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Writers Gotta Read, Right? – Halloween/Samhain/Día de los Muertos

It seems to me that the end of October and first of November are just crammed with holidays/celebrations. Wonder why? Not sure if that applies to other parts of the year as well, but just saying, I was struck by this as I settled in to write this post. So, without further ado (but maybe a “Boo!” or two), here is some lists of reading lists as the months turn (with a special non-book-related link at the end). Image by  Larisa Koshkina  from  Pixabay Halloween (Oct. 31) Cozy Mystery List:  Halloween Mystery Book List   Elephant on the Road:  15 Spooky Romance Books To Read this Halloween Season   Goodreads Listopia (lists and more lists, by subgenre etc.):  Halloween Book Lists   Bookriot: New Horror Novels:  18 Books to Keep You Scared in 2021   Samhain (Oct. 31– Nov. 1) Goodreads Listopia:  Samhain reads   Best Kids’ Books:  Samhain   Irish Myths:  Samhain Reading List: 13 Frightening Works of Fiction for Celebrating Halloween’s Celtic Roots Corey’s Book Corner (a collection of Samhain

Author Central Page and Foreign Markets

When you upload your book to Amazon, you have the option of distributing to foreign markets and third parties. I have been surprised and delighted to see my books, which I don't market much, sell internationally. I have sold books in Germany, the UK, Canada, even India. Amazon continues to increase the number of countries to their roster. They currently have eighteen sites:  Australia  https://www.amazon.com.au/  (45 million customers) Canada  https://www.amazon.ca  (231 million customers) Brazil  https://www.amazon.com.br/  (115 million customers) France  https://www.amazon.fr/  (251 million customers)  Germany  https://www.amazon.de / (605 millions customers) India  https://www.amazon.in/ (295 million customers) Italy  https://www.amazon.it/ (270 million customers) Japan  https://www.amazon.co.jp/  (646 million customers)  Mexico  https://www.amazon.com.mx/  (89 million customers) Netherlands  https://www.amazon.nl/ (33 million customers)  Poland  https://www.amazon.pl/ (70,00