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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single reader in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Pride and Prejudice retelling. At least, that certainly seems to be the case. From Bridget Jones’s Diary to Pride and Prejudice and…

If there's one romance trope I'm an automatic sucker for, it's enemies-to-lovers, and if I trust anyone to do it deliciously right, it's Christina Lauren. Authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billlings — who write together under their combined pen…

Growing up, when Stephanie Land thought about her future, poverty was the furthest possibility. “Inconceivable, so far away from my reality” she writes, in her debut memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and A Mother’s Will To Survive. “I never thought…

I don't know if you've heard the news yet, but Abbi and Ilana aren't going to be on the airwaves together forever. If you're mourning the loss, I've got 15 books you can read after Broad City ends, so you can extend the magic for just a little while…

The original TV show Roswell, which debuted on the now defunct WB network in 1999, only aired for three years, but the show has given a second life, as a CW reboot titled Roswell, New Mexico. The original show, which was based on Melinda Metz's…

If you love contemporary YA, I have an exclusive first look at one that will definitely excite you. Sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite's debut novel, Dear Haiti, Love Alaine, is coming out this fall, and you can see the cover and read an excerpt…

Get in losers, we're going to read Shakespeare. OK, not exactly Shakespeare, but definitely the next best thing: Much Ado About Mean Girls, Ian Doescher's Shakespearean-themed adaptation of the classic 2000's film, Mean Girls. Bustle has the…

It’s not unusual for children to write letters to people who aren’t real — perhaps the Tooth Fairy, or Santa Claus. But the notes stuffed under pillows and left by fireplaces are a means to an end; their authors write for money and presents, rather…

In a lawsuit filed in Tennessee last week, bestselling fantasy author Sherrilyn Kenyon accused her husband of poisoning her, sabotaging her career, and emotionally abusing her for decades. In addition to her soon-to-be ex-husband Lawrence R. Kenyon…

If you swore to read more short stories in 2019 and you love poetic, prodding explorations of twisted characters who are just a little too much like you for comfort, I have a recommendation: Black Light by Kimberly King Parsons, a debut story…

National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Mary Oliver died Thursday, at age 83. If you know Mary Oliver’s writing, you probably know "The Kingfisher." I don’t know what it is, exactly, about this particular poem. In the scope of a…

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning poet Mary Oliver has died at the age of 83. According to an article on the San Francisco Chronicle's website, Bill Reichblum, Oliver's literary executor, says she died Thursday, Jan. 17 at her home in…

The news is downright infuriating these days. A Hollywood sexual harassment scandal? Just a typical Monday. Another prominent man accused of rape? Add him to the list. Oh, a comic who admitted to masturbating in front of women without their consent…

Anxiety sucks, and the world is a trash fire. If you're having trouble keeping yourself level at a time when everyone seems stressed out, I have 15 poems to help calm your anxiety, so you can be ready to face the world again. I recently heard…

As much as bibliophiles wish it were so, it simply isn't possible to be constantly reading. Responsibilities like jobs, housework, families, and friends often take away from the time readers would rather spend curled up with a great book, but that…

When it was published in 2017, author Misa Sugiura's debut It's Not Like It's a Secret took the young adult book world by storm. In addition to being included on several "Best Of" lists from publications like Seventeen, Kirkus, and Paste, it was…

Get married, have kids. Those are supposed to be two key stages of adult life. But what if you don’t do either? What are the stages of your life? Is there a blueprint for you? Those questions are at the heart of No One Tells You This, a memoir…

Marie Kondo has been a pop culture phenomenon since her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, was released in the U.S. in 2014. The book, which details "The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" birthed The KonMari Method or…

If you thought that the vampires in YA trend was long-over, YA author Renee Ahdieh is about to make your day. You probably recognize Ahdieh by her YA retellings — including The Wrath and the Dawn series, inspired by Arabian Nights, and the Flame in…

The literary non-profit We Need Diverse Books has announced the winners and honorees of the fourth annual Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature, and if you haven't read them yet you're going to want to add them to your 2019…