Where History and Fiction Meet: Top 15 Historical Novels
Historical fiction, the vast territory where history meets fiction, can be a story about prehistoric times or the Elizabethan era or the American Civil War. It can be a sweeping epic or a thriller or a bodice ripper. What is historical fiction? What are the qualities of a good historical novel?
In Praise of the Here and Now: Top 12 Present-Tense Novels
“September. It seems these luminous days will never end.” This is how James Salter’s 1967 novel, “A Sport and a Pastime,” begins. The unnamed narrator is describing Paris—in the present tense. It made me pause because countless writing workshops, articles, and panel discussions tell us the same thing: don't write your novel in the present tense.
Top 12 Underrated Novels You Should Read
Have you ever read a great book, only to find out that very few people have heard of it? Reese Witherspoon will probably never recommend the book and Steven Spielberg will certainly not adapt it into a film. In other words, your great discovery is underrated.
Are You a Literary Snob? 6 Signs to Watch For
Is reading literature a form of snobbery? Literature has always been associated with the upper class because traditionally only rich people have access to it. They are also more likely to have the education necessary to appreciate literature. But in this day and age of global communication, when you don’t have to be able to read or understand a single word of French to appreciate Proust, is it still snobbish to read “Remembrance of Things Past?”
Forest Avenue Press Open to Unagented Submissions for One Month
Forest Avenue Press will accept unagented, unsolicited submissions from Feb. 14 to March 14, 2018. The Portland, Oregon-based publisher is seeking literary fiction. “Our titles are infused with a fresh, complex, sometimes nutty, and often wondrous approach to storytelling,” the publisher said on its website.