News of note for readers: April 11, 2025

Posted on April 11, 2025 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, Book lists, Bookish anniversaries, Classic literature, Mystery, Women in literature

News of note for readers: March 13, 2025

Posted on March 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM 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: Author events, Cover design, Excerpt, Movie adaptation, Mystery, Obituary, Politics, Romance, TV adaptation

News of note for readers: March 12, 2025

Posted on March 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM 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: Author events, Awards, Bans and challenges, Children's literature, Fantasy, Mystery

News of note for readers: March 5, 2025

Posted on March 5, 2025 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, Book lists, Cover design, Excerpt, History, Lawsuit, Mystery, Nonfiction

News of note for readers: February 20, 2025

Posted on February 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM 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, Book lists, Children's literature, Classic literature, Cover design, History, Movie adaptation, Mystery, Nonfiction, Obituary, Young adult literature

Literary awards and honors: January 23, 2025

Posted on January 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to these literary works — and their creators — that have found themselves in the spotlight recently! The Edgar Awards,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Mystery, Science fiction, Young adult literature

Writer's Digest craft tips: November 14, 2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's the latest craft advice from Writer's Digest. What is the queen's path in fiction? (by Stacey Simmons) A guide...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Mystery, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Craft tips for authors: October 2, 2024

Posted on October 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM 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: Classic literature, Mystery, Plot / narrative, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

Author Q&A: Diane Wing

Posted on August 6, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cozy mystery, magical realism, dark fantasy, and nonfiction author Diane Wing's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing Diane Wing, M.A., who writes dark fantasy fiction, cozy mysteries, magical realism, and enlightening nonfiction.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Fantasy, Mystery, Nonfiction

Craft tips for authors: July 16, 2024

Posted on July 16, 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, Historical fiction, Mystery, Writing advice