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The Temporary Job It was a recession and I got laid off. “I’m sorry,” my boss said, “I just can’t afford to have an assistant right...

When writing and revising my novel Call It Horses, I spent time in the narrator Frankie’s two spiritual homelands—the desert and the bog. I tromped in...

The groundbreaking thriller that Courtney Summers calls “gripping and unforgettable” centers on Daunis, a biracial unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal who’s never...

If you’re anything like me, you love the satisfying process of carefully preserving flowers inside an old sketchbook, but then you have no idea what to...

When you first delve into manga, it can be very overwhelming. Fantasy, horror, romance — we recognize these genres. They’re the same ones we find in...

I’ve been talking about queer books on the internet for more than a decade now, and one of the most common requests continues to be “Where...

Politics is naturally a high-stakes field, since one small decision can affect the lives of thousands — and that’s even more true when it comes to...

Two addictive reads for fans of twisty psychological thrill-rides from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica. The Good Girl What seems like a safe one-night...

One of the most refreshing aspects of recent YA books is the breadth of historical fiction featuring teen girls of color showing up on bookshelves. While...

Two addictive reads for fans of twisty psychological thrill-rides from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica. The Good Girl: What seems like a safe one-night...