The Bookish Hugeness Of Fall 2022
Column by Peter Derk
Summer is garbage for books and for life, but fall will come and save us all.
"Be Brief and Tell Them Everything": A Rumination and Kind of Review
Review by Ben Tanzer
Brad Listi's latest. Is it a novel? A memoir? Or is it something more?
Rebooting Sci-Fi's Transgressive Roots: Amphetamine Sulfate's "Human Rights" Collection
Review by Gabriel Hart
Amphetamine Sulfate's new science fiction anthology bridges a commonly-overlooked gap in transgressive literature.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Bram Stoker Awards®
Interview by Sadie Hartmann
An interview prompted by a tweet. I saw some speculation on the process used to determine Bram Stoker Award nominees and winners. I wanted to dig into this information a little.
Things I Never Want To Read In An Opening Sentence So Please Stop
Column by Peter Derk
You can have a killer cover, a great blurb, and an overall excellent book, but a bad opening line trainwrecks all of it.
John Vercher: After the Lights Go Out
Interview by Gabino Iglesias
John Vercher talks "After the Lights Go Out," his superb new novel about family, anger, loss, fighting, and dementia.
The Vital Role of Libraries in Wartime
Column by Leah Dearborn
As visible, public cultural institutions, libraries have long played a role in the protection of civilians and shared heritage, as well as information dissemination during wartime.
Storyville: The Intersection Between Plotting and Pantsing
Column by Richard Thomas
Finding the intersection between plotting and pantsing.
From My Book Club: 12 Months of Books
Column by Kleopatra Olympiou
Are you ever curious to know what other people’s private book clubs are reading? Here's what mine has read over the past year.
Out of the Pandemic, A Writing Renaissance
Column by Jay Wilburn
The Covid Pandemic created unique challenges and opportunities for authors at all stages of their writing journey. Many of them found a way to thrive.