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I often talk with other writers about the engines of stories: features of character, plot or even object that allow the narrative happenings to unfold. Sometimes...

I don’t remember exactly when I first heard it but it was in high school sometime in the early nineties. I was listening to the radio...

Justin Torres’ much-awaited follow-up to We The Animals, Blackouts is a meandering conversation between an unnamed young queer narrator and Juan, an older man on the...

As always, there’s much to discuss in the world of books. Scholastic is determined to stay on the wrong side of history, celebrity memoirs are having...

The chances are pretty good that you are reading this while living in a city somewhere in the world — not definite, but moderately high on...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: humanity has lost hope in a dying earth. As a last-ditch effort, or perhaps in a concerted attempt...

Dungeons & Dragons has been around since the early 1970s and, since then, has seen a lot of changes. If you’re new to the game, the...

Gather ’round, bookworms, it’s cozy book season! Mood readers and strict planners alike can enjoy the allure of books that feel like a cup of coffee...