Tracy Shapley Towley

Tracy is a freelance copywriter, all-around ne’er do well, very-adult graduate of the University of Iowa, and occasional waterer of plants. Her hobbies include writing fiction, reading fiction, mixing together various flavors of soup, and typing letters to her friends on an old red typewriter that doesn't have a working period so all sentences must end in questions marks or exclamation points? She has read every Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and has a lot of thoughts on them. Her old Iowa farmhouse is shared by her husband Sean, a pair of cats, a pair of dogs, and the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut.

2021 National Book Award Winners Announced

Here are the 2021 winners of the National Book Award across five different categories.

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2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists Announced

The 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists have been announced; the virtual awards ceremony will take place on April 8, 2021.

8 Story Collections Inspired by Novels

Loved that novel? The fun doesn't have to be over! Check out these elegantly crafted story collections inspired by novels.