A Love Note To Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith
During a trip to the historic Ferry Building in San Francisco, I bought American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time. The anthology features poetry by Jericho...
15 Marriage Problems Authors Should Write About That Aren’t Adultery
I read a lot of literary fiction, which I really enjoy. As much I like these books, I often have to ask myself: what gives with all...
7 Books That Would Be Better With a Kick-Ass Appendix
The first appendix I ever fell in love with was the one at the back of Carol Queen’s Exhibitionism for the Shy. At the time, I was...
Outstanding Books Starring Latinx Characters
As a Latina, I’m always on the hunt for some good Latinx representation in the stories I read. Years ago, I had hardly found any books...
Girl Power: 9 Badass Girl Crews in YA
This round-up of badass girl crews in YA is sponsored by Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera. Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City. That...
3 on a YA Theme: YA Books About Hockey
Sponsored by Carolrhoda Lab ®, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group Riley was born to be a cliché. A “Manic Pixie Dream Boy” from TropeTown, he’s always...
Virginia Woolf and Margaret Kennedy’s Literary Confessions Book Discovered: Critical Linking, March 13, 2019
Sponsored by our What’s Up in YA Giveaway of a $100 gift card to Amazon! Enter here. My cousin and I recently unearthed a gem. We...
The Impact of #MeToo in France: An Interview with Lénaïg Bredoux
Aida Alami: Many speak of the “séduction à la française” as a way of accounting for Denis Baupin’s alleged conduct toward women. Lénaïg Bredoux: This is...
How Do You Like Your Quotes? Straight or Curly?
Welcome to Do You Copy, a new semi-regular column on copyediting (copy editing? copy-editing?) that investigates some of the editorial life’s deepest mysteries. When is an...
FLASH GIVEAWAY: Win a PRIDE & PREJUDICE Tote!
A little pop-up giveaway for those interested: we have three Pride & Prejudice totes to give away. For putting things in and taking them places. You...
