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Genre Kryptonite: Dark Sports Novels

This is a guest post by Scott Beauchamp. Scott is a writer living in New York. There’s an unattributed quote ...

Good Sex (Writing)

This is a guest post by Kayt Sukel. Kayt is a science and travel writer. Her first book, Dirty Minds: How Our ...

Genre Kryptonite: Tall Characters

This installment of Genre Kryptonite is from guest contributor Jodi Chromey. Jodi is a writer and blogger living in the ...

Our Reading Lives: My Survival Manuals

According to the United States Army Survival Manual, “Plants can provide you with medicines in a survival situation. Plants can supply ...

Super Novel for the Super Bowl

This is a guest post by David Abrams. David is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer, and book evangelist. His novel ...

How to Be Embarrassed: Brief Encounters with Jonathan Franzen

Morgan Macgregor is a reader living in Los Angeles. She blogs at Reading in LA and is working on her first novel.  ...

GENRE KRYPTONITE: Crazy Girl books

GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out previous entries here. This installment ...

Your Moment Giveaway: The Winner

For this giveaway sponsored by The Moment, a new book of essays from Jennifer Egan, Dave Eggers, Elizabeth Gilbert, and other writers ...

Our Reading Lives: Finding a Home in Rock Springs

Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live. It is ...

Our Reading Lives: I Want to Open a Bookstore

Our Reading Lives features stories about how books and reading have shaped who we are and how we live. It is ...