Riot Headline The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Readers (UPDATED October 9)

Emily Polson

Emily Polson is a freelance writer and publishing assistant at Simon & Schuster. Originally from central Iowa, she studied English and creative writing at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, before moving to a small Basque village to teach English to trilingual teenagers. Now living in Brooklyn, she can often be found meandering through Prospect Park listening to a good audiobook. Twitter: @emilycpolson | https://emilycpolson.wordpress.com/

What Most Men Get Wrong When Writing Teenage Girls

Writer Saladin Ahmed asked, "what single thing do you most hate that male writers get wrong about being a teenage girl?" Twitter responded.

2019 Poem-A-Day Guest Editors Announced by the Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets has announced the diverse group of poets who will serve as guest editors of the 2019 Poem-a-Day series.

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Happened When I Read Hank Green’s Book

As a recent transplant to New York and unabashed fan of Hank and John Green of the Vlogbrothers YouTube channel, ...

Markus Zusak Discusses BRIDGE OF CLAY at New York Launch

Thirteen years after the publication of The Book Thief, Markus Zusak has released a new book: Bridge of Clay. The ...

John Green Launches Book Club with Rosianna Halse Rojas

You have until November 16th to sign up for the new John Green book club, which will be kicking off with Jacqueline Woodson's IF YOU COME SOFTLY.

How I Overcame My Fear of Reading Contemporary Poets

When I was a prospective student visiting the creative writing department at my now alma mater, an upperclassman asked me ...

Killed Book Covers: 18 Designs that Didn’t Make the Cut

Publishers know we’re going to judge books by their covers, so they try to beat us to it in-house while ...

23 Book Cover Designers to Follow on Instagram

Make your Instagram feed all kinds of aesthetic by following these 23 incredibly talented book cover designers.

How Listening to Audiobooks Helped Me Transition to Adulthood

One rioter explains how listening to audiobooks has been a source of comfort and freedom since she graduated from college and moved to a new city.

15 Stanzas to Make You Fall in Love with Contemporary Poetry

Hesistant about reading poetry? Let these 15 contemporary poetry quotes, lines, and stanzas convince you to give it a try.