Your Grade School Teachers Were Right: Avoid Using the Passive Voice — Here’s Why
Even as a full-time freelance writer, I have to admit: I don’t remember much of the grammar lessons I learned in grade school. But when writing...
Tuesday’s Best Deals: Sonos Refurbished Sale, TRX Suspension Kit, Xbox One S, and More
A Dyson sale, a $10 Aukey power strip, digital storage Gold Box, and a Flint and Tinder trucker kacket lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around...
2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist Announced
Celebrating excellence, originality, and accessibility in writing by women in English from across the world and now in its 25th year, the Women’s Prize for Fiction...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 3, 2020
Sponsored by Bloomsbury USA. Today’s Featured Deals $1.99Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear Get This Deal $3.99The Witch’s Kind by Louisa Morgan Get This Deal $3.99Lead from...
This $10 Power Strip Includes 4 Outlets and 4 USB Ports Built In
Aukey Power Strip with 4 AC Outlets and 4 USB Charging Ports | $10 | Amazon | Use the promo code Z4SHGR4Q Read more… Source :...
Nana Oforiatta Ayim on Being a Custodian of Ghanaian History
I first heard of Nana Oforiatta Ayim when she outdoored ANO, an art gallery and non-profit organization in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. Her name was also...
The Best Part of “Little Women” Is That It Contains No Bad Men
I love reading novels about bad men. At least I thought I did. A few weeks ago, I watched Greta Gerwig’s Little Women with a close...
10 Middle Grade Graphic Novels for Fans of NEW KID and SMILE
The recent Newbery Award for Jerry Craft’s New Kid feels like an acknowledgment of what most tween readers already know: graphic novels that deal with the...
Racing Through the Pages: How Books Taught Readers Anyone Can Run
For many of us, reading is an excellent way to run away from our problems and disappear into someone else’s story. For others, it leads them...
My Literary Mardi Gras: The Stories New Orleans Inspired Me to Read
Last month, as the revelry ramped up in the streets of New Orleans, I was hosting my own kind of Mardi Gras. Over the last several...
