What Makes a Good Title?

The Way We Word

We're back! This week we dive into titles and why choosing the right title for a book is important. From trends, genre, story details, publisher and author choices, what we call a story can have a huge impact on sales, reader appeal, and even our own judgment (don't judge a book by its title?)

Angela and Sarah discuss confusing titles, controversial titles, and advice on choosing the right title for a story.

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Helen of Troy 1993 by Maria Zoccola

https://bookshop.org/p/books/helen-of-troy-1993-poems-maria-zoccola/21580400?ean=9781668046333&next=t

All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby

https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-the-sinners-bleed-s-a-cosby/18738107?ean=9781250831927&next=t

Dog Bless You by Alex Miller

https://bookshop.org/p/books/dog-bless-you-discovering-god-s-love-through-man-s-best-friend-alex-miller/22469362?ean=9781641469340&next=t&next=t

It's One of Us by J. T. Ellison

https://bookshop.org/p/books/it-s-one-of-us-first-time-trade-j-t-ellison/20059850?ean=9780778310952&next=t

If You Were My Daughter by Marianne Richmond

https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-you-were-my-daughter-a-memoir-of-healing-an-unmothered-heart/f03973641cba801e?ean=9781464231933&next=t

Maggie:or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee

https://bookshop.org/p/books/maggie-or-a-man-and-a-woman-walk-into-a-bar-katie-yee/21930349?ean=9781668084212&next=t

Shifting Time by Kelly Bennett Seiler

https://bookshop.org/p/books/shifting-time-kelly-bennett-seiler/7876351?ean=9781593096502&next=t

What If by Randall Munroe

https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-if-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions-randall-munroe/7083933?ean=9780544272996&next=t