Fiction

This may come as a shock, but your favorite singer actually has a life and personality outside the recording booth. We get it, we too like to pretend Taylor Swift exists only as an ethereal blonde songbird who lives in the recesses of our collective feelings as she puts them …

Shout out to springtime! Every year we trudge through February, our hope as low as our vitamin D stores only to stumble into the remembrance that things begin anew! But then, just as soon as we begin to feel the stirrings of serotonin, we encounter spring break. Visions of clawing …

Not sure if you saw, but we recently got the opportunity to throw some thoughtful questions to the Viscount of Fantasy (yeah, we titled him, so what?) himself, Mr. Orson Scott Card. It was, in a word, transfixing to read his responses, and we hope you enjoyed learning more about …

We know we’re only a couple of months and change into the new year, but the literary world is already abuzz with its picks for literary darlings. Lucky for you we’ve curated a handy list of listens sure to get you ahead of the curve and impress all your friends …

Either way this holiday kind of stinks, right? If you’re single it can make you spiral into sadness or want to punch happy couples in a fit of lonely rage. If you have someone special, the pressure is on to celebrate with them, even though we’re all still recovering from …

Oh, winter. We’re in it now. The snow can be a charming experience if you’re clad in fuzzy socks and clutching your morning coffee while you watch the flakes dance down; the snow is less thrilling when you are forced out into a frosted aerial assault. The thought of trudging …

Now that the rush of the holidays is over, we look ahead to the rest of the winter, and all it brings. There are two types of people in this world. Those who find themselves born anew as the snow falls. They throw on that fisherman’s sweater and it’s like …

Listen Now Here we bring you a quick summary and review of the now infamous American Dirt. At first glance, this book seems like a fast-paced thriller about survival, both figurative and literal. The lengths one woman will go to ensure her child’s safety blend into themes on processing grief …

Merry Christmas! While a magical time for many, the Christmas season can also bring its share of stress. Between the decorations, hosting, baking, gift-buying and wrapping, it can seem festively daunting. No matter where you fall on the Christmas Spirit spectrum, we’ve come up with a list of listens to …

Listen, we’re not here to rain on anyone’s cinematic parade. We get it. We like to marathon “Harry Potter” like blanket shrouded shut-ins as much as the next person. But we will say, 9 times out of 10, movies fall short of their literary counterparts (Harry P included). An audiobook …