6 Must-Read Memoirs By Black Celebrities About Perseverance
These memoirs by Black celebrities share their journeys to becoming the icons they are today, and what they had to persevere to get here.| BOOK RIOT
We’re excited to share that on September 2, 2025, the longlist for the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize was announced, and included Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brébeuf and […] The post CROSSES IN THE SKY longlisted for the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize appeared first on Biblioasis.| Biblioasis
From pregnancy guides to parenting through the climate crisis, here are some of the best baby and parenting books for first-time parents.| BOOK RIOT
These memoirs by Black celebrities share their journeys to becoming the icons they are today, and what they had to persevere to get here.| BOOK RIOT
Today’s review is about THE FRENCH INGREDIENT by Jane Bertch. It’s a memoir about an American expat who opens a cooking school in Paris. Along the way she gains a better understanding of French culture and astutely shares that with the reader. Author: Jane BertchSeries: NoneAge Category: AdultPublisher: Ballantine BooksPublish Date: April 9, 2024Print Length: 304 Want to support local bookstores? Buy a copy of The French Ingredient on Bookshop.org!* *These are not affiliate links and I...| A Literary Escape
Rainer Maria Rilke’s "Letters to a Young Painter" explores how art, cats and the paradox of possession illuminate the creative life.| The Culturium
In this fabulously written book, Robert Macfarlane journeys to rivers in three very different landscapes -- the cloud-forests of Ecuador, the city of Chennai, India, and the wilderness of northern Quebec -- seeking answers to the question are rivers alive and what would it mean if they were? Continue reading →| Unsolicited Feedback
Sixty years later, I often find myself deep within our den in my dreams. The post The Lost Dens of Leicester by Sharon Tyers appeared first on Little Toller Books.| Little Toller Books
Archaeology is a method and practice which resurfaces the past. It can help us reconstruct the history and culture of ancient (or not so ancient) people, and give us insight into what it means to be human. Archaeology produces more than museum displays, and it can be used to manipulate and disempower.| Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine
People really don’t like confronting the unknown and they really don’t like conflict. So much of this brief window into this couple’s relationship is about avoidance, distance, observation from far away but with no real knowledge gained. And they both know it’s wrong; the Magic 8 Ball didn’t appear for no reason.| Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine
Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary by Victoria Amelina My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s painful, reading this account of Russian invasion of Ukraine through the eyes of a Ukrainian novelist and poet who not only lives through the surreal horror of this injustice but also joins an NGO … Continue reading “Looking at Women Looking at War” by Victoria Amelina| books are life
The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy My rating: 5 of 5 stars “If in the eyes of the Russian public and a good part of the elite the fall of the USSR as a superpower and empire was a loss for Russia, the Ukrainian elite and much of the public considered … Continue reading “The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History” by Serhii Plokhy| books are life
If you’re looking for something fantastical in scope, yet gritty in execution, you’re not going to go wrong picking this one up.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Zan being biracial, nonbinary, and working to get by paycheck to paycheck is, frankly, a relatable existence that’s also an infuriating one. I wrote this back in 2024, prior to the election in the U.S. and other events related to CEOs that transpired, so this story feels eerily relevant in a way I never intended.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This interview originally appeared on March 24, 2025. *** Almost two years ago, Yolanda Pierce moved to Nashville to become dean…| chapter16.org
There were departures from Portland every 20 minutes from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM, at which point it dropped to every 30 minutes until midnight. Leaving Vancouver, on the other hand, required a bit more planning—departures were every 40 minutes from 6:45 AM to 11:15 PM. Seven days a week, though on Sunday mornings they didn’t start until 7:40 AM.| Grey Patterson
Explore novels contending for the 2025 prestigious UK Booker Prize, plus get a peek at Alice Vernon's 'Ghosted' coming soon.| The Longest Chapter
Free epub ebook download of the Standard Ebooks edition of The New Freedom: The 28th president of the United States presents the risks and opportunities for freedom and democracy through a series of campaign speeches.| standardebooks.org
Now, in its 5th year, the Memoir Prize awards Memoir and Creative Nonfiction book length works of exceptional merit in the categories of traditional, self-published, and previously unpublished prose. The only contest of its kind, dedicated exclusively to the Memoir genre. This is a real opportunity for outstanding independently and self-published memoir authors to get the recognition they deserve. The full The Memoir Prize For Books! can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
*Featured Art: A TEAR by Carolyn Schlam, Ink and Watercolor, 14″ x 11″, 2020 I am lying on the Murphy bed in Herb’s dark living room, having finally acquiesced to his reasoning, pleading, and emphatic swearing that he would not ejaculate in me. Because I would kill him. “Are you positive you can do this?”... The full Hon by Laurie Harriton can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
