Autumn is basically here, but this list of the best new books fall 2025 has to offer heralds the unofficial start to
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The best novels in verse for teens reflect a diversity of voices, identities, perspectives, and poetic forms. The YA novels in verse featured in this list of poetry books for teens are from established poets and newer authors as well.
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I’ve long been intimidated by writing short stories, but in my first semester as an MFA student, I finally took the plunge and gave it a go. I was lucky enough to
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It often feels like the world is a cold, dark place, especially today in modern times. I turn to fiction as both a place to escape our grim day-to-day and as an
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What exactly is a dark fantasy book? Chances are you’ve already read a dark fantasy book or have seen a TV or film adaptation of one of these stories, which often feature
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Now that my MFA program has started, I’m reading and writing more than ever, but it’s harder to make it to my blog to update as much as I want to, so
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The tarot is misunderstood to be a frivolous science, when in fact learning tarot is a lifelong, personal journey through the wisdom of the ages, aka history, religion, mythology, symbolism, and much
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Like books, tea is a life force for me. I’m obsessed with the ritual of tea, everything from selecting a blend of tea to drink to the percussive, smooth sound of pouring
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Every time a book smashes genre conventions, literature evolves. Authors who fearlessly push against help genres progress rather than stagnate. That doesn’t mean it’s always comfortable to experience, but, indeed, the controversy
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Who doesn’t love books you can read in one sitting? If you’re looking to jumpstart your reading, quickly add a few books to your Goodreads Challenge tally, or are prepping for a
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I can’t sleep. I’ve been reading again, restless and thinking about books again, why they matter, why now, how. We’ve already passed into the new year, yet my best books of 2017
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Right now, I am snowed in. Philadelphia, and much of the United States, is under a “bomb cyclone,” some kind of wild term for a snowstorm. I admit, it’s pretty fun. My
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