Fake Authenticity Is Toxic, and So Are Iowa-Style Writing Workshops

Fake Authenticity Is Toxic, and So Are Iowa-Style Writing Workshops

“Authenticity Games” by Laura M. Martin I discovered Connection Games in 2021,…
11 Book Club Picks For April 2024, From Reese’s to The Stacks

11 Book Club Picks For April 2024, From Reese’s to The Stacks

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio About the book club: Jenna Bush Hager…
Book review of My Black Country by Alice Randall

Book review of My Black Country by Alice Randall

Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, has sparked a sometimes contentious debate about…
Negative Tilt by Bobby Mathews

Negative Tilt by Bobby Mathews

Rural noir is having its moment in the sun and the ever-popular…
Autistic Literature Will Flourish When We Stop Insisting That Writers Qualify Their Autism

Autistic Literature Will Flourish When We Stop Insisting That Writers Qualify Their Autism

Three weeks after my third book came out, I experienced the first…
8 Creepy and Compelling Historical Horror Novels

8 Creepy and Compelling Historical Horror Novels

Kristian Wilson Colyard grew up weird in a one-caution-light town in the…
Book review of Lessons From the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth by Kate Schapira

Book review of Lessons From the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth by Kate Schapira

Like so many of us, poet and Brown University professor Kate Schapira…
The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood

The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood

Meet Dr Olivia Winter. She’s a forensic psychologist and the protagonist in…
A Trip to the Underworld is a Rite of Passage for Young Women

A Trip to the Underworld is a Rite of Passage for Young Women

In Fruit of the Dead, Rachel Lyon sets “a snare for the…
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 7, 2024

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 7, 2024

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Book review of The Book of Thorns

Book review of The Book of Thorns

The Napoleonic wars have been fertile ground for historical fantasy in recent…
On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

Crime fiction lovers, we have some pretty important releases for you this…
7 Books About Women Who Put Friendship at the Center of Their Lives

7 Books About Women Who Put Friendship at the Center of Their Lives

I have always found myself building extremely romantic friendships. Long hours lost…
7 New Manga Releases to Enjoy in April 2024

7 New Manga Releases to Enjoy in April 2024

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Book review of Just for the Summer

Book review of Just for the Summer

Everyone wants a shortcut to love, especially if a happily ever after…
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton…
Installing Ourselves in the Memory Museum

Installing Ourselves in the Memory Museum

Installing Ourselves in the Memory Museum The Museum Was Built So No…
10 of the Best Bookish Gifts for Poetry Lovers

10 of the Best Bookish Gifts for Poetry Lovers

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Book review of Someone You Can Build a Nest In

Book review of Someone You Can Build a Nest In

When shape-shifting monster Shesheshen is woken from her hibernation by monster hunters,…
The Sulphur Springs Cure by Jeffrey Round

The Sulphur Springs Cure by Jeffrey Round

Past and present collide in Jeffrey Round’s engaging The Sulphur Springs Cure,…
Is This Dissertation Research or a First Date?

Is This Dissertation Research or a First Date?

Is This Dissertation Research or a First Date? Lily Meyer Share article…
The Best Comics We Read January-March 2024

The Best Comics We Read January-March 2024

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Book review of The Good Enough Guide to Better Living by Alison Throckmorton

Book review of The Good Enough Guide to Better Living by Alison Throckmorton

When I was 18, I found myself living on my own and…
The Innocents by Bridget Walsh

The Innocents by Bridget Walsh

This is the second novel in the entertaining historical mystery series Bridget…