Against a backdrop of spruce trees at the far end of a small beach, a large boulder squats at the edge of the bay. Its top half is dry and pale. The lower half is damp and dirty-bronze. It’s too big to be jostled by the tides. In the foreground of this photo, dozens of smaller stones lie half-buried in sand. Beyond the boulder, a dead spruce has been partially uprooted. Its bare branches look brittle against the other, still upright, lushly-needled trees. From the photo, it’s impossible t...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
I’m on a miniature riverboat or a Chinese junk, or a wooden houseboat with a paddle wheel. I’m captain and crew. The inlet is crowded with vessels from earlier ages of sea-going vessels: hollowed out canoes, reed boats, a schooner, a pinnace. There’s an old dock and a pier and it’s crowded with vendors hawking their wares, but I can’t tell what they’re selling, and I don’t care. I have to take a piss, desperately. There’s nothing more important than that. As my boat floats clo...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Dad answered and put me on speakerphone, then placed a plastic plate divided into five colored sections in front of mom at their kitchen table and said, it’s Laura, time for your morning medicines; I said, Mom, pick up the biggest oval white pill in the center of the plate and she said, “which one?” and I said the biggest oval white pill in the center of the plate, and she said, “I didn’t know it was my job to take it,” and I heard her lift the glass of iced water, so I read aloud...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Buying baby socks and three onesies and one newborn outfit on the way to the appointment where the fetal doppler told us you were dead, the same newborn outfit I now see in the box on the closet floor every day when I drag out a sweater. My parents driving across five states to stay with our four-year-old who would have been your sibling, his hand waving out the car window when they drove him to preschool the morning we left for the hospital, as if waving you goodbye. Canceling the baby books...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
The Start of It A friend of D’s wife G says there’s been a bad accident. “That’s all I know,” she says, “except that it happened on Rte. 15 and Laurel Road.” She lowers her voice as if she doesn’t want to be overheard. “D is in surgery right now as I’m telling you this. G is at the hospital. Their kids are on their way.” A Bit of It Hours later, a posted photo of the accident site on Facebook shows one car destroyed, the front end crushed, the rest damaged by fire. D’s...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
I’ve been hanging around a lot of elderly folks recently, very elderly, and I don’t know what to say to them. I am so much younger. The techs put me on a completely different treadmill way off in the corner (at one point I am actually running), and on totally different resistance settings on the cardio-bike. “I don’t feel like I belong here,” I told my wife after the first day, as she picked me up outside the medical center. (I am not allowed to drive for a month.) I sat in the pass...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
The memory comes fast and furious like an Alabama storm. How I used to drive you to the trailer park past Plantation Hills so you could fuck men for 35 dollars a pop, migrant workers that lived two too many to a bedroom. Were you even 18 then? You’d give me 10 dollars to drive you; 20 if I said no and really meant it. A couple quick shooters and you could have enough to last the weekend. The best rocks were dense. Ribbed like slickrock, the moon rocks you buy at the hippy store, the ones me...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
The picture takes up most of the wall opposite my boyfriend’s bed. A photograph of white camellias in a crystal vase. I sit with my arms around my knees, naked under the duvet, watching the image through the conservation glass. He is downstairs making breakfast. When it’s ready he will call me down and seat me in the sun in the small courtyard between his house and studio, where he’s set a table for one: crisp white cloth, spotless silver cutlery. He’ll serve me orange juice, granola ...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Sure, sex is great, but have you ever clocked out of a waitress shift on a night when everything went right instead of wrong and at the exact moment you’re pulling out of the parking spot you performed laborious geometry to fit into someone yells “I love your truck!” and you drive home with the windows down blasting Tori Amos and you find that you don’t care, not even a little, if you’re hitting the notes because it’s a warm, wet night in deep spring and every frog in the world si...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
I am supporting the ghost of Jackie’s body and doing math. How many drinks has she had? Three? Four? We are curved together over the lip of the trash can as she empties her stomach. Her bile smells sweet and acrid, the desiccated remnants of a mango-pineapple mixer. A cup of ice water sits, sweating and futile, on the floor by her feet. Her skin is shiny and leached of color, amplified by the artificial lights in the windowless bar bathroom. Earlier there was a man, tall and insistent. Men ...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
