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Jess Popplewell on drawing inspiration from Skins and Dante’s Inferno

A few months ago, on Reddit, I saw someone say that the British TV show Skins wasn’t…

Book Review: The Wren in the Holly Library by K. A. Linde

It’s been thirteen years since monsters came out of the shadows and plunged the world…

Melissa Welliver on the research process when you’re writing fiction

How do you research something that hasn’t happened yet? This is the question dystopian authors…

Book Review: Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin

Eddie Winston is a ninety-year-old man who volunteers in a charity shop, has a pet…

Amy Goldsmith: A Love Letter to Horror

Some people get their thrills riding rollercoasters, some enjoy skydiving, but I get mine from…

August Reads: 8 of the best new books to read this month

Whether you’re spending these warm August days sunning yourself by the pool on a Mediterranean…

Hannah Nicole Maehrer: Grumpy Villains and Sunshine Assistants

My Villain obsession began young. I recall watching the cartoon villains on my television screen…

G. D. Wright: How my work as a family liaison officer helped me give a voice to victims through my writing

I’ve just spent a few hours digging through years of accumulated paperwork and files, searching…

Mimi Deb on finding stillness while taking strides

ONE STEP AT A TIME. ONE WORD AT A TIME. That’s my philosophy: for my…

About Dry Grasses Review

Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) is an art teacher serving a mandatory stint at a school in…

24 books to add to your summer 2024 reading list

Summer might have taken its sweet time to arrive but it’s finally here and so…

Kara A. Kennedy on exploring ghosts as a metaphor for past trauma

When someone leaves you, whether by tragedy or by choice, are they actually gone? About…