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 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. …

What to ask yourself before turning a hobby into a job — Shortly after graduating college, I devised a plan to help my grandmother make some money. Grandma, who we grandkids called mammaw for reasons I’ll never understand, was retired. She’d spent her life sewing and crocheting, making everything from doilies to quilts. By the time I finished school, I realized many…

Weaver busts an oft-repeated piece of writing advice — Author Tim Weaver recently busted some oft-repeated writing advice on The Writer’s Routine. “I always like to re-read and re-edit, if necessary, what I’ve written that day before I start the next day,” Weaver said. Many creative writers subscribe and prescribe to the idea that you should get your first…

And four other notable new releases this week — Andy Cohen headlines this week’s new books with a memoir of his early years as a father. Actor Andrew McCarthy also releases a fatherhood memoir this week, and we get an exciting new thriller from up-and-coming author Candice Fox. …