It’s 6pm on a Sunday when Brittany calls to tell me about the mealworms. The mealworms, she tells me, are laudatory—an honor, a reward for good behavior in this, her fifth year in what will almost certainly prove a lifetime sentence at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. I stand in the parking lot of the local nature preserve, hoist the last remaining stretch of bright blue kayak onto the roof-rack of my SUV and strap it in. On the phone, Brittany is ecstatic, explaining that this role as mea...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Práta means potato, child. Prátaí póir are seed-potatoes best planted on Good Friday. Iomaire is a potato bed and taobhfhód its own particular sod. Bachlóga are potato sprouts; millíní are the buds. Báinseog phrátaí is a patch of potatoes in bloom, lovelier than you might think. Caldar is a big potato. Práta préacháin is a potato pecked by a crow. Paidríní are tiny as rosary beads. Sliomach is soggy, prátai breaca have gone off, prátai dubha are nothing but rot. Smoladh i...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
“Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth.” —Philip Larkin We lost Aela on a Saturday, mid-morning, four weeks ago. One minute she was running along the path we have walked a thousand times and the next she was gone. She was a puppy, four years old, and her last minutes on this planet—at least the ones before drowning—were spent leaping for a grouse she would never catch. Or not. Because we will never really know. She just vanished. When the clouds come down to to...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Listen: On this night, the house is an organ, an orchestra, a bellowing storm. The stream roars under a bridge and balconies, channeling into rapids, leaping and crashing onto boulders below. Nothing is silent this night—forested as dusk without sun, cloaked by rain that thunders as if to announce water is coming to find the path of least resistance, to find her way home. This is a home of water, falling water, falling everywhere: over flat roofs and cantilevered terraces, sculpted balcon...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
You stand on the deck of a forty-four-meter wooden pinisi-rigged boat somewhere in the Flores Sea, close to where the Komodo dragons live. A brochure claims that this boat, the Ombak Putih, was made by hand in accordance with the traditions of the South Sulawesi people. You will spend the next five days on board. Salt sparkles on your skin. A thin line of sweat traces your backbone into your butt crack. You are menstruating heavily. The sea swells under your feet. A crew member steadies you, ...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
of crows, they who first saw me at the retreat: week in ohio, more than a little death at my heels. five or six of them, the crows, perched and rattling a dead-top tree, cackled me down a good morning (returned). a good morning (returned) is what I am seeking; that elusive memory of sunup unhaunted by husband daniel. seeking that breeze unbothered, but there are hornets in ohio too, late june, that inject death their own ways. in my attic room one made a brooch of itself, pi...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
A door opens onto a wall. A window is trapped behind another.| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Justin N. Chase is a nationally recognized leader in crisis services, behavioral health, and nonprofit management. As CEO of Solari Crisis & Human Services, he has spent more than a decade advancing innovative solutions that bring hope and support to people in their most difficult moments. Justin’s new release, Heart-Led Leadership, shares the principles he […]| selfpublishing.com : The #1 Resource For Self-Publishing a Book
Chandler Bolt is the CEO of numerous businesses, including selfpublishing.com, where he saw multiple six-figure success by the age of 21. As an author and public speaker, Chandler Bolt tries to help others follow in the footsteps of his success. Chandler Bolt Bio Chandler Bolt is the CEO of selfpublishing.com, an INC 5000 company recognized […]| selfpublishing.com : The #1 Resource For Self-Publishing a Book
Imagine stepping into a narrative where you’re not just an observer, but an active participant. The 2nd person point of view invites readers into the story, addressing them directly with the powerful ‘you.’ The 2nd person point of view is rare and impactful, transforming passive reading into an interactive experience, and when used skillfully, it […]| selfpublishing.com : The #1 Resource For Self-Publishing a Book
Nonfiction and poetry probably aren’t the two words that you would put together for a book list, but you might be surprised by the number of nonfiction poetry collections that exist! And honestly, it’s a really fun way to share facts in a format that is both surprising and accessible for kids! Whether you’re checking out some tree haikus or concrete poems about landforms, this is a list that shouldn’t be missed. I’m always looking for ways to share nonfiction in an exciting way. And...| Literacious
Our review of Susana M. Morris' new book, "Positive Obsession." The post Celebrating Octavia Butler’s “Positive Obsession” appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.| Chicago Review of Books
Most American road trip books begin with a brief explanation of the author’s motive for hitting the road. In Travels with Charly in Search of America (1962), John Steinbeck describes his desire to reacquaint himself with a country that he’d fallen out of touch with. In The Great American Bus Ride (1993), expat Irma Kurtz… The post Finding a Home on the Road: Joanna Pocock’s “Greyhound” appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.| Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Tim Queeney's new book, "Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization" The post A Yarn as Old as Civilization: The Braided History of “Rope” appeared first on Chicago Review of Books.| Chicago Review of Books
