What It’s Worth Giving Up to Stay in a Family
“Compromisos” by Manuel Muñoz Mauricio would stop and buy the oranges on his way back into town. He would need them as a treat for his...
Ask Yourself if You’re The Right Storyteller for This Story
Every few months, it seems there is an eruption over cultural appropriation in the literary world. Writers and readers who share an identity take issue with...
10 of the Best SFF Releases Out in October 2022
October may be primarily known as spooky season. But to me, it’s also “curl up in a cozy spot and stay indoors with the thickest book...
Why You Should Read Horror All Year ‘Round
It’s early September as I write this — the school year has just begun and it’s still warm enough for butterfly rompers and flip-flops — and...
On Beginning My Days With Poetry
With days full of rituals — morning, writerly, and nightly — I reflected on my bookish ones. From revisiting snippets of beloved collections in my writing...
Reading Pathways: Alisha Rai
Alisha Rai romances are all character-driven, deeply emotional, and very sexy. Sometimes very, very sexy! In general, I wish we had better language to describe how...
8 Perfectly Cool Graphic Novels for Fall
I happen to think that every season is reading season, but there’s something about reading in the fall — when the weather is just cool enough...
Bookish Travel Essentials for the Upcoming Holidays
I know what you’re thinking: ma’am, it is October. Halloween candy is still on the shelves and I’m over here talking about holiday travel — how...
It’s Fantasy All the Way Down: A Fantasy Sub-genres Primer
Fantasy! Arguably the largest and most popular speculative genre. Fantasy has been a part of literature, a part of storytelling, since the beginning of civilization. As...
Constructive Friction: The Millions Interviews Lauren Acampora
In The Hundred Waters, Lauren Acampora conjures cul-de-sacs, country clubs, and art galleries to draw readers deep into the fictional town of Nearwater, Connecticut. The tightly-paced novel—one...
