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IDENTIKILL

Chelsea’s twin, Angelica, still follows her around nearly constantly despite ha...

AFRO SHEEN

Nearing 100, Johnson looks back on a long life shaped early on by the entrepren...

BIBLIOPHOBIA

Though she attempted suicide three times between the ages of 10 and 18, Chihaya...

LIAR QUEEN

Mara, the Sword Queen, rules over the vast empire of the Jeweled Realm. She fea...

ORIGIN STORIES

In “Origin Story,” a piece that’s less about looking back than moving forward, ...

LION

Walger’s autobiographical novel abounds with contradictions, both in the lives ...

BLOCK'D

Rising high school basketball star Cam Banter can’t even miss one pass without ...

THUNDER AND DAISY

The book’s first section, “thunder,” uses a storm metaphor to describe a tumult...

THE MAGIC OF YES

The journey begins with taking responsibility for one’s present circumstances, ...

Turn Your Short Pieces Into a Finished Nonfiction Book

If you’ve amassed a heap of assorted essays, flash pieces, chapters, and ideas, ...

It’s Time to Interview Your Own Inner Diminisher

If an inner voice criticizes your creativity, consider addressing the judgy elep...

Scene and Structure: The Wave Technique

To keep readers engaged, build each scene toward a breaking point then reveal so...

On AI, Textual Integrity, and Bookselling (shelftalker)

On the defense of textual and editorial standards as a better path for the books...

On the Power of ‘Accountable’ (shelftalker)

Dashka Slater delivers another tour de force.

An Interview with Autumn (shelftalker)

Autumn shares her picks of the season.

A Harrowing Coming of Age (shelftalker)

‘Starling House’ by Alix E. Harrow both provides and defines home.

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