Based on the best-selling, beloved romance novel by Sally Thorne, Entertainment Tonight exclusively released the trailer for The Hating Game on November 5. The story follows Lucy Hutton (Lucy Hale) and Joshua Templeton (Austin Sowell), who have worked as secretaries…
The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide: Advice from Past Winners
As we get into October, everyone in the writing community is starting to think about NaNoWriMo, short for National Novel Writing Month. For those with …
Trope Tuesday: Why We Need More “Friends to Lovers” Romances
In our rom-com saturated world, the friends-to-lovers trope is criminally underrepresented. We want that sweet, sweet tension Now, all of us bookworms have rewatched Pride and Prejudice 500 million times (I won’t say which version—I’m not here to start fights).…
‘Poison for Breakfast’ review: Lemony Snicket’s newest novel is an ambling but delightful journey
‘Poison for Breakfast,’ the newest offering from Lemony Snicket, is a predictably strange read, if you are familiar with the author’s other works.
‘Vampires, Hearts, and Other Dead Things’ interview: Margie Fuston shares her love of vampires and New Orleans
The fantastic debut ‘Vampires, Hearts, and Other Dead Things’ from Margie Fuston sweeps us away to New Orleans, Louisiana, where her heroine, Victoria…
Trope Tuesday: Why We Love the Soft Boy
Out of the way, bad boys—it’s time for the soft boy to shine! A Brief History of the Soft Boy For literally centuries, we have worshipped the tall, dark, brooding men as our romantic heroes. Look at Mr. Darcy or…
‘The Right Side of Reckless’ Review: Whitney D. Grandison uses classic tropes to tell a genuine story
In her sophomore novel, The Right Side of Reckless, Whitney D. Grandison offers a cute opposites-attract romance that still tackles real world issues. While this book uses the classic “bad boy good girl” trope and doesn’t have much plot, the…