Excerpts from Stav Appel's The Torah in the Tarot. The post Excerpts from The Torah in the Tarot appeared first on Ayin Press.| Ayin Press
Information Goodreads: Midnight on the PotomacSeries: NoneAge Category: AdultSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary An account of the last year of the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Review I was expecting great things from the book Penguin Random House describes as “a riveting saga of the last year of the Civil War—and a revealing new … Continue reading Midnight on the Potomac by Scott Ellsworth| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
If you remember one thing from Arley Sorg's review of Not Your Papi's Utopia: Latinx Visions of Radical Hope, he wants it to be---You need to read this book.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I knew wanted to write a series character, so I took inspiration from the many, many characters in fantasy which appear over multiple pieces in general, and I guess a little bit from C.L. Moore’s great swordswoman, Jirel of Joiry.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Free epub ebook download of the Standard Ebooks edition of The Conscience of a Conservative: A U.S. Senator and future presidential nominee outlines key principles of the 20th century American conservative movement.| standardebooks.org
Every time I see a typewriter, something in me shifts. Nothing dramatic. Just enough to make the room feel off-balance. I own three typewriters. Two of them work. The third, my Royal Remington, cam…| Rejection Letters
This fascinating history of phrenology reveals how one family, despite their flawed framework, helped shape early understanding of the human mind—reflecting both the limits of early science a…| Counterpoint Press
Many people aspire to financial freedom. Few actually achieve it. In The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins lays out a roadmap to financial independence. Whether you want to retire comfortably or just build up some "F-You Money," The Simple Path to Wealth can show you how. Continue reading →| Unsolicited Feedback
By A.S. Aubrey https://youtu.be/a57I-30mW0QThis morning, I sit safe in my office in the darkened day, sun still, not yet rising, safe from client questions, the pain of being human. But I both long for and resist this calling: how deep it digs me into the flesh of this bright and bumbling life, descending and rising,…| LIBRE
I felt like this last part should be titled “From whence it came and where it goes,” but that just seemed a bit unwieldy. Every manuscript I tackle teaches me more about researching, so I often add a note on what was special in the back matter—sometimes a short note, sometimes longer. It’s valuable for … More Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 3” by Beth Anderson| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
Though much of the fascinating information I glean from research never makes it into the story, some of it earns a place in back matter if it has the potential to engage and benefit educators, librarians, parents, and, most of all, young readers. Images and graphics are always a favorite! GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment below … More Especially for Educators: “Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 2” by Beth Anderson| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
As I worked on the back matter for what hopefully is book number twelve, I thought about all the fabulous kinds of information that awaits teachers in these often overlooked sections. I’ve ex…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
“A stroke of genius! This is the definitive love letter to the film, written with such meticulous passion and demented glee that you feel yourself standing on the set during the shoot.” —Greg Nicotero A New York Times bestselling author dives into a horror movie classic to examine his favorite film’s importance to our history, […]| Book – Counterpoint Press
Philip K. Dick is not a household name but much of his science fiction is: Hollywood adaptations of his work include Blade Runner, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. He never wrote a vampire or werewolf story, and he almost never played with the common tropes of the horror genre.| Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine
Many of us are feeling anxious about what’s going to happen to each other and our beautiful planet. I sometimes lose heart, myself! But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from working with so many amazing horror writers over the years, it’s that when things get dark, humans have the capacity to come together and shine.| Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine
What strikes me about Hannah is she’s not afraid of the bunny-ear kids, by all appearances the most fearsome thing at Colden Hills Music Camp. Instead, her anxieties are laser-focused on walking around in her swimsuit, and having to be social at the ice cream social, and not getting picked up at week’s end.| Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine
If you're looking for your next mind-bending SF read, Melissa A. Watkins highly recommends Mindscape by Andrea Hairston.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I’m always thinking about real-life stereotypes and tropes, and how I can subvert them in the space of fiction. I wanted to write a story where the dad didn’t disappear but perhaps was neglectful of his family in other ways. He gets the milk, but is that the point?| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Yosemite: The Complete Guide: Yosemite National Park by James Kaiser My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read through this book twice. The first time when the only idea of Yosemite National Park I had was that (a) it probably wasn’t Yellowstone, and (b) there may be bears there. The second time after actually falling … Continue reading “Yosemite: The Complete Guide” by James Kaiser| books are life
