Review: Empty Words
Empty Words is such a unique concept – write not for a story, but to simply help improve your handwriting- and well, something great came out. Empty Words is a nice, light, relaxing read… of nothing really, but also everything. Empty Words is like having a nice chat with friends around the bonfire. Every reader […]
Review: People in the Room
People in the Room is a story of a teenage girl who spies out her window at three older women across from her home one night. She quickly becomes obsessed with the neighbors and their activities as she watches them night-after-night. Readers will get lost in a shadowy world where they will find themselves unsure […]
Freedom Does Not Ring Everywhere
In America, our freedoms are often taken for granted. We can go wherever we want, whenever we want, by ourselves, without a chaperone. We can speak our mind about the government without fear of persecution. We can participate in any religion of our choosing, go to college, vote, and drive. We live in a democracy […]
Translated Literature: A Golden Era
By Chad Post, Open Letter Books Back in 2007, when Open Letter Books was being established at the University of Rochester, we talked quite a bit about what the press’s mission would be. As part of the university’s developing translation programs for undergraduate and grad students, the primary goal was pretty straightforward: publish good books […]
Why I Love Writing YA Fiction- My Top Five
Why I Love Writing YA Fiction- My Top FiveBy Christina Hagmann As the author of Stratagem, a young adult fantasy/mystery novel, and two upcoming young adult fantasy novels, The Brothers Finn and Touch, many people ask why I write for young adult rather than to the adult audience. I’m sure there are many reasons authors […]
Christy Wopat, author of Almost a Mother: Love, Loss, and Finding Your People When Your Baby Dies
During one of my summer breaks from college, I worked at a daycare in Lake Geneva, a nearby city. My job was to work with the school-aged kids, the ones who were not toddlers anymore, but not quite old enough to stay home alone. My coworker and I spent the summer dragging tweens around […]
Feature: Have you ever felt like a peon amongst giants?
Have you ever felt like a peon amongst giants? by D.L. Graser Reading through articles in last month’s Shelf Unbound Magazine I began to feel as to who am I to share my thoughts amongst so many well-versed experienced writers. Many whom have no problem staying within the rules of the English language, typing words […]
Review: Allusion BY Andi Hyldahl
One thing is certain, Andi Hyldahl’s writing is fun and refreshing! Allusion is the perfect mix of suspense, wit, and charm. The story line is simply clever and the character development is to die for! There are authors who can suck you into the story line and there are authors who can make you fall […]
Review: Here Comes Mrs. Kugelman by Minka Pradelski
Historical fiction fans are sure to love Here Comes Mrs. Kugelman. Set just before the start of WWII, Here Comes Mrs. Kugelman tells a story of both historically known events as well as everyday happenings through the eyes of Mrs. Kugelman. Here Comes Mrs. Kugelman is an unusual presentation of the Holocaust. Pradelski beautifully […]
Review: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Queenie’s world falling is falling apart. She is at her wits end. Messing up at work. Messing up with her boyfriend. Messing up with her friends; her parents. Dispite it all she finds a way to put her life back together. Queenie teaches readers to navigate whats seems impossible. To find the strength they need […]