Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

The Heiress of Northanger Abbey at Your Local Library: Step-by-Step Guide

My historical novel The Heiress of Northanger Abbey, published on Sept. 1, 2026, is getting a great response! I love the reviews on Goodreads, Amazon, and NetGalley. Such as this five star one:

"A beautifully atmospheric Gothic mystery with a powerful mother-daughter heart."

The Heiress of Northanger Abbey by Nancy Bilyeau

While early sales are wonderful, I also wanted to make sure libraries can order The Heiress of Northanger Abbey. It’s important to me that people can read it if they can’t afford to buy it. 

If you're wondering if libraries can carry The Heiress of Northanger Abbey, the answer is yes.

Even if you own my book already, please take the time to reach out to your local library so we can be sure everyone can read it.

I’ve included suggested approaches.

For a visit to your local branch:

Hi, I’m hoping you can acquire a copy of The Heiress of Northanger Abbey by Nancy Bilyeau for the library’s collection. It’s a new historical novel with a starred review from BlueInk Review. Libraries can order the physical book (paperback and hardcover) through the IngramSpark catalog, and the ebook is available on OverDrive, Hoopla, and cloudLibrary. Thank you so much for looking into it!

How to request it through an email or your library app:

1.)    Log into your library’s website or the Libby/OverDrive app.

2.)    Search for ‘The Heiress of Northanger Abbey.’

3.)    If it doesn’t show up, scroll to the bottom and look for “Didn’t find what you’re looking for?” or “Suggest a title.”

4.)    Click Recommend, or fill out the form with the ISBNs and details provided:

ISBN paperback: 979-8993563046

ISBN hardcover: 979-8993563039

ISBN digital: 979-8993563053

If you could take a few minutes to reach out to make sure people can read this novel at the library, it would mean the world to me. Let's make sure anyone who wants to, can read it.

Thank  you!

Monday, February 2, 2015

"Meeting" the Librarians

My friend C.W. Gortner, who has written a string a wonderful historical novels and is poised to take the world by storm with Mademoiselle Chanel, was a featured author at ALA last week. He sent me this wonderful photo, of my novel The Tapestry at the Simon & Schuster booth.




The American Library Association's conference is in Chicago, where I was born. I feel like everything came together in that moment--my book was shown at a conference in my birthplace, with librarians buzzing around. Librarians are some of my favorite people on earth!!

Thank goodness for friends like Chris Gortner.