fiction
Attn: Fresh Picks
5960 West Parker Rd., Suite 278, #119
Plano, TX 75093
A Fresh Pick may be any book already in print, we cannot return book copies sent to us.
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