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Congrats to the 2021 PEN America Literary Award winners!

Posted on 04/10/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2021 PEN America Literary Awards were handed out Thursday night in a virtual ceremony. For more information about each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Book lists

One author's lessons from binge-watching

Posted on 04/10/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 was certainly a year that challenged us to find the silver linings, if at all possible. And author Deanna...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writer Unboxed, Writing advice

How to keep the "friend" in your fiction's set of frenemies

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know the qualities that make up a real-life frenemy. But it might not be as easy to create a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Writer's Digest

Marquette library wants to hear how much you love Tolkien

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sharing your love for an author or book is one of the great perks of being a bookworm. And if...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Fantasy, Libraries

Poet Amanda Gorman racks up a few more records

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 11:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amanda Gorman has already made history several times, as the youngest inaugural poet in US history, the first-ever national youth...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Poetry, Pop culture

New York Times bestsellers: Week ending April 3, 2021

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week ending April 3,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

Ensure that your book's dialogue moves the story along

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We recently shared a post on the importance of dialogue, and we’ll follow up with more advice from another source....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Writing advice, Zara Altair

New puzzle book leads treasure-hunters to a golden casket

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Easter’s over, but a treasure hunt for adults is just getting started. The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale, which...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, The Guardian

The literary winners of Guggenheim fellowships

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We applaud all 184 recipients of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship. But of course we’re especially excited for...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards

ALLi's guide to audiobook publishers beyond Audible-ACX

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s no secret that the Alliance of Independent Authors has serious issues with Audible right now. But it’s also no...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), Amazon, Audiobook