This month, WFWA celebrates fiction that highlights women’s strength and resilience: stories of women surviving — and thriving — when the cards are stacked against them.
Women's Fiction Writers AssociationSeptember 24, 2025
Classic novels are classics for a reason. Filled with artful prose, they have either broken convention during the time they were first published, or they have created a lasting impact on every story within its genre that has come after it. But it isn’t only the plot and prose that…
Heather WebbSeptember 15, 2025
It's no secret that we find a certain level of catharsis in crying over books, movies and other forms of media. I mean, who hasn't gone on a sad movie binge or rocked out to the most depressing playlist ever after a tough loss? We cry, we feel, we (eventually)…
BookTribSeptember 9, 2025
With cozy sweater-weather fast approaching, our friends at AudioFile Magazine have assembled the best audiobooks of the season. So grab a comfy blanket, some hot cocoa and a set of headphones, and settle in for these stellar reads!
AudioFileSeptember 5, 2025
Some books amuse us while others teach us something new, but few change our perception. There are many perspectives we have on life (and the world in general) that are damaging to us, or others around us. These books address changing some of those perspectives.
BookTribSeptember 3, 2025
I grew up in really rural Indiana, so rural that you couldn't see another house from our house, and we were so isolated my sister and I used to ride our ponies to the local library. We'd fill up our saddlebags with books, then read up in the hayloft of…
Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 2, 2025
Autumn will soon be rolling in, which means there’s no better time to curl up with a cozy story. This fall, the publishing world serves up everything from rom-coms and historical epics to thrillers and reinvention tales, so we’ve paired each standout release with a perfect seasonal cocktail (or mocktail).…
Julie CantrellSeptember 1, 2025
Readers swear they’re tired of clichés. They roll their eyes at the “chosen one,” the “grumpy-sunshine romance,” the “ragtag crew who saves the world.” Yet, whenever a new book with those very tropes drops, it rockets up bestseller lists. Why? Because tropes aren’t just lazy storytelling, as so many people…
Monique SnymanAugust 27, 2025
BookTok has become one of the most powerful forces in publishing. Viral videos showcasing popular titles have pushed backlist books onto bestseller lists and turned debut authors into overnight successes. Yet behind the glossy shelfies and color-coordinated stacks, one question persists. Are people buying these books to read them, or…
Monique SnymanAugust 20, 2025
Some years ago, an organization of writers to which I belonged hired a consultant to discover what it was that convinced people to buy a book. For this, they paid, I can divulge without telling any secrets, $25,000. When they told me about it, I thought for a second and…
Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 19, 2025
For listeners of a certain age, just the word "mixtape" may invoke a certain emotional response. The structure is simple: a series of songs, related by theme, artist, or feeling, selected and sequenced. A mixtape could be produced by a DJ for an audience, but there's a more intimate version:…
AudioFileAugust 18, 2025
Sherrie Todd-Beshore began her writing career as a reporter and editor for her high school newspaper, The Static. A decade later, she was publishing columns and feature stories for magazines and daily newspapers across Alberta, Colorado and New York. After 20 years of deadlines and fact-checking, she left journalism for…
Cynthia ConradNovember 12, 2022