Shark: The Illustrated Biography by Daniel Abel My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sharks. The teeth in that wide inviting grin. The speed. The sheer persistence of a very successful existence for roughly 450 million of years. They just can’t help but be incredibly fascinating. “This book is an unauthorized biography, since obtaining permissions, and … Continue reading “Shark: The Illustrated Biography” by Daniel Abel and Sophie A. Maycock| books are life
4 Stars. John Wesley Powell caught my attention when my husband and I visited the Grand Canyon in 2013. I would periodically think that I should read a book about him and then I would forget about it. When we visited Lake Powell and Horseshoe Canyon in Page, AZ a few months ago, I decided that it [...] The post Down the Great Unknown by Edward Dolnick: Book Review is copyright © 2025 by Jen G at Introverted Reader.| Introverted Reader
4 Stars. It is absolutely amazing to me that the author and her team tracked down this man who had evaded capture for 40-some years in 63 days. Days. She is quick to point out that the officers, medical examiners, forensics workers, and others kept this cold case alive and laid the groundwork for [...] The post I Know Who You Are by Barbara Rae-Venter: Book Review is copyright © 2025 by Jen G at Introverted Reader.| Introverted Reader
3 Stars. Hmmm. It’s hard to write reviews of memoirs that don’t exactly work for you, isn’t it? I don’t want to discount someone else’s life experiences. But I personally felt there were some serious issues with the writing. Enjeela and her family experienced a terrifying journey when they left Afghanistan [...] The post The Broken Circle by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller: Book Review is copyright © 2025 by Jen G at Introverted Reader.| Introverted Reader
A reader gets a straight shot of Cheryl McKissack Daniel’s bravado in the title of her memoir, The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers. The McKissacks’ design and construction work may not cover the entire country, but the family’s building businesses have both a venerable history and a vital… The post A Legacy in Bricks and Steel first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This review originally appeared on June 23, 2o23. *** Nature’s Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World, the second book from Sewanee-based writer Patrick Dean, relates the history of a little-known man and his greatest achievement. It’s a formula Dean mastered in his 2021 book, A Window… The post An Enlightened Message first appeared on Chapter 16.| Chapter 16
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This interview originally appeared on May 15, 2023. The post has been updated with new publication and event information. *** It…| chapter16.org
I found myself reading a lot of hopeful and even motivational books recently. Why not spread that motivation by doing some scorecard reviews on them? Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again edited by Shakirah Bourne and Dana Alison Levy (for the Stoke-on-Trent prompt of the UK’s Biggest Cities Reading Challenge)… Continue reading Motivational Scorecards| The Corner of Laura
Editor’s note: This story reads more like a folk tale than creative nonfiction, even with the beginning sentence stating that it’s a true story. However, one section of Amanda’s cover letter brought everything together in a way that we felt was important. We also didn’t want to interrupt the flow of Amanda’s writing and ask […]| Reckon Review
Head’s up: this review is by someone who really only knows the very bare basics of the French revolution. I’m basically heading into this as a newbie, and this is also why I found the book fascinating. Liberty, Equality, Fashion traces the path of three women who made an out-sized fashion (and societal) impact during… Read More Book Review: Liberty, Equality, Fashion by Anne Higonnet The post Book Review: Liberty, Equality, Fashion by Anne Higonnet appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
One big change I noticed in myself in my second year in Japan (all those years ago), was that I became more and more reluctant to go to the neighbourhood convenience store in what I deem home clothes. And while I have pretty much steadfastly refused all forms of makeup (even after going through finishing… Read More Book Review: Flawless by Elise Hu The post Book Review: Flawless by Elise Hu appeared first on Eustea Reads.| Eustea Reads
Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month's content and for all of John Joseph Adams's media and book recommendations!| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
The biggest influence was my own encounters with unhoused children on the streets of Karachi. Either on the way to school myself or coming to and from places in the city. There is no childhood for them, and no organised resource or infrastructure to resort to.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I’ve always loved walking—it clears the mind and opens the heart. And when I walk with an audiobook, the world around me becomes part of the story. Footsteps, wind, voices, and ideas move together in rhythm, transforming reading into a kind of journey. These walks become my personal “OnTheRoad Book Club” where the books themselvesContinue reading "The Power of Nonfiction: Lessons from Salt by Mark Kurlansky"| Rebecca's Reading Room
“Why Don’t You Write About [ ]?” Because it’s all blurry or gone Because I never went to [ ] meetings or [ ] meetings Because I have trouble with the word recovery Because when [ …| Rejection Letters
