14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (238+ words) To loyal Bacon’s Rebellion readers…. As I explained in my good-bye post, I’m not posting about state/local politics on the blog anymore. And given the toxicity of the national discourse, I’m steering as far clear of Washington politics as…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (317+ words) Preeti Shenoy’s fiction is a literary detox from the messiness of our lives. Her romance stories are grounded in recognisable emotions, but remain relatively uncomplicated. That is why her latest book, People We Love, reads like an undemanding romantic fiction…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1066+ words) The long-awaited final installment in the award-winning, bestselling Golem and the Jinni trilogy. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from The Gates of Midnight by Helene Wecker, which releases on September 15th 2026. At the beginning of The…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (168+ words) We chat with author Emily Zinnikas about I Am the Monster Under the Bed, which is a beautiful blend of supernatural horror and mystery, and proves it’s not the monsters under the bed we need to fear—it’s the humans…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (120+ words) In perhaps the most social of TTRPGs, Good Society 2nd Edition showcases a biting wit and burning desire that only romance can achieve This upcoming 2nd Edition of a beloved social TTRPG is a prime example. Though mostly narrative as befits a…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (383+ words) Published 11:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Barbara Lloyd McMichael “If you spent your whole life collecting legends, why should it come as any surprise when one of them turned the tables and found you?” This question, posed in the opening chapter…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (857+ words) Steals & Deals: Up to 80% off a Label Maker Bundle, Seamless Bras, More It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good story starts with a good first line. In TODAY’s “Cold Open,” authors tease their buzzy upcoming release by revealing…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1013+ words) Every weekend for more than 20 years, you’ve seen them there, on the corner of Limestone Street and Xenia Avenue — the Peace Corner. A small band of local residents, many of them Quakers, holding signs with messages peaceful and political, bearing…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1030+ words) Five years of history. Four weeks on the road. Two rival copywriters learning love is the hardest sell of all. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from If Not For You by Ellen O’Clover, which releases…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (411+ words) The Other Side of Night Adam Hamdy Atria Books Kindle edition As Adam Hamdy’s “The Other Side of Night” begins, Harriet “Harri” Kealty is attending a used-book library store sale where she is casually browsing the items being offered. Then…...