Beyond a Book Review: Rediscovering identity in Come Out, Come Out Is there any greater joy than sitting fully in yourself and knowing that who you are is who were born to be? Tags: book review book recommendation queer identity WRITING EXERCISE Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Rediscovering identity in Come Out, Come OutAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Hope after crisis in The Great Transition This month's selection is a brilliant novel about the climate crisis, those who get away with contributing to it, and those who choose to take matters into their own hands Tags: book review book recommendation beyond a book review climate crisis novel fiction Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Hope after crisis in The Great TransitionAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review July ’25: Red + Blue = Purple Prose in This is How You Lose the Time War "There’s a kind of time travel in letters, isn’t there?" July's review of co-authored, epistolary, purple prose. Tags: fiction epistolary writing purple prose book review books reading WRITING EXERCISE Read more about Beyond a Book Review July ’25: Red + Blue = Purple Prose in This is How You Lose the Time WarAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review, Pride Month 2025 edition For Pride Month, Shawna Ayoub reflects on what she's learned from reviewing writing by queer and BIPOC authors. Tags: book review books Pride month books for Pride month Read more about Beyond a Book Review, Pride Month 2025 editionAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review May '25: Charlie Jane Anders and Character Buffets Charlie Jane Anders is asking big questions in both YA and adult fiction. Tags: book review beyond a book review WRITING EXERCISE writing prompt YA fiction fiction science fiction Read more about Beyond a Book Review May '25: Charlie Jane Anders and Character BuffetsAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review March ’25: Writing Revolution in Blood Over Bright Haven This fantasy novel explores systemic privilege and the nuance of making tough decisions. Tags: book review book recommendation fiction beyond a book review privilege revolution Read more about Beyond a Book Review March ’25: Writing Revolution in Blood Over Bright HavenAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Erasing History in The Reformatory Black speculative fiction writer Tananarive Due's historical horror novel tackles hate, privilege, and erasure. Tags: book review book recommendation reading books novel speculative fiction Black History Month Black writers Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Erasing History in The Reformatory Add new comment
Beyond a Book Review Jan '25: Considering trust after The Atlas Trilogy Sometimes you start a book really knowing nothing about it, expecting nothing, just hoping it’ll be a reprieve... Tags: book review book recommendation books The Atlas Trilogy Olivie Blake Read more about Beyond a Book Review Jan '25: Considering trust after The Atlas TrilogyAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Finding comfort in the dystopian present of Parable of the Sower This speculative novel explores an alternate future beginning with the election of a new president in 2024. Tags: speculative fiction dystopian novel Octavia Butler WRITING EXERCISE book review book recommendation Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Finding comfort in the dystopian present of Parable of the SowerAdd new comment
Beyond a Book Review: Planning for what’s real in Our Wives Under the Sea Julia Armfield's novel, Our Wives Under the Sea, is a shorter read that stays with you. Tags: book review book recommendation fiction short story writing prompt WRITING EXERCISE Read more about Beyond a Book Review: Planning for what’s real in Our Wives Under the SeaAdd new comment