Beyond a Book Review July ’25: Red + Blue = Purple Prose in This is How You Lose the Time War "There’s a kind of time travel in letters, isn’t there?" July's review of co-authored, epistolary, purple prose. Tags: fiction epistolary writing purple prose book review books reading WRITING EXERCISE Read more about Beyond a Book Review July ’25: Red + Blue = Purple Prose in This is How You Lose the Time WarAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review, Pride Month 2025 edition For Pride Month, Shawna Ayoub reflects on what she's learned from reviewing writing by queer and BIPOC authors. Tags: book review books Pride month books for Pride month Read more about Beyond a Book Review, Pride Month 2025 editionAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review May '25: Charlie Jane Anders and Character Buffets Charlie Jane Anders is asking big questions in both YA and adult fiction. Tags: book review beyond a book review WRITING EXERCISE writing prompt YA fiction fiction science fiction Read more about Beyond a Book Review May '25: Charlie Jane Anders and Character BuffetsAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review March ’25: Writing Revolution in Blood Over Bright Haven This fantasy novel explores systemic privilege and the nuance of making tough decisions. Tags: book review book recommendation fiction beyond a book review privilege revolution Read more about Beyond a Book Review March ’25: Writing Revolution in Blood Over Bright HavenAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Erasing History in The Reformatory Black speculative fiction writer Tananarive Due's historical horror novel tackles hate, privilege, and erasure. Tags: book review book recommendation reading books novel speculative fiction Black History Month Black writers Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Erasing History in The Reformatory Add new comment
Beyond a Book Review Jan '25: Considering trust after The Atlas Trilogy Sometimes you start a book really knowing nothing about it, expecting nothing, just hoping it’ll be a reprieve... Tags: book review book recommendation books The Atlas Trilogy Olivie Blake Read more about Beyond a Book Review Jan '25: Considering trust after The Atlas TrilogyAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Finding comfort in the dystopian present of Parable of the Sower This speculative novel explores an alternate future beginning with the election of a new president in 2024. Tags: speculative fiction dystopian novel Octavia Butler WRITING EXERCISE book review book recommendation Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Finding comfort in the dystopian present of Parable of the SowerAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Planning for what’s real in Our Wives Under the Sea Julia Armfield's novel, Our Wives Under the Sea, is a shorter read that stays with you. Tags: book review book recommendation fiction short story writing prompt WRITING EXERCISE Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Planning for what’s real in Our Wives Under the SeaAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Reality as horror in Out There Screaming Out There Screaming is a thoughtful collection of psychological horror and speculative fiction that examines the expectations of the world on Black bodies. Tags: book review book recommendation books reading short stories fiction Black writers Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Reality as horror in Out There ScreamingAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Risking it all in Fault Who or what could make you risk it all? Tags: science fiction book review book recommendation WRITING EXERCISE writing prompt Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Risking it all in FaultAdd new comment