All the links I’ve been saving:

• Fictional bookstores are almost as good as real bookstores.
• Keep this post about how to prepare for your book launch on file forever.
• Don’t give up on your story, your voice.
• Kaye is one of my favorites.
• It’s not just fantasy novels (thanks George R.R. Martin)–books are getting longer.
• Some diverse books for your summer reading list.
• The delightful Rosamund Hodge about the monster of self-criticism.
• A look at women writers and big award wins.
• Awesome list of sci-fi/fantasy novels by women.
• Intersectionality, trans women stories, love stories, and more on this big wish list for LGBTQ publishing.
• And writing LGBTQ characters in middle grade novels.
• Claudia Kishi, literary fashion icon forever.
• The Yoknapatawpha Spelling Bee champions hits right in the literary funny bone.
• The 48 Hour Book Challenge is coming…