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Want to laugh and swoon at the same time? Support romance authors AND indie bookstores by snagging these top romantic comedies this Saturday for Bookstore Romance Day. Read More “The hottest new rom-coms to pick up on Bookstore Romance Day 2019”
Here’s all the latest news from the writerly world. Read More “J.D. Salinger goes digital, Jane Austen was underpaid, Bookstore Romance Day, and more”
Who doesn’t love books about books? Read More “It’s National Book Lovers Day! Here are 5 bookish reads to celebrate”
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author on Monday night, her publisher confirms. Read More “Toni Morrison dies at 88”
See what lit up our archives with these most popular July posts of 2019, 2018, and beyond. Read More “Archive Dive: July 2019 edition”
Read these novels and comics now before the film version comes to the big screen later this summer. Read More “All the page-to-screen adaptations hitting theaters in August 2019”
Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, and Oyinkan Braithwaite are just a few of the authors who made the list. Read More “See the 13 novels that made the 2019 Booker Prize longlist”
Now in its second edition, Tara Mokhtari’s introductory guide offers both honesty about the state of the industry and information on a variety of genres, including scriptwriting and digital media. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing”
Remounting the horse after you get bucked for a month (which may be a good thing). Read More “#RutBusterBook: Running down a dream? More like walking”
Want to be a pro? Step one: Start acting like one. Read More “Path to Professionalizing III: Treating yourself like a pro”
The first self-published book I edited was written by a longtime newspaper reporter. Seasoned and self-confident, he decided to set sources aside and pen a … Read More “9 manuscript mistakes only first-timers make (and how to fix them)”
Top authors advise how to make your fiction work improve tenfold, and provide steps to making it happen. Read More “What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?”
Read “The Tower Block: Apartment 1307” by Markús Már Efraím, the winning essay from our 2018 Flash Contest. Read More “2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307”
