By Writing Barn Intern Arub Butt Summary (courtesy of Simon & Schuster): A modern retelling of The Golden Bowl by Henry James for fans of Sally Rooney and Kate Atkinson. From their […]
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Category: Writing Barn Book Recs
What Are We Reading?
Posted onIf you’ve been searching for your next read, look no further! The team at the Writing Barn share what they’re currently reading to inspire your next bookstore trip. Play It […]
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Picture Books and Short Reads for Adults
Posted onWith the intensity of the past year, very few of us have the extra time or even the wherewithal to sit down and read a novel. This is why we at the Barn want to suggest books which are both achievable and fulfilling reads.
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Happy Book Birthday to SWORD IN THE STARS + virtual launch tonight!
Posted onToday is the release of SWORD IN THE STARS by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy, the faculty of the Writing Barn’s annual Rainbow Weekend! “Empowering and boisterously modern.” – […]
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What We Read This Pride Month
Posted onPride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders Written by our very own Writing Barn faculty Rob Sanders, the very first picture book about the […]
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Black Fantasy – Using Fantasy as a Tool to Explore Issues within a Community
Posted onBlack fantasy is an interesting subgenre for a variety of reasons. Fantasy is a genre where the rules and customs of our society don’t have to be present in the […]
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10 Great Reads for Women’s History Month
Posted onThis Women’s History Month, we wanted to celebrate by compiling a list great women writers– from Harriet Jacobs to Alison Bechdel, women’s voices have proven to be continually perceptive in response to their environment.
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Book Review: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Posted onThis book is first on the syllabus for a class I’m taking this semester entitled Black Women Writers at Work, and when I first sat down to read it, there […]
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Graphic Memoir Engages YA Readers in Personal Side of Opioid Epidemic
Posted onAuthors on a mission to tackle topics that ail humankind—addiction, depression, poverty, loss, trauma, the search for one’s purpose—isn’t a revelation in the literary world. Writers are some of the […]
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A Beautiful Anarchy; WB Book Rec by Nancy Miller Barton
Posted onA Beautiful Anarchy: When the Life Creative Becomes the Life Created by David duChemin Book Rec by Nancy Miller Barton With apologies to authors and booksellers everywhere – I have a […]
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