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Love, Independence, Punishment, Murder: Summer Camp in YA Fiction

The wide world of summer camp in YA fiction, from Campfire Girls to The Baby-Sitters Club to camps for queer kids and more.

You’re Missing Out As An Adult If You Don’t Read Picture Books

Picture books are works of art that can introduce you to something new, renew your faith in humanity, and relax you. Don't miss out.

The Best Of the Best Of’s: An Exploration of Best Of Anthologies

Thousands of short stories are read each year in order for editors to create Best of anthologies. Here is a look at a few.

Is StoryGraph a Good Alternative to GoodReads?

If you've been using Goodreads for a while but are curious about StoryGraph, here's a great comparison on a few key points.

How Recent Cozy Mysteries By Authors Of Color Applaud Female Power

We're seeing more strong female characters in cozy mysteries: they stutter, fall, yet rise up to take down everyone who undermines them.

Some of the Best Recent Book Adaptations

Let’s take a deep dive into what makes book adaptations good and take a look at some of the best recent book adaptations you can watch!

A History of DRACULA in Pop Culture

From its publication in 1897 to Dracula Daily's popularity today and the countless adaptations in between, Dracula has staying power.

How Much Do Most Anticipated and Best-Of Lists Overlap?

Are most anticipated and best-of booklists the same? Which voices make the cut for either? One writer does a deep dive.

Unalive, Le$bean, and More: It’s Not Newspeak, It’s Algospeak

Algospeak is the language developing on social media to skirt around censorship, and it has a striking similarity to 1984's Newspeak.

The One Line That’s Missing From All the Writing Advice

All the advice I read about writing implied that if you follow certain rules, you will be successful. But what if it's not that simple?