ENOUGH: Three Poems By Tenika Stallings
ENOUGH: Three Poems by Tenika Stallings On the Other Side of the Door A punch, kick, and a smack to the faceThese are just a few
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On Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin”
IT IS APRIL 1974 and four figures—three in black balaclavas, one in a jet-black wig—stand outside Russborough House, a stately home in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. One of them
‘Joan Doesn’t Give a Damn’ | Regina Marler
Among the ephemera displayed in the Joan Brown retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is the wall phone that hung in her studio, its bone-colored receiver an
Perfect Picture Book Friday! Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli
Before I get to Perfect Picture Book Friday I’d like to tell you that Felicia and I have the latest episode of The Write Chat up! In this episode we
The Giver of Stars – Jojo Moyes
Summary: Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennet Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law.
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, Suntup Press (2020)
[This article is from The Book Blog contributor Timothy Booksker with photos from Yegor Malinovskii.] The most “outside” part of a Suntup book is the enclosure. I almost said “typical
Becky’s Book Reviews: 47. Among the Hidden
Among the Hidden. Margaret Peterson Haddix. 1998. 153 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: He saw the first tree shudder and fall, far off in the distance. Then he heard his
Today @KirkusReviews…
…I talk about Brian Conaghan's When Mr. Dog Bites: He’s a fan of wordplay, and has developed his own personal slang, a creative combination of stream-of-consciousness, cockney rhyming, pop-culture references, and
Phillis Wheatley Biography Takes a Fresh Look at Revolutionary America
Around 1772, Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved teenager in Boston, sat down to write a poem called “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” which began with praise for the “mercy”
The On-Sale Calendar: July 2023
July 3 Goodbye Earl: A Revenge Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith (GCP, $29.00; ISBN 9781538707654). 60,000 copies. July 4 Wolfsong by TJ Klune (Tor, $29.99; ISBN 9781250890313). 200,000 copies. Sunshine Nails
Clarkesworld Magazine Temporarily Closes Submissions After Surge in ChatGPT Generated Stories
Posted on February 22, 2023 AI can now generate stories and scammers are already using the tool to try and get published. Editors don’t want to receive these subpar AI-generated
Catching up with Max Allan Collins
1. Tell us about your current novel. There are a couple of things that will become available soon. One is the complete version of the ROAD TO PERDITION novel. It
A Spell of Good Things by Ayòbámi Adébáyò review – a blistering indictment of the abuse of power | Fiction
Chronic corruption and poor investment in health and education are responsible for many of Nigeria’s woes. Set in Osun state in the early 00s, Ayòbámi Adébáyò’s compelling second novel explores
Why Maya Angelou’s Memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Became One of the Most Banned Books of All Time
Some good news: Maya Angelou’s 1969 memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, a recounting of her first 17 years, including a rape at the age of 7 or
All The Forgetting – The Rumpus.net
All the Forgetting Bio: VyVy Wonder is a cartoonist, writer, physician, and educator based in Redwood City, CA. Her work has appeared in Popula, Ruminate, The Intima, and more.
The Road to Artsakh | Susan Barba
There’s an old joke about a turtle being mugged by a gang of snails. When asked to describe the attackers, the turtle says he’s not sure, it all happened so
Once Upon a River – Diane Setterfield
Summary: On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours,
Full Throttle by Joe Hill, Subterranean Press (2020)
[This article is from The Book Blog contributor Timothy Booksker with photos from Yegor Malinovskii.] Today I’d like to talk a lot about Full Throttle, the lettered edition of which
41. The Tower of Life
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town In Stories and Photographs. Chana Stiefel. Illustrated by Susan Gal. 2022. 40 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: There once was
bookshelves of doom: BIG CHANGES AFOOT.
Due in part to all of the issues Typepad has been having lately, The fear that I’m going to wake up one morning and discover that ten years of work
Roald Dahl’s Books Are Rewritten to Cut Potentially Offensive Language
LONDON — New editions of the works of Roald Dahl — the best-selling British novelist whose children’s classics include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda” and “James and the Giant
Today Book Club Selects The Bone Season as First Pick
The Today show has launched a book club, called the Today Book Club. The first pick is The Bone Season, the first novel by 21-year-old Oxford University graduate Samantha Shannon. The novel is set in 2059 where clairvoyance has been outlawed and a security force, the Scion, is in charge of major cities, including London. The heroine, Paige Mahoney, is a dreamwalker, a rare type of clairvoyant. Paige is arrested and sent to a voyant prison run by an alien race, called the Rephaim. The Bone Season is part of a seven book series. Film rights for the series have already been sold. Paige was interviewed by Today’s Natalie Morales. Take a look
