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How John McGahern wrote: ‘Everything begins in a copy book. Every draft would be by hand’
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1463+ words) I am standing in an anonymous room in the James Hardiman Library at the University of Galway, where Barry Houlihan, the institution’s archivist, has brought some boxes from storage downstairs. Back in 2003 McGahern engaged in an act of what was,…...
Please Judge the Book by Its Cover
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (674+ words) The App Store spent two years turning a childhood warning into an operating principle. Most ASO advice hasn’t caught up. There’s a version of this essay that …...
Inkarn8: First Pages Traps Players Inside a Cursed Spellbook
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (266+ words) Some of the best dark fantasy premises start with a single object. Not a hero, not a kingdom – just an object with weight. A ring. A lantern. A door that shouldn’t exist. Something about a contained thing with power pulls…...
Is the Happy, Hopeful Novel Dead?
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (282+ words) Try 3 months of unlimited access. Start your FREE TRIAL today. Cancel anytime. Is the Happy, Hopeful Novel Dead? Lore Wilbert reviews Whistler: A Novel by Ann Patchett. Whistler is precise and spare, but not simple or trite. Patchett has said…...
Zero to Well-Read Turns 1!
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (203+ words) View All posts by Vanessa Diaz Part book club, part English class, our Zero to Well-Read podcast is turning one this week, and it’s having quite a run! Hosted by Book Riot CEO Jeff O’Neal and Chief of Staff Rebecca…...
Dangerous Books and Why Vice Is a Virtue in Literature
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (278+ words) Posted September 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma “It's a mistake to conflate the author with his characters. Characters exist to perfect the author; both his virtues and his vices.”—Jean-Luc Beauchard, The Fruit of Death The Limits of Moral Evaluation Part…...
Dangerous Books and Why Vice Is a Virtue in Literature | Psychology Today New Zealand
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (278+ words) Posted September 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma “It's a mistake to conflate the author with his characters. Characters exist to perfect the author; both his virtues and his vices.”—Jean-Luc Beauchard, The Fruit of Death The Limits of Moral Evaluation Part…...
Chris Vanjonack found change made short story collection possible
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (1198+ words) Chris Vanjonack is a writer and educator from Denver, Colorado. A recipient of an AWP Intro Journals Award, his fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in One Story, Electric Literature, Barrelhouse, and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing at the Lighthouse…...
Traffic Doc, Grammar Man and more fill this 'delight' of a book
1+ week, 1+ day ago (818+ words) You think you know a person. For decades Ron Hartung, he of the lean frame, dry wit, thoughtful goatee and vast insider knowledge of the language arts, edited my newspaper columns. Though we kept a disciplined pace with Ron polishing…...
Why The Poison Daughter Went From Self-Published Romantasy To America’s No. 1 Hardcover Fiction Book
1+ week, 6+ day ago (189+ words) How The Poison Daughter Proved Readers Can Create A Bestseller Before Publishers Do (Picture Credit - Pinterest) Masterson’s own updates around the deal also showed how quickly the book expanded internationally, with publishing agreements across English-language markets and numerous translations. The…...