19 Apr 2024 6 New Releases to Inspire Hope in Unprecedented Times Step into the world of literary brilliance with our latest roundup, showcasing six captivating releases in the realm of literary fiction. From introspective character explor... More »
19 Apr 2024 6 New Releases for Fans of The Sandman Dive into otherworldly realms with our latest roundup, spotlighting six captivating fantasy and sci-fi releases bound to transport you to realms unknown. From epic quests to futuristic lan... More »
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Dangerous Flame? I’m intrigued by the thought of what mark I may have left on those in my own past, whether close friends or acquaintances. How do they remember me? Do they remember me or am I a foo... More »
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Hoodwinked in Hotlanta? I have been fascinated by the ways that different states have handled the Covid-19 pandemic and I started thinking about a bunch of what-if questions, and then I realized why... More »
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Miraculous Life of Rupert Rocket: A Novel of the Fae? First, I wanted to write a magical realism story. Second, I liked the idea of setting Sleeping Beauty as a gay man in modern New York City. ... More »
The epistolary novel is kind of a tough sell these days. Writing a narrative in letters might have given Samuel Richardson license to let his characters speak in candid, informal ways that were otherwise inaccessible, but his innovations are so much a part of ... More »
Fourteen-seasons-old Ogma guards the walls surrounding her village, like all the children who live there do. They keep a dense fog at bay, one that leaves the kids alone but somehow spirits away the adults. So, it’s the children, many of whom are younger than ... More »
Religion can engender feelings of anxiety about the constraints of church doctrine as followers mature into their understandings about life and the world. For Paolo Venticinque, an Italian seminarian working as a Jesuit high school teacher, those constraints d... More »
The author explores trauma, memory, and mental illness in this body of poems. He begins by lamenting, “The years reveal a tally of losses” (“What Came After”). In his youth, Stewart moved to Chicago with his mother while his brother and father stayed behind in... More »
BooksHow Candida Royalle Set Out to Reinvent PornAs a feminist in the adult-film industry, she believed the answer wasn’t banning porn; it was better porn.By Margaret TalbotMarch 18, 2024With her production company, Femme, Royalle sought to make hardcore movie... More »
BooksThe Forgotten History of Hitler’s Establishment EnablersThe Nazi leader didn’t seize power; he was given it.By Adam GopnikMarch 18, 2024The media lords thought that they could control him; political schemers thought that they could outwit him. The mainstr... More »