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Black List and Zando Launch Horror Novel Contest with $25,000 Deal
The Black List and Zando's Evil Twin imprint have launched an initiative offering an unprecedented $25,000 publishing deal directly to an unknown horror novelist, bypassing traditional submission hurd

Vermont Names Tillie Walden Its Youngest Cartoonist Laureate
To reconstruct the lives of a 19th-century lesbian couple, graphic novelist Tillie Walden meticulously sifted through over 900 letters and Sylvia Drake's personal journals.

Publishers' 'Anticipated' Summer Books Are Years Away
As 'most anticipated summer book' lists flood our feeds, a curious truth emerges: many highlighted titles, like Andrew Sean Greer's 'Villa Coco' and Grace Alexander's 'The Lowe Job,' won't actually hi

Curators Offer Diverse Summer Book Recommendations
NPR is already highlighting 10 new books for release in June, signaling an early and intense start to the 2026 summer reading season, as reported by The Detroit News .

Veronica Roth Announces New Novel, 'Seek the Traitor's Son'
After a decade of actively trying to distance herself from the blockbuster 'Divergent' series, author Veronica Roth has unexpectedly announced two new books set in that universe!