13 Can't Miss 2017 Young Adult Releases

Column by Riki Cleveland
Whether you’ve got a holiday gift card to the bookstore burning a hole in your pocket, or you’re planning your 2017 book budget now, we’ve got a new highly anticipated release to add to your list.

My Life Dumpster Diving for Books

Column by Gabino Iglesias
Reading is a drug, and some of us will do whatever it takes to get a fix.

Resist, Rebel, Repeat: A Writer’s Guide to Post-Trump America

Column by Keith Rawson
December 27, 2016 (7) comments
Have you turned into a scared little rabbit, since the election? If so, this column ain't gonna be for you. Because it's time to get pissed and stay pissed, people.

The Guide To Building Your Own 2017 Reading Challenge

Column by Peter Derk
December 26, 2016 (2) comments
When it comes to reading lists, it's time to stop consuming and start creating. Find out how.

What I Learned from 1 Year of 1,000 Words a Day

Column by Annie Neugebauer
December 23, 2016 (6) comments
What's to be gained from resolving to write 1,000 words a day for a year (besides a buttload of words)? One writer commits to finding out.

Why Giving Books as Christmas Presents is a Bad Idea

Column by Bart Bishop
December 22, 2016 (1) comments
A walk through the author's history of Christmas gift fails and why anything but books is a better present.

The Fictional Wilderness: 5 Books for a Cold Winter

Column by George Cotronis
Sit down by the fire with a book about the cold and the wilderness.

Finding Beauty in the Darkness

Column by Leah Rhyne
December 21, 2016 (3) comments
We face dark times now, yes. It's important to realize: we've been here before, and we survived. I know because writers tell us, finding beauty in darkness, a literary legacy of stars in the night sky

Writing the Crime Scene: Autopsies

Column by Repo Kempt
A guide to researching and writing about autopsies in crime and horror fiction.

Storyville: When to Be Conventional, and When to Be Weird

Column by Richard Thomas
When it comes to writing, your story can be conventional or weird, but it has to be satisfying.