News of note for readers: November 12, 2025

Posted on November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary news stories we found Wednesday, November 12, 2025, and wanted to share.

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Bookish anniversaries, Bookstore, Charity, Children's literature, Excerpt, Horror, Paranormal, Politics, TV adaptation

Literary adaptations: August 7, 2025

Posted on August 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

News of literary adaptations for Thursday, August 7, 2025

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Mystery, Nonfiction, Paranormal, Pop culture, TV adaptation

Excerpts galore: March 27, 2025

Posted on March 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Enjoy these excerpts of upcoming novels! Here's an excerpt of the April 1 release Where Shadows Meet, Patrice Caldwell's debut...

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Tagged As: Cover design, Excerpt, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Thriller

Halloween 2024 writing roundup

Posted on October 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If Halloween has you in the mood to write something spooky or supernatural, the writing experts we follow have just...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Paranormal, Writing advice

Author Q&A: Donna Steele

Posted on May 21, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Donna Steele, who writes science fiction, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance. Under that name, Steele writes romance...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Paranormal, Romance, Science fiction

Craft tips for authors: May 14, 2024

Posted on May 14, 2024 at 10:13 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: Characters, Middle-grade fiction, Paranormal, Setting, Writing advice

Pop culture news for readers: March 7, 2024

Posted on March 7, 2024 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The lists of adaptations and celebrity book clubs both continue to grow. Actress Dakota Johnson announced last week that she's...

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Tagged As: Book club, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Paranormal, Pop culture, Stage adaptation, TV adaptation

Craft tips for authors: November 20, 2023

Posted on November 20, 2023 at 10:49 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: Motivational, Paranormal, Writing advice

Halloween 2023 writing roundup

Posted on October 31, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

To my great surprise, I only found two Halloween-themed posts in my author newsfeed this morning — and one of...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Paranormal, Writing advice

Seasonal reads and quizzes: October 27, 2023

Posted on October 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The fall- and Halloween-themed book lists and posts (mostly from BookRiot) are piling up faster than the leaves on our...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Book Riot, Horror, Just for fun, Mystery, Paranormal, Short story, Young adult literature