Forty hashtags for connecting with other writers on Instagram — Writing can be a lonely pursuit. We sit for hours at our computers, typing away. Sometimes we’ll write in coffee shops or libraries, to be around others. Even when we’re not writing, we’re often alone. We writers live inside our minds, where we ponder ideas or characters whose stories we’re…

Murder and the end of a childhood — Something is burning. We see the orange glow in the distance, like a pumpkin on fire in the black night. Our car rounds the corner. The pumpkin disappears. The next turn, closer now. We see the orange glow again. But this time, more lights, red and flashing. “Oh my gosh,”…

New books by Michael Cunningham, Mitch Albom, and more — Novels by Michael Cunningham and Mitch Albom and a biography of Milton Friedman headline this week’s new books. But there’s also a new mystery that has lovers of the genre buzzing, and a new book takes a deep dive into the wealthy elites who used to run America. You’ll find…

Barbra Streisand’s memoir, Stephanie Land’s latest, and more — The day many book readers and Barbra Streisand fans have been waiting for is finally here. The singer’s long-anticipated memoir is now available. My Name Is Barbra recounts, in Streisand’s words, everything from her childhood in Brooklyn to appearing on Broadway and in movies and marrying actor James Brolin. But…

Happy Halloween, ghoulish readers! This week’s new books include a Harry Winkler memoir, Janet Evanovich’s latest novel, and a horror story set in Jim Crow-era Florida. Evanovich’s book, Dirty Thirty (Amazon | Bookshop), is the latest in her Stephanie Plum series. While it’s Halloween, the only horror novel on this…

New titles from Taylor Moore, Jennifer Weiner, and more — Taylor Moore’s newest Garrett Kohl novel tops the list of new books hitting shelves this week. Moore first introduced Kohl in 2021’s Down Range. That book earned Moore a Barry Award nomination for Best First Mystery/Crime Novel. And today, Moore publishes the third Garrett Kohl novel, Ricochet. Other titles making…

Karin Slaughter’s new thriller, a Patrick Mahomes biography, and more — Karin Slaughter’s latest thriller headlines the list of new books that are available to read starting today. Slaughter is the New York Times bestselling author of novels such as Blindsighted and Pieces of Her. Her new book is After That Night. Other books that are hitting shelves this week include…

Going analog could give your writing a jump start — Here is how the world works: Someone invents or discovers a new technology, and the rest of us adopt it. The wheel begat the chariot, which became the carriage, and now the car. Papyrus became paper, and now we read and write on computers, phones, tablets, and watches. Except when…

Five new books publishing on Aug. 15, 2023 — Paul Murray’s new novel, The Bee Sting, is getting accolades and good reviews. And you can read it starting today. The Bee Sting headlines books hitting the shelves on Aug. 15. Other notable titles available today include Tides of Fires, James Rollins’s 17th Sigma Force novel, and music critic Dave…