Welcome once again fellow readers! We’ve already shared some of our most anticipated science fiction and fantasy reads, and now we’re back for round three of our recommendations. This time around, we’ll focus on the brighter side of life and indulge in a little romance for the remainder of 2017. Out of the many, many…
Dreaming of Electric Sheep: Diverse Science Fiction for Fall 2017
A hearty hello to all our fellow readers! 2017 continues its steady march straight to hell, so we’d like to provide some literary escapes from all the chaos. Last time we recommended several upcoming diverse fantasy novels for your reading pleasure, so this time we’ll bring you the best diverse science fiction that the year…
Magic and Mayhem: Diverse Fantasy for Fall 2017
Well, we’ve done it! We’ve made it past the halfway point of 2017. To say it’s been a crazy year so far would be a bit of an understatement. In times like these, we need the option to escape into a fantasy world for a little while before heading back out and fighting the good…
Short Story Collections You May Have Missed in 2015
It took me a long time to really appreciate the short story. I hated reading them in high school and university, and was convinced my time would be better spent on novels. People would give me collections as gifts and they would sit, unread on my bookshelf collecting dust. A few years ago, however, I…
Recommended Reading: 5 Books to Read When You’re Newly Unemployed
Whoops, you’re unemployed! How did that happen? Well, however this particular turn of events came about, the fact of the matter is that you now have a lot more free time than you had before. Sure, you could spend this newfound freedom binge-watching an entire television series and stuffing your face with an entire box…
The Best and Worst Boarding Schools in YA
August is coming to an end, and even though it’s been a few years since I’ve had the perversely strange pleasure of picking out new folders and pens, I’m thinking about school. I went to schools of varying degrees of quality and remoteness in a handful of Midwestern states, and while I’m appreciative in many…
Rad Women Writers You Should Be Reading Now, Part 1: Experimental Prose
Last weekend I was hanging out with the ladies, trudging from one bar to another arm in arm like a miniature dyke march, when I was reminded of something I hadn’t really thought about since college. I was talking with them about one or another book I was reading and somebody said to me “you…
This One’s For The Girls: Female Authors at Book Expo America
Book Expo America. That special time, once a year, when publishers from across North America gather in New York to talk shop. They roll out the banners and the swag, and pass out their upcoming titles to booksellers, librarians, and media. For attendees, it’s a chance to get a sneak peek at what’s up in…
Books That Broke Our Hearts
Last Saturday was Valentine’s Day, a celebration dedicated to love and romance. Leading up to it, Women Write About Comics contributors got into the spirit by sharing their dream dates with their favourite comic book characters. But now that Cupid’s holiday has passed us by, we thought we’d look at the other side of the coin–heart break….
New Year, New Books: A Guide to Books in 2015
It’s 2015! How did this happen? *takes deep breath* It’s ok. We’re all going to be ok. Why? Because a new year means lots of new books for us to fall in love with. 2014 was a good year book-wise. I read a lot of great titles, discovered a bunch of new (and new to…
Standout LGBTQ Reads of 2014
I know by now you’re probably tired of “Best of 2014” lists but I can’t help adding one more. There were a lot of incredible LGBTQ books released in 2014 and I didn’t see nearly enough of them on other “Best Of” lists. The following are the titles I read that really stood out.
Bored? Hungover? Soothe Yourself with Some Quick Comic Reads
Happy 2015! Woo woo! *glitter toss* *kazoo noises* Oh- sorry. You’re hungover, aren’t you? Well, I guess I have a few things that might help you pass the day in peace. In the dark. Under a blanket. With dual carafes of coffee and water. Things like — comics! Well, editorial cartoons and comic strips. Let’s…
