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Home Sweet Home, an excerpt from Landrien Moriset
On a snowy evening in January, Landrien Moriset stood in the doorway and stared down at the dead woman lying against the wall. The woman peered out through wide, unblinking eyes. Her wrinkled hands lay palms up against the hardwood floor. Her head was wrapped in a red night scarf and resting against the wall.…
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Lazy Writing, Black Superheroes, and more…
The Raised Eyebrow Is the Lazy Writer’s Favorite Cliche (The Daily Beast) For instance, the last book I tried to read was The Black Witch by Laurie Forest. It got stellar reviews, and yet eyebrows get a workout in the very first chapter, including: “My eyebrows flew up at this.” “Rafe raises his eyebrows.” “Tristan cocks an…
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The Grate by D. M. Shiro
Two hundred years after a Nuclear War lays waste to the Earth, the United States creates a new Capital called the Grate; a militant style society, which keeps records of its citizens. Sarah MacDonald finds herself in a terror attack when she is taken to the Grate’s hospital. There she struggles to recall the moments leading…
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Social Sci-Fi, Literary Fiction, Little Known Book Editors, and more…
Literary fiction conveys the human character (The Guardian) As someone whose tiny, grimy literary novels have attracted the interest of the film industry, the truth is the opposite of what Tim Lott (Why should we subsidise writers who’ve lost the plot?, 2 January) suggests; it’s the screenwriter who needs the literary novelist. Plot is easy to…
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Asian American Writers, Literary Fiction Armageddon, and more…
7 New Asian American Writers You Should Be Paying Attention To (Study Break) Literature produced by Asian Americans has seen a dramatic increase in popularity and numbers. Where Asian-American representation in previous literary years was peopled by a handful of writers, such as Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston and Jhumpa Lahiri, this year offered a…
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Meet Mia Mae Lynne, author of The Man Who Needs You
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing the Chronicles of Fate series in 2008. It is a multicultural romance series based in and around metro Atlanta, Georgia. Life events happened and the books were put away until 2015 when the first release was published. The series was renamed to Southern Men Don’t…
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YA Fiction, Eco-Lit, An Algorithm Writing its own Sci-fi…
Why So Many Adults Love Young-Adult Literature (The Atlantic) These books are about coming of age, and we’re still coming of age.“What all these YA novels share is a universal coming of age experience,” Jennifer Loja, president of Penguin Young Readers, wrote to me in an email. The bildungsroman—the original term for a coming-of-age story—dates…
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Kerry Postle, author of The Artist’s Muse
When and why did you begin writing? I’ve always written, mainly articles, but it wasn’t until 2015 that I decided to write my first novel, The Artist’s Muse. I’ve always admired anyone who has finished a novel, as I have started and abandoned so many over the years and recognize the commitment it takes to…
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Roses Bones by Keefe R.D.
Once upon a time, there were mystical roses. There’s an ancient story about Roses Bones; the wooden box of royal treasure that contains with the forbidden knowledge from the hands of archangel, and one of the knowledge tells a tale about the mystical Black Roses that can help to rectify the past. Ever since Cathy…
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The Future in Sci-Fi, Asian Anglophone Fiction, and more…
Why is science fiction so afraid of the future? (The Verge) It’s not just Trek, either: over the past 20 years, mainstream science fiction creators have largely handicapped their work by situating their stories within known timelines. Reboots and prequels dominate the day, from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant to a reported live-action Jetsons series (no, really). And when creators tell…
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