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Woman walks into Barnes & Noble, then couldn’t believe how female-dominated the commercial fiction section was: ‘There’s a pattern’

By Sanchari Ghosh Oct 6th
The 15 most anticipated LGBTQ books of 2025

By Samantha Puc Jan 22nd
The Best LGBTQ Books of All Time

By Sarah Fimm Jun 29th
People are Flooding Magazines With AI-Written Fiction Because They Think They’ll Make Money

By Julia Glassman Feb 16th
Women’s Prize For Fiction Reveals Highly Anticipated 2021 Winner

By Alyssa Shotwell Sep 9th
The Love Proof Is a Searing Romance That Masterfully Examines How Love and Time Can Be Deeply Intertwined

By Larissa Irankunda Feb 9th
The Memory Collectors: Quietly Introspective Novel About the Magic That Lives in the Echoes of Our Past

By Larissa Irankunda Feb 1st
Novel It Had To Be You Is a Hilarious and Touching Romcom Perfect for Fans of Love, Actually

By Larissa Irankunda Jan 28th
An Ode to Publishing, After a Year Like 2020

By Larissa Irankunda Dec 31st
YouTube Superstars Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin Hate Everyone but Each Other

By Teresa Jusino Jan 30th
Geek Actually: Feminism, Fandom, and Friendship

By Princess Weekes Dec 20th
Women Are Talking About Bad Sex, and That Is a Good Thing

By Princess Weekes Dec 12th
Outlander Introduces Slavery Into Its Narrative So Claire & Jamie Can Make Heart Eyes in Jamaica

By Princess Weekes Dec 4th
The Big Sleep to The Big Short: The Rise of Post-Financial Crisis Crime Fiction

By Zack Budryk Jul 7th
Harry Potter and the Stolen Prequel: J.K. Rowling Needs Your Detective Skills

By Teresa Jusino May 12th
Men Grin and Women Scream: A New Analysis of Gendered Words in Fiction

By Marykate Jasper Mar 19th
My Protagonist Is Not the Center of the Universe: One Author’s Take on How to Not Write the White Savior

By Jessica Lachenal Jan 5th
Stephen King Shares “Intense” Batman and Robin Story on NPR’s Selected Shorts Podcast

By Teresa Jusino Aug 23rd
Interview: Journalist Laurie Penny Talks Feminism in Geek Culture and the Politics of Fiction

By Teresa Jusino Sep 30th
LadyStar: Escape from Widow Island, Part Seven

By Jessica Lachenal Jun 18th