New Releases Tuesday: The Best Books Out This Week
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for new books! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This is...
Your Reading Life Needs More Manga In It
I didn’t used to read manga — or romance, or fanfiction. Despite happily consuming YA contemporary and other book that are often judged by literary snobs,...
25 Must-Read Horror Collections and Anthologies
In many ways, scary short stories are superior to full-length novels. Not only do authors have less time to ratchet up the terror, but there are...
9 of the Best Books about Grief
Some human experiences are universal, and one of those experiences is grief. Whoever you are, and whatever else happens in your life, at some point, you...
Look at the Birdy: 8 of the Best Books About Birding
Recently, there was a tweet going around about how as you age, becoming a bird watcher creeps up on you. I felt this so much. As...
Who Was that Masked Man? Superheroes Disguised as Other Heroes
Superheroes are already masters of disguise, so it’s no sweat for them to bust out a new costume and a mysterious new codename when the occasion...
How To Create an Extraordinary Reading Experience
Have you ever had an extraordinary reading experience? It almost feels like all the planets have aligned themselves just for this moment of you, the book,...
Deliverance Is Seldom: On Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Passenger’ and ‘Stella Maris’
Until recently, Cormac McCarthy‘s readers could be forgiven for suspecting that The Road, published in 2006, was to be the author’s final work. In many ways,...
Victrola Revolution GO Review: Fun, but Not as Portable as a Bluetooth Speaker
Portable record players are nothing new. You’ll find plenty of suitcase-style turntables, but they’re all missing something: a speaker. The Victrola Revolution GO is a truly...
When a Novel Isn’t in the Cards
For years, my writing discipline was simple: I aimed for an hour a day. An obsessive reviser, I might spend that hour rearranging a single sentence....
