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Read Shawna's review of a novel with a built-in writing prompt for you to try.

Shawna Ayoub highlights the technique of using multiple narrators to foster compassion in a story, and offers an exercise so you can practice doing the same.

In honor of Pride month, we encourage you to buy books by LGBTQIA authors from LGBTQIA-owned independent bookstores, starting with these five selections in various genres.

The clear takeaway, the living arc of this book, is how a love of poetry and a commitment to a writing life, or any artistic life, can bind two people to one another.

Shawna Ayoub highlights the strength of character and intuition in Jennifer Givhan's new novel, and offers a writing exercise to help us achieve a similar effect in our own work.

Shawna Ayoub explores a retelling of a beloved classic and points out how retellings can provide structure and an end point from the start of writing.

Activism and joy do not have to be mutually exclusive. Here are five book recommendations for those pursuing both change and joy.

It’s almost time to unroll the beach towel, hang the hammock, or dust off the porch swing and curl up with a good book. Here are five recommendations in five categories.

Poetry persists because we reach for it to understand our shared humanity. Here are five books to reach for during National Poetry Month.