Kansas Legislators Introduce Anti-Book Ban Bill
So far this year, several states have proposed anti-book ban legislation. Among them are Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Colorado. Another state–and perhaps one that might be...
Put Google AI to work with Search ads
The conversational experience in Google Ads is now powered by Gemini and beta access is rolling out to all English language advertisers. Source : Put Google...
Storystorm 2024 Day 23: Adriana Hernández Bergstrom Puts Her Thoughts in Order
by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom By this point in Storystorm, I’m sure you have a LOT of ideas. Smoke might even be pouring out the sides of...
We All Want to Live in the Golden Girls House—Don’t We?
After my father died, my older sister and I stayed with my mother for a while. I couldn’t stop thinking of Grey Gardens, minus the fabulous...
Writing an Illness Story that Rejects the Inspirational Healing Narrative
“When you are in the throes of illness,” Jacqueline Alnes writes in her debut The Fruit Cure: The Story of Extreme Wellness Turned Sour, “there is...
The Best New Book Releases Out January 23, 2024
If you, like me, are a lover of comics and graphic novels, I recommend adding all of the books from Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar The grief...
8 Mystery and Thriller Novels with Great Movie Adaptations
Readers of mystery novels are well-known to be voracious readers, constantly making their way through paperback stacks of murders, crimes, and various acts of foul play....
Has TikTok Ruined Reading?
BookTok is selling books. That seems to be clear at this point. You’ve probably seen the table of BookTok sensations at your local library or bookstore...
A Reading Retrospective: Making Sense of 2023 Through Books
As another year draws to a close, many of us are looking back and taking stock of all that the past year had to offer. With...
The Most Influential Fantasy Books of the 1980s
The 1980s were a wild time for fantasy. The 1960s and 1970s saw a boom in storytelling, but it was the 1980s that made it mainstream...