Are you looking for a book packed with intrigue and sisterly shenanigans? If so, Chris Kluwe definitely recommends The Blood Phoenix by Amber Chen.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I think fantasy and science fiction have always been opposed to oppression. There’s always an evil man standing in a tower somewhere, a great all-seeing eye peering out at his domain, and there’s always band of men (or hobbits) rising up to meet him.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Melissa A. Watkins thought the prose in The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi was some of the best she's read in recent years. Find out what else she loved about this new book.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
We all have a role in this world, but largely our role is not to be the hero. Tomas is a guy who grew up on some little hick planet, dreamed of getting off, and did in fact succeed in escaping.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Looking for your next gritty read? Find out why Arley Sorg thinks When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur ought to be it.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
In the Yoruba translation of the Holy Bible, the devil is sometimes called Satani which is just an adjustment of the English word Satan. However, where the English version uses the word “devil” then the Yoruba translation is Éshu.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month's terrific content.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
We’re so used to thinking of exploring other planets as a dream or even a privilege. But if all these wild dreams come true, going into space will become someone’s job. What is our dream for those jobs?| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
If you're looking for a novel blending the '90s rock scene with faerie magic with male friendship, then Chris Kluwe has a book to recommend for you: The Only Song Worth Singing by Randee Dawn.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I feel like one of the mistakes we see a lot of historically is “oh, there’s plenty of that, you don’t need to worry about that.” On a space station there isn’t plenty of anything. You have to worry about all of it. But on a planet . . . we make the mistake of thinking that we’re basically different from a space station.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
If you're looking for a book with a haunted town and an unlikely friendship, then perhaps The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum is for you. Find out why Arley Sorg recommends it!| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
The setting is such a big part of the story, and I really wanted to lead readers into it, to convey the idea that this is a refuge, its own world. Envelop the reader in that sense of calm and magic, to make them feel a part of this community.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Love reading about court intrigue? Find out why Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil might be for you!| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I wanted to write about what the Faerie King means to her, why she’s so drawn to him. And by extension, I was writing about the fandom itself, why all these people are so wrapped up in him. This is really a story about the very human need to feel part of a story that’s bigger than oneself.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
It's our fifteenth anniversary issue! Come check out the editorial for a discussion of this month's great content.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
This story is very much rooted in the aspirational goals behind actual tech. (In fact, the company behind the Hogan Bridges was explicitly named Neuralink in early drafts, until I decided that I didn’t want to get sued by Neuralink.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
Chris Kluwe recommends a novel with an improbably mash-up: B-movie monsters and hard SF. That's right---Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove does it all. Find out if it's your next read!| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
A couple of winters ago, trudging up an icy hill, I realized I could revisit elements I loved from one of my first trunked novels. I could come at it fresh and make the fundamentals into short stories. That meant I could junk all the characters, setting, and plot---and still feel like the years I spent writing it were good for something beyond skill growth.| Lightspeed MagazineRSS - Lightspeed Magazine
I was so surprised to learn about author Teresa Robeson’s experience creating DISGUSTOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF GROSS because it’s the opposite of the usual way authors, illustrators, and pu…| Beth Anderson, Children's Writer
The Saw series debuted in 2004---and Kevin Greutert, perennial Hollywood horror editor, was there from the beginning. Greutert edited the first five Saw entries, helmed the next two (Saw VI and Saw VII), edited the two succeeding installments and finally directed what seems to be the swan song in the fictional universe of this Saw series, Saw X.| Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine
This is, truly, essential reading.| Teen Librarian Toolbox
The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs by Richard SmithMy rating: 5 of 5 starsEven though I hopelessly fail even at snorkeling, let alone braving scuba divin…| books are life
Whenever the honeysuckle starts to bloom, I’m reminded of the spring when everyone decided it was a great idea for me to ride the back seat of a tandem bicycle with my father-in-law. He wasn’t even my father-in-law yet, which made this imposed, volun-told decree even more profoundly horrible.| Defenestration
