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July 8th, 2024
Thinking about taking a writing class? This rundown of the top 10 online options has got you covered.
Read Column →June 15th, 2024
Discover 7 poetry editors you can hire to polish your poems - from line breaks to thematic suggestions, they do it all.
Read Column →June 11th, 2024
Should a book be a mirror of representation, a door leading to an unexpected journey — or perhaps a window peeking into another's experience? This column explores the necessity of literary mirrors and doors alike, and considers the implications of this extended metaphor.
Read Column →June 6th, 2024
What does it take to write a short story? Savannah Cordova guides you through the process, sharing what she's learned from writing short stories of her own.
Read Column →May 28th, 2024
LitReactor is officially returning under new ownership! You’ll find all the details here.
Read Column →September 26th, 2023
Header images: Books, Barbarian There's always someone out there trying to prove that one book or another is the all-time, stone-cold-est, greatest classic book of all time. And they're all fools, because unlike me, they didn't pose Beowulf, which is absolutely, 100% the greatest classic book.
Read Column →September 25th, 2023
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Read Column →September 22nd, 2023
Header image: Pixabay Robert Kirkman is in a weird spot. Because The Walking Dead was such a cultural phenomenon, it’s what he’ll be known for forever, the first line in his obituary, FOR SURE.
Read Column →September 15th, 2023
Author photo: Wikipedia Commons Agatha Christie was born on September 15th, 1890. The author is already much celebrated as one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, but there’s one area where Christie still deserves recognition: as the inventor of the slasher. Whether intentional or not, the horror subgenre owes a huge debt of gratitude to Christie and her 1939 novel And Then There Were None.
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