For those living in a post-holiday winter wonderland, daily life can be a drag: Cold weather. Reduced daylight hours. Impending blizzards. Reading at the beach or the park is out, but the good news is you can curl up with a hot water bottle, some hot chocolate, and a book, and chase those winter blues […]

I know, I know, this is a lot of books to anticipate this highly, but can I help it that the month is jam-packed with some of the most fun, beach-read-perfect work YA has ever seen? Or some of the most hard-hitting, nuanced, and thoughtful? This May is full of five-star reads, and though it may […]

This week’s theme is relatively new faves coming back to grace us with their next novels so we can fall even more deeply in love and ensure there are many more to come. With the exception of one excellent debut, every title on this list is an author’s second, third, or fourth novel, which means […]

I’m always excited by the prospect of revisiting an author whose debut did anything from spark my interest to steal my heart, but I dare say 2018 is the first year I’m utterly overwhelmed by the sophomore class. This year, it spans authors who made their debut appearance anywhere from 2012 all the way to […]

Trying your hand at NaNoWriMo this year? Whether it’s your first year or your 18th (yes, NaNoWriMo has been around that long!), it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos and let things slip out of control when you’re fast-drafting a manuscript. Luckily, these writing pros have been there and done that, and they’ve got some […]