Frequently Asked Questions:
• What is a blog tour?
A blog tour is where we provide a number of bloggers (who we call ‘hosts’) with content to post on their blogs. The Coffee Pot Book Club offers posts about historical fiction (plus sub-categories), and all our hosts tend to have a keen interest in historical fiction, history, books, and reading.
When we take an author’s book ‘on tour’, it means we share details about their book with volunteering hosts. These details could be a mere Spotlight (with banners we design, the book description, author bio, images, and links), Guest Posts about a subject linked to the book, Excerpts from the book, or Interviews with the author.
Hosts may also review novels (exclusively offered on our Americano and Mocha blog tours) and share these reviews not only on their own blogs, but also across social media, and on various book outlets & stores, where permitted. Reviews are not guaranteed, however, and we only ask for reviews to be posted if they are either 4* or 5* reads.
• Why do bloggers host a blog tour?
That’s easy – because we love books and history!
Bloggers host tours for a variety of reasons: some enjoy the variety of posts and historical themes. Others are keen to find out more about authors, and others again are fascinated by historical research.
Speaking as a long-time blog tour host herself, Cathie loves getting to know historical fiction authors and discovering their books.
• Why should authors book a blog tour?
As authors, it’s important that your books receive plenty of exposure – and that’s what a blog tour offers. The Coffee Pot Book Club cannot promise sales as a result of a blog tour, but our hosts and their followers are always on the lookout for that next compelling story to read.
Who knows? Your book may be just what they’ve been waiting for!
• What do blog tours look like?
You may wish to check out some of our past blog tours to see what we’ve done. Find them listed HERE. Just click on a banner listed, and you’ll be directed to the relevant tour page.
• What kinds of blog tours does The Coffee Pot Book Club offer?
We have several types of tours. Please find them HERE!
• Do participating authors have to be on social media?
Authors do not have to have social media accounts to book a blog tour, nor a website. However, in order to get the most out of your tour, we would ask authors to engage with our posts – and our hosts’ posts – on our blogs, and on Twitter / X or Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest, Bluesky or Threads (wherever you may feel comfortable!) and to share them.
Many readers are on social media, and increased visibility of you and your book is an important advantage.
• What should authors do during a blog tour?
It would be kind of you to thank the hosts for their time, either on their blog post or, if that’s not possible (some have that feature disabled), on their social media posts.
We, and many hosts, tag authors on tour into our posts if they are on social media, and authors receive a list of all tour stops each day on tour by email from us.
A brief *Thank You* is always appreciated, as is a share of the hosts’ social media posts.
• What are your Terms & Conditions?
Please find our T&Cs HERE.
We hope these FAQs helped. If you have any other questions, or wish to book a tour, please Get in Touch!
