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In their latest writing contest, Dictionary.com spotlights some haunting prose We love Dictionary.com for the …

  One of our favorite thing about literature is the impact it has on our …

A few years back, we discussed our favorite five literary monologues and you LitStackers seemed …

I was reading a book the other day.  It was a very good book, extremely …

From Flavorwire: Ben Blatt of Slate put together a great post on the adjectives, adverbs, …

A while back I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in …

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando is a fantastic park to visit for …

Fiction is an amazing tool of escapism. With it, we dive into worlds that exist …

It’s happened to you before. You’re invested in a great book, in the flux and …

The grammatically awkward in music, via Twitter Grammarians, beware. Over on Twitter, Patricia Smith—poet, spoken-word …

It’s such a wonderful time to be a writer. Years ago- not that long ago, …

Sometimes, when we love a great book, we feel the smallest bit of dissatisfaction at …

For unagented writers seeking representation, be sure to check out the Twitter-based pitch event, #PitMad, …

The National Book Critics’ Circle, which honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about …

Born on this day in 1936, actor, director, and film icon Robert Redford—and in case …

We were thrilled to learn that LeVar Burton, actor and reading advocate, is podcasting classic …

We love this recent column from Lincoln Michel, a practical inventory of all the business …

Looking for new titles to expand your TBR list? World Literature Today has just posted …

Some people, for whatever reason, rub us the wrong way. It happens in fiction as …

The books closest to our hearts become a part of us. We love them for …

It would be a superlative world if the collective “we” would fess up. We’ve done …

  Ah, books. They’re not like TV shows. Your favorite characters never age; there are …

Phase 1, in most states, has already begun. People are rushing to beaches and stores. …

There are seven stories in the world. It’s a well used maxim and not necessarily …

The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri “How do you clothe a book?” is the …

Sometimes, it isn’t all that difficult to sort out what will happen in a novel. …

When you put yourself out ‘there’ as a writer, when you lasso the title of …

There are many axioms that get tossed around writing advice columns and beginning writer’s workshops.  …

New York Times’ Aptly Named “The Daily” Podcast Delivers Consistent High Quality Back in 2016, …

Death and taxes, as the old cliche goes. Both are unavoidable, and while we won’t …

One of the reasons I jumped at the chance to attend the recent NerdCon: Stories …

Fun news! Penguin Random House has announced that they have won the bidding war, and …

In September 2010, author and all around goddess Mary Robinette Kowal (The Glamourist Histories, Ghost …

In an Entertainment Weekly interview published this week, Man Booker prize winner Marlon James opened …

Thirty-five inches of rain in four days.  That’s how much rain has fallen in Louisiana …

Did you like the weird and provocative British television series Black Mirror?  (Of course you …

After “sitting on the news for over six months”, author Victoria Schwab excitedly announced on …

So, when I took the parcel I was going to send out for the first …

Today is Ursula K. Le Guin’s 86th birthday,  and what better day to celebrate this …

What could be better than to hear that fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss’s bestselling, award winning …

Each year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the …