Excerpts galore: October 2, 2024

Posted on October 2, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have three day-after-release excerpts to share, plus one from last week ... and one from an upcoming release. The...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Language, Literary Hub, Nonfiction, Romance, Women in literature

News of note for readers: September 27, 2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bans and challenges, Excerpt, Language, Lawsuit, Libraries, Literary tourism, Memoir, Obituary, Politics

Literary trends: September 5, 2024

Posted on September 5, 2024 at 2:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What's top of mind for bookworms, literary bloggers, and those in the publishing biz? For Shelf Love, it's the descriptor...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Cover design, Language, Romance

News of note for readers: August 12, 2024

Posted on August 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Artificial intelligence (AI), Awards, Book lists, Cover design, Fantasy, History, Language, Movie adaptation, Obituary, Science fiction

News of note for readers: July 26, 2024

Posted on July 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Language, Obituary, TV adaptation

Language news: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Posted on June 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers are known to have a keen interest in the science and art of language, too. Here are some recent...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Language, Literature in translation

Craft tips for authors: May 3, 2024

Posted on May 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Language, Romance, Writing advice

Weekend reads: Week of April 22, 2024

Posted on April 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's a collection of literary posts that we didn't have a chance to share on our reader blog this week....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Just for fun, Language, Libraries

Craft tips for authors: April 25, 2024

Posted on April 25, 2024 at 12:59 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Historical fiction, Language, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: April 18, 2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dialogue, Horror, Language, Writing advice