Full disclosure, I’m drunk right now. Not like, super drunk, but buzzed. I’m also going through one of those phases where I don’t have the focus to read an entire novel so I was looking for something in the short story category. Hence Imagines. Imagines is a giant-ass book of RPF (real person fic) by a variety of Wattpad authors. I hadn’t read RPF before (it’s like fanfic, but features actual celebrities rather than the … Continue reading