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Is it Time For a ‘Sweetweird’ Revolution?

By Ana ValensJun 6th
Remembering The Color Purple as a Queer Story

By Princess WeekesAug 14th
6 Spicy Book Opinions to Throw Into the Hot Take Fire

By Princess WeekesDec 23rd
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Legacy of a Fantasy Legend

By Princess WeekesJan 24th
The Brontë Sisters Would Have No Patience for This Sexist, Elitist, Pearl-Clutching Book Snob Claiming to Defend Their Legacy

By Vivian KaneJan 4th
Joyce Carol Oates Asks if Othello Works Without Him Being a Moor—Um…Nope

By Princess WeekesDec 27th
8 Fantasy Series We Could Adapt Besides More Lord of the Rings

By Princess WeekesNov 14th
Helpful Tip For Writing Diverse Characters—Try

By Princess WeekesOct 27th
The #WhyIWrite Tag Is a (Mostly) Positive and Awesome Tribute to the Written Word

By Princess WeekesOct 20th
Philip Pullman’s La Belle Sauvage Is Here and People are Loving it!

By Princess WeekesOct 19th
Mississippi School Pulls To Kill a Mockingbird Because it Makes Students “Uncomfortable”

By Princess WeekesOct 16th
Best Children’s Books For Your Hogwarts House, and Yes, Little Women Is Included

By Princess WeekesOct 13th
This Year’s Hugo Awards Honor Diverse Authors, Shrug Off Sad Internet Campaign

By Carly LaneAug 21st
Disability in Kidlit and the Changing Landscape of Disabilities in Books: An Interview With Corinne Duyvis

By Alex TownsendFeb 6th
Rebecca Solnit Takes on Male Literary Crybabies in “Men Explain Lolita to Me”

By Teresa JusinoDec 18th
Female Novelist Learns How Far a Male Pen Name Can Take Her

By Teresa JusinoAug 5th
Female Sci-Fi Writers Nearly Sweep the 2015 Nebula Awards

By Teresa JusinoJun 10th
Dorkly Presents 13 Literary Characters Based On Real-Life Peeps

By Carolyn CoxDec 1st
Why Are We Still Fighting About YA Lit?

By Sarah ArboledaOct 28th
Things We Saw Today: New Star Wars Writer and Director Meet the Big Boss

By Rebecca PahleMay 29th