An Interview with Heather Hach, Author of The Trouble with Drowning / To conjure up the spine-chilling stuff of a good thriller often calls for an author to go to dark places. In fact, it might be a prerequisite. You can’t create a... Read More

Heartbreak and sadness, freedom and love—all are feelings invoked in these commanding literary works. It’s what draws readers to the genre; powerful emotions that bring you into the story. Literary writing is an art to make you feel,... Read More

There are days when the LGBTQ community makes progress, only for someone (*cough* a politician) to knock it a step back. With moves forward like the legalization of gay marriage and the repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell” it’s... Read More

Editor’s Note: This commentary by author Carina Magyar is part of our special focus on LGBTQ issues in the month of June. Growing up, I gravitated toward fantasy books and games. Anything with magic, swords, dragons, and the fate of... Read More

This collection of science fiction, all from our Summer 2016 Issue, all take place in a setting very much like ours, with a twist. While some sci-fi books throw the reader far into the future, these keep you grounded in our own time and... Read More

Here’s a metaphor I hate: books as babies. It’s an understandable one, to some degree. The idea for your book gestated for eons, you molded your whole life around its realization, you believe in it, you’re excited about it—and... Read More