Nicole Dennis-Benn Moves Forward
Nicole Dennis-Benn discusses her latest book, Patsy, a novel that explores issues of motherhood, the working class, sexual identity, and immigration, with Concepción de León. The...
Join Us for the Next Edition of Persist, Our Feminist Book Club on Instagram!
This edition of Persist is sponsored by The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung From childhood, Katherine knows she is different, and that her parents are not...
Unconventional Revision: MFA vs. Therapy
1. For emerging writers, often the advice is “find your voice,” but it’s hard to know what that actually means. In the mid 2000s, I began...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 3rd, 2019
Sponsored by Amazon Publishing These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals The Poppy...
Finally, a “Road Trip Across India” Novel That’s Not About White Men
Set mostly in India, Balli Kaur Jaswal’s fourth novel, The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters, and her second published in the United States is both...
The Last Man I Loved Was a Woman
Green Hills You asked if the last man I loved was a woman. She was a brush of lipstick where the red sun fell into...
A History of the Wench
In 2010, Dolen Perkins-Valdez published the best-selling historical fiction novel Wench. According to the back cover, the novel’s setting is “an idyllic retreat for Southern white...
11 Narrative Songs That Should Be Graphic Novels
There are so many songs out there that tell whole narratives. Wayne Cochran’s “Last Kiss,” “Tribute” by Tenacious D, and “M.T.A.” by The Kingston Trio among...
50+ YA Paperbacks For Summer 2019 Reading
It’s the season of surf, sun, barbecue, and, of course, new YA paperback books. I’m a huge fan of the paperback for its portability as well...
10 Books About Complicated Father-Daughter Relationships
Healthy father-daughter relationships are loving, supportive, and encouraging, but not every relationship is positive. Sometimes these relationships are strained, or worse, abusive. Some fathers are absent...
