Title: The Secrets of Unicornia: Four Magical Adventures Full of Sparkle and Wonder! by Ana Punset; Illustrated by Diana Vicedo (Candlewick, for ages 5-7, on sale 10/13/2026) Expect four times the charm with this shimmering quartet of adventures. A school trip to the Frozen Palace. A magical unicorn show. A sky-high camping trip. And sparkliest […]
Guest Post: What Writing a Practical Money Guide Taught Me About Financial Advice By Junior O. Osiemi Financial advice is everywhere. A short video promises a tax trick. A social post announces a foolproof investment. A headline suggests that one financial strategy works for everyone. But when I worked on THE ZERO TAX BLUEPRINT, one lesson […]
Guest Post: Turning Remembered Life into a Memoir: What Writing STENHOUSE Taught Me By M. G. Judge, writing as Bill Rectangle Memory does not arrive neatly divided into chapters. It arrives as flashes: a street corner, a school corridor, the sound of a record playing, the feel of a football at your feet, the first […]
You hand your story to a friend. A few days later they hand it back with a smile. “I loved it!” It feels great for about an hour. Then you realise you have learned nothing. Honest, useful feedback is one of the hardest things for a writer to find. Here is why it is so […]
Guest Post: HOW I KEPT ONE DAY FROM BECOMING THE WHOLE BOOK When I began shaping my life into a memoir, I discovered a strange problem: the most dramatic day was also the easiest day to overuse. I was seventeen when a dive into the sea at Rimini changed my physical condition completely. It would […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF When Women Talk Volume 3, Notes From The Future Title: Book Summary Ever wish you could call your younger self and say, “It’s going to be okay”? In When Women Talk: Notes From the Future, ten incredibly diverse women look back and do just that. […]
Title: Author: Kirill Khrestinin Release Date: August 26, 2026 Blurb: Laura Jones leaves her grandfather’s Arizona ranch for Los Angeles, certain her real life is waiting there. She wants to be an actress. She finds a man who knows how to keep that dream alive—and how to use it against her. Then another man arrives, […]
One Night Band Stand Julia Kent (Get What You Need, #2) Publication date: September 30th 2026 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Who accidentally has a one-night stand with her alumni band director? Yep. Me. I know what you’re thinking. Whoops! I slipped on some valve oil and accidentally landed on his baton during a rousing […]
What Writing HUMAN Taught Me About Staying Human in the Age of AI By Justin Thomas Writing a book called HUMAN at this exact moment in time felt a little ironic. Everywhere you look, people are talking about AI. What it can do. What jobs it might replace. How much faster it can make us. […]
Guess what folks?! We’re joining our bestie Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight to help co-host our favorite linky – the Discussion Challenge! We love doing discussion posts around here! And we love reading other bookish discussions. We want to know what you THIIIIINK about books and tropes and all related things. Welcome to the […]