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The Wild-Eyed Southern Boys Who Were the Pride of Spartanburg
The Wild-Eyed Southern Boys Who Were the Pride of Spartanburg
An overdue Rate-a-Record installment
Paul Combs
Apr 17
A Novel to Offend Everyone: Peaceful Quiet Lives
A Novel to Offend Everyone: Peaceful Quiet Lives
Alex Garland’s new film doesn’t explore the political issues that might trigger a second US civil war, but my 2021 dystopian romance does
Simon Dillon
Apr 14
The Most Unique Book About Bookstores I’ve Ever Read
The Most Unique Book About Bookstores I’ve Ever Read
A review
Paul Combs
Apr 8
What Makes a Book Young Adult, Really?
What Makes a Book Young Adult, Really?
A look at the increasingly ambiguous class of books that now attracts more adults than teens
Corrie Alexander
Mar 28
Five Solid Reasons I Should Start a Church (and One Reason I Definitely Should Not)
Five Solid Reasons I Should Start a Church (and One Reason I Definitely Should Not)
Five to one, as the Lizard King once sang
Paul Combs
Mar 28
They Are Not ‘Sidekicks’: A Defense of the Wingman in Literature
They Are Not ‘Sidekicks’: A Defense of the Wingman in Literature
Underestimate them at your peril
Paul Combs
Mar 19
Five Things My Mom Beat Me to When She Died in January
Five Things My Mom Beat Me to When She Died in January
Not being alive notwithstanding, I’m a little jealous
Paul Combs
Mar 7
Could the World Survive a Permanent Meta Outage?
Could the World Survive a Permanent Meta Outage?
I honestly think society would quickly crumble
Sarah Paris
Mar 5
Meet Dashiell Hammett, Dean of the Hard-Boiled Mystery Novel
Meet Dashiell Hammett, Dean of the Hard-Boiled Mystery Novel
An author profile
Paul Combs
Mar 3
Ten Books That Will Lead You to Other Books
Ten Books That Will Lead You to Other Books
Recommendations from the best of sources
Paul Combs
Feb 24
My Wife, The Sweetheart Teacher, Every Kid’s Mom, is a Secret Gangster.
My Wife, The Sweetheart Teacher, Every Kid’s Mom, is a Secret Gangster.
Maybe husbands shouldn’t pull the curtain back and see what kind of wizardry it takes to be a working mom, spouse, and life manager
Arpad Nagy
Feb 24
Nine Books That are Perfect for Your Lenten Reading List
Nine Books That are Perfect for Your Lenten Reading List
They’re instructional and inspirational
Paul Combs
Feb 16
Finishing writing your first book 20 Years after you started
Finishing writing your first book 20 Years after you started
Holy crap I wrote a novel
Hogan Torah
Feb 6
What Is My Heart Saying About Work and Creativity?
What Is My Heart Saying About Work and Creativity?
A letter (email) I wrote in 2017
Aimée Brown Gramblin
Jan 30
Be Prepared for Men to Convert to Catholicism in Droves This Valentine’s Day
Be Prepared for Men to Convert to Catholicism in Droves This Valentine’s Day
This will happen
Paul Combs
Jan 30
Throwback Thursday: My Ten Favorite Fictional Booksellers
Throwback Thursday: My Ten Favorite Fictional Booksellers
I wish they were real
Paul Combs
Jan 25
A Writing Prompt to Kick Off the New Year
A Writing Prompt to Kick Off the New Year
We all need a nudge sometimes
Paul Combs
Jan 16
Proof that the Sliding Doors of your Grocery Store are Gateways to Another Dimension.
Proof that the Sliding Doors of your Grocery Store are Gateways to Another Dimension.
Like all mystical phenomena, they can only be glimpsed, never wholly stared at — The grocery store unicorn
Arpad Nagy
Jan 2
It’s Possible That My Christmas Playlist is a Sign That I Need Counseling
It’s Possible That My Christmas Playlist is a Sign That I Need Counseling
Or at least to not pick songs when I’m drinking
Paul Combs
Dec 13, 2023
Arguing With a Conspiracy Theorist Feels Like Beating a Dead Horse
Arguing With a Conspiracy Theorist Feels Like Beating a Dead Horse
What to do when fake news becomes a person’s identity
Hogan Torah
Dec 11, 2023
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