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Ramona Emerson’s "Exposure" Draws Compelling Parallels Between Hero and Villain

October 30th, 2024

Continuing with our Halloween week features, here's Jena Brown's review of Exposure by Ramona Emerson: a paranormal thriller that's the sequel to her celebrated debut Shutter.

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Savor the Magic in These 3 Dark Academia Series

October 28th, 2024

Welcome to Halloweek here at Litreactor! To kick things off, here are three eerie & erudite dark academia series to read this November.

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10 Fantasy Illustrators Who Have Created Exceptional Art

October 25th, 2024

This list features ten brilliant fantasy illustrators and their signature works - with styles ranging from oil painting to cartoon-like figures.

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Culling The Classics: A Wizard of Earthsea

October 9th, 2024

Brian McGackin returns with another (totally unbiased) Culling the Classics - this week, A Wizard of Earthsea.

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Jackie Walters' "Dearest" Is a Dark, Gripping Portrait of New Motherhood

October 4th, 2024

Jena Brown reviews Dearest, a thrilling new novel about the stakes and struggles of motherhood, with a horror twist.

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Should You Write a Novel? 5 Questions to Ask First

September 30th, 2024

Writing a novel is quite the undertaking; are you up to the task? Here are five essential questions to help you figure it out.

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How to Edit Poetry - With Stephanie M. Wytovich

September 23rd, 2024

Published poet (and poetry instructor) Stephanie M. Wytovich is here today with some brilliant advice on how to edit your poetry.

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5 Books That Started As Fanfiction - And Where Their Authors Are Now

September 16th, 2024

You probably knew about Fifty Shades of Grey, but what about other books that started as fanfiction? Learn more about their origin stories (literally!) and where their authors are now.

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10 Speculative Fiction Editors Who Have Worked on Mind-Bending Stories

September 10th, 2024

In collaboration with some of our editors, this post highlights 10 amazing speculative fiction professionals you can work with today.

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Culling The Classics: Don Quixote

September 2nd, 2024

Brian McGackin revives his "Culling the Classics" series of yore. This week: a Cervantes special.

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