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Why We Need More Abortion Stories in Our Fiction

Why aren't there more abortion narratives in fiction when it is such a common procedure? Explores why and lists a few books that do include abortion.

What Next?: Three Books to Read After THE HANDMAID’S TALE

The Handmaid’s Tale came in at #37 on the list of Riot Readers’ top 50 novels. Atwood tells the story of ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: September 18, 2012

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback. [galleryview ...

Crossover Appeal #7

Crossover Appeal is a weekly feature that challenges the idea that you have to choose a side between YA and ...

7 Surprise Twists I’d Rather Live Without [or The Airing of Grievances, Literary Style]

A truly surprising surprise twist—the kind that  makes you gasp or clutch your pearls or reexamine everything you thought you ...

Best Books of 2011: Category Standouts

I have been blogging for almost a year, and in that time, I have written a lot of “5 Best ...