Alma Katsu: A Look Back on 2020

Alma Katsu: A Look Back on 2020

Alma Katsu is a rock star. Not a literal rock musician, but a rock star in the horror industry, a representation of a woman with an impressive resume. She is best known for her historical horror fiction, huge bestselling titles like, The Hunger and The Deep. Before that, she spent a long, twenty plus years working for the U.S. Federal Government. Her strong suit is technology as it relates to foreign policy and intelligence.

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Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

There are evil things that plague our world, spreading hate and invoking fear. A malignity that knows no bounds. It all began with a malevolent sorcerer’s spell that gripped a nation, driving people to corruption and wickedness. D.W. Griffith used this magic to lend power to a group rising in prominence called the Ku-Klux Klan. With their plot coming to fruition, one person stands in their way. Maryse Boudreaux is a champion for good-hearted people that have been wronged for too long.

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That Buzz: Marc Sheinbaum on his debut novel, "Memories Live Here" (and much, much more)

That Buzz: Marc Sheinbaum on his debut novel, "Memories Live Here" (and much, much more)

There are two kinds of authors I really like, and yes, I sort of like most authors, but first, there is the debut author who is new to seeing their work out in the world, and still finding their voice and bearings. Second, there are the authors who have complete other work lives, or previous careers, who just could not, would not, will not, not write a book. It’s especially nice, though, when I meet such an author (or in this case meet such an author and help them bring their books out into the world) and they write a book I find myself emotionally attached to and invested in.

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The Best and Worst Things We Can Do With 'The Great Gatsby'

The Best and Worst Things We Can Do With 'The Great Gatsby'

The Great Gatsby has entered public domain, meaning you can take it and do just about whatever you want with it. Nobody can stop you from printing an all-over t-shirt with every word from first to last, “In” to “past.” Nobody can stop you from recording your own jazzy audiobook version. Nobody can stop you from finally making that Gatsby: Revengeanceining first-person shooter.

With all this new freedom...what are some of the best and worst things we could do with The Great Gatsby now?

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"To All The Boys: Always and Forever" is the Sweetest Ending to a Beloved Series

"To All The Boys: Always and Forever" is the Sweetest Ending to a Beloved Series

Close to two and a half years have passed since the Netflix adaptation of To All the Boys I've Loved Before exploded into everyone's hearts, and the saga has finally drawn to a conclusion with the latest installment, To All the Boys: Always and Forever. 

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7 Books That Will Make You Happy You’re Single

7 Books That Will Make You Happy You’re Single

Ah, the cold, blustery plains of singledom. An uncomfortable yet inevitable stage of life that has been subject to the musings and contemplations of writers since time immemorial. In the fictional world, there are examples of those that take the single life in their stride — say, Samantha Jones, living her best life in New York City, with a high powered job and great friends. Others, like Bridget Jones, are the epitome of the hapless singleton, sobbing into a tub of Ben & Jerry’s on the couch as all her peers are happily coupled up.

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7 Short Literary Works for the Shortest Month

7 Short Literary Works for the Shortest Month

Original Image via Gabby K

Ah, February. I don’t know about you, but February and I don’t generally get along. It’s when all my good time goals of the New Year have thoroughly been dashed, there’s a greeting card holiday that shall not be named, and it’s usually very cold and very dark. Luckily, it’s a short month.

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Lessons I Learned Ghostwriting Romance (as a Non-Romance Writer)

Lessons I Learned Ghostwriting Romance (as a Non-Romance Writer)

Images via Katie Salerna & Karolina Grabowska

I don’t consider myself a romance author by any stretch of the imagination, but I have written a lot of it. As a ghostwriter, I've produced a lot of content, far more than under my own name. The vast majority falls into two broad categories. I’ve written a ton of business/autobiographical/self-help nonfiction.

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Interview: William Duryea of Misery Tourism

Interview: William Duryea of Misery Tourism

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Misery Tourism is “the home of human suffering” — a multi-media site with a focus on transgressive and outsider literature. At first glance it may appear fraught with what Duryea jokingly called “edgelord posturing” in this interview, but a deeper dive will obliterate that notion — especially when interactions with him are often sincere, enlightening, and disarmingly polite.

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Say Something Nice: Good Things About Bad Books

Say Something Nice: Good Things About Bad Books

Because it’s government-mandated Love Month (that’s how Valentine’s works, right?), and because my understanding of love is that it’s weird and uncomfortable, and because I do so much complaining, I decided it’s time to say something nice.

Below is a list of books that I don’t like for various reasons.

And now I’ll do my very best to say something nice about each one of them.

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