Ben Gosden

July Reads Here's a short review of the books I read during the month of July 2025

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Carrying the Weight of Shame & Perfectionism Easter means we can be redeemed in all aspects of life, even the burdens we think we have to carry forever

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My Newest Hobby Learning to love writing more deeply by learning from writers

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April Reads Check out these short reviews of the books I read in April and add them (or not) to your reading list)

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Check out my new book now available in paperback, Kindle, and hardback versions! #booksky 📚

Book is Out in the Wild! You can now buy my new book direct from the publisher or on Amazon

My book is officially out in the wild! Click for more info and ways you can purchase. It's a great book for new years intentions in seeking hope and healing in your life. open.substack.com/pub/bengosde...

Living Thanksgiving Lots to be grateful for as the holidays begin...

Been a minute since I sent a Substack newsletter. Here's to a joy-filled thanksgiving week (or at least a week when we all don't lose our minds) open.substack.com/pub/bengosde...

Looking for advice preferably from published authors:

What are the best/worst ways to promote my upcoming book coming out in early 2025?

I really hate this part of the process. So any help would be greatly appreciated!

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.