2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize Winners Announced
The 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize winners have been announced. The prize, awarded by the Whiting foundation, has been granted since 2018 with hopes to “acknowledge,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 14, 2022
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $1.99 Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev Get This Deal $1.99 I Contain Multitudes by...
Electric Literature Wins The Whiting Literary Magazine Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Electric Literature has won the prestigious Whiting Literary Magazine Prize! This highly competitive award recognizes excellence in digital and print...
Write to Market: What it Means for Authors and Freelance Writers
When you see a trend or niche taking over an industry, it’s easy to think, “Did all of these just coincidentally get published at the same...
Subverting Traditional Narratives of Love and Happiness
When CJ Hauser published “The Crane Wife” in The Paris Review, an essay about repressing her needs in a relationship, calling off a wedding, and going...
10 Comics and Books like The Sandman Series
Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman series has been a bridge between comics and novels since it was published. It is widely considered to be one of the...
Does Reading Fiction Really Increase Empathy? The Science Says Yes . . . . and No
If you’re keen to follow bookish news, every few months you’ll run across an article or two extolling the virtues of reading for boosting empathy. But...
Essential Indie Presses for Queer Book Lovers
Here’s a pro tip for all my fellow queer book lovers: indie presses are where it’s at! In the two years or so since I’ve been...
Make Room For The New Cozy Mysteries–We Want More!
Readers of cozy mysteries reach for this mystery subgenre when they want, as the title implies, a cozy read. That always means no graphic violence. For...
For the Overachievers, Read 13 of the Best Rivals To Lovers YA Books
One of my favorite romantic tropes is enemies-to-lovers. The fact that the other person knows you at your worst and still falls in love with you?...
