Austen fans are having a banner year for adaptations. A BBC miniseries based on The Other Bennet Sister, a 2020 novel reimagining the life of Mary Bennet, premiered earlier this year and adaptations of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice are coming out in the fall. That’s not to mention all the new Jane…
Zoje Stage is the author of Something of a Calling, an eco-horror/thriller mash-up out this week from Blackstone Publishing. Below, she discusses what drew her to writing from animal perspectives. (Photo credit: Z. Stage.) I keep encountering people who admit they’ve become hypersensitive about animals—a mixture of all-consuming love for their own pets, and near-despair…
Guadalupe Rosales is the author of East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood, out today from One World. She is also the artist behind the archival projects “Veteranas and Rucas” and “Map Pointz,” about Latinx history in L.A. Below, she discusses her approach to documenting Latinx communities. (Photo credit: Fabian Guerrero.) When…
Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War…
Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. The National Book Award began in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, took a break during World War…
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It’s horror reading season, and I’ve been elbow-deep in reading scary YA Books. Part of it is because we’re entering the time of year for the 2027 Summer Scares list development, and part of it is because we’re finally at the point where the days are getting a little shorter and the nights are (finally!)…
If you haven’t yet watched the Apple TV series Slow Horses, I highly recommend checking it out, especially as the new season six premieres this month on September 16th. This latest season will make it Apple TV’s longest-running spy series. The show takes place in London and follows the investigations of a group of disgraced…
You can smell it in the air, right? That crispness. That edge of autumn chasing away summer. It means that spooky season is right around the corner. And in the world of books, comics have a special place. I love a good horror book. Horror comics, on the other hand, elevate the frights with those…
My passion for food is a long-held one. On and off for decades, I helped in my family’s Maui restaurant, and I spent over 20 years serving tables, baristaing, and bartending elsewhere. As I moved again and again, local cuisine became one of the first ways I experienced a place. When I leave somewhere, I…