Author name: Alyssa

Imagine a novice writer who has been working on their work for six months. Every morning, they take a sincere […]

There are books on shelves that have been relocated six times between six apartments. The margins are thick with pencil

Approximately 4% of adult Americans read 50 or more books annually. To put that into perspective, it is much lower

Before committing to a book, serious readers put it through an informal audition that takes place within the first thirty

If you ask any writer where the real work is done, most will tell you that it’s in the middle,

There is a particular type of novel where the setting takes on an unusual role, ceasing to serve as the

Readers describe a certain type of book based on what it did to them rather than what it is about.

Psychological fiction creates a certain kind of uneasiness that is quieter and far more persistent than the gasp of a

It is nearly impossible to describe a certain type of reading experience to someone who has never had it. Not