More Reviews, More Readers: Hidden Gems’ Founder Reveals All

[@NicholasNawroth]

Excellent interview! I’ve used Hidden Gems since almost all of my 12 children’s picture books and gotten good results each time. Nice to put the faces with the names and hear more about them!

[@DaleLRoberts]

Thanks, I'm glad you're getting good results with Hidden Gems!

[@mercedesparadiso]

I plan to publish my debut novel (fiction with elements of magical realism and romance) in the fall of 2025, but before then, I plan to publish my first collection of poetry in early 2025. Does Hidden Gems ARC program include poetry?

[@DaleLRoberts]

Good question that I'm not entirely sure about. They have in their dropdown: Romance Erotica Mystery Science Fiction Fantasy Thriller/Suspense Horror Humor/Satire Young Adult Self-Help General Non-Fiction Faith/Spirituality General Fiction Cookbooks Women's Literature Children's Books While there doesn't appear to be a poetry-specific category, some poetry could easily fit under any of those genres...well, almost any. It'd be interesting to read a cookbook that was entirely in poetry. haha Drop them a line on their site; they should be able to give you a clearer answer than I did. Sorry about that.

[@mercedesparadiso]

@ thanks!

[@Dibber]

We do, although we don't get a lot of poetry books. What I generally recommend is that you book it under the genre that fits best, so probably romance it sounds like, but in your book details you make it clear that it's poetry (sub-categories, description, etc). You may not get a ton of readers signing up but I'm sure you'll get a few, at least.

[@mercedesparadiso]

@@Dibber thank you!