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How are you planning to celebrate international women’s day? I’m doing a book event at the Institute Library in New Haven with a brilliant literary couple, Cyd and Mark Oppenheimer. We’ll be talking about my new book Pachinko, which is about a young Korean woman who migrates...

How are you planning to celebrate international women’s day? I hate to admit this but…I spend most holidays the same way—working. But I will give the day my all, push through whatever obstacles are in my way, and meet my goals. Satisfaction in a job well done...

How are you planning to celebrate international women’s day? First, by wondering why it’s just one day. International Women’s Day, Groundhog Day – something out of balance here? Second, by proofreading Angel Catbird 3, which has two Goddesses in it – the two main divine protectors of...

In Hollywood, female friendship often gets short shrift. Too often, a plucky sidekick offers unconditional support and witty zingers while her BFF navigates the ultimate challenge: finding true love. But novelists know that female friendship is never that simple. It is a source of great love, strength...

All books lovers have the same hallmark: we remember the most important books as if they were old friends. We remember when we took them in hand for the first time, we remember where we have read them, and we can pinpoint the exact locations of the...

While it’s no secret that the movies draw on books for source material, we sometimes don’t realize that our favorite movies started in print. Not every adaptation is Gone Girl or Harry Potter. Here are a dozen movies that surprisingly have their origins in books. How many...

Jo Stewart is a Melbourne-based freelance writer who writes about travel, pop culture, nature and the community. Her work has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, VICE, yen, International Traveller and The Saturday Paper. Jo has been writing since she could pick up a crayon...

When my husband and I imagined getting married this past June in Rigaud, Quebec, we knew a couple of things were a must: We had to be married in nature, and we had to be surrounded by books. Aside from both being lifelong book nerds, we actually credit...

We wanted to let you know about some changes we’ve made to our iOS app we think you’re going to love. Check out the details below, and don’t forget to update to the latest version to check them out on your iPhone or iPad. New and Improved...

I’m not really one for routines, mostly because not every day carries the same amount of writing inspiration. Don’t get me wrong, I advocate for writing even when you don’t really want to, but I also know that I’ll get more done if I let myself be flexible...