In “The Day the Sun Died,” Violent Sleepwalkers Terrorize a Town
Reading a Yan Lianke novel is disorienting. His plots are both surreal and absurd, presented in a manner that never reaches the pitch of coy irony....
50 Moves You Can Use in Your Fiction
Dear Blunt Instrument, I just finished writing a novel and am dreaming up a new one, and while I chafe at writing rules, your piece on...
Watch the STUMPTOWN Trailer: Cobie Smulders Can Fight And I Like It!
Robin Sparkles… via GIPHY …is all grown up and she can fight! At least that’s my takeaway from the trailer for Stumptown, an upcoming ABC series...
Bee Best: 18 Buzzworthy Bee Books for Readers of All Ages
If owls are the most bookish animals, then bees must be the most bookish insects, right? They are intelligent, self-sufficient, and know how to focus on...
A New Literary Prize, Where People Who are Imprisoned Are Judges
In France, literary juries hand out more than 2,000 prizes each year. Paris-based literary journalist Olivia Snaije has reported on many of them. But the new...
50 Must-Read Books About Complicated Marriages
Marriage is the joining of two souls. It brings together two independent people, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, opinions and preferences, joys and sorrows....
Your Complete Guide to Popular Literary Devices in Great Writing
We all know what it means to read “good writing,” right? Well, no, we don’t. It’s true that we often recognize something as “great” when we see...
Adrienne Rich Quotes to Celebrate Her Birthday
I was lucky enough to hear the poet Adrienne Rich speak when I was an undergrad. I had only read a few of her poems, her...
Book Fetish: Volume 354
This week’s Book Fetish is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal. Created by Book Riot, this smartly designed reading log consists of entry pages to record stats,...
6 Enemies to Lovers Contemporary Romances to Read in 2019
This list of enemies to lovers contemporary romances is sponsored by The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, from Gallery Books. When everyone at her twin sister’s wedding gets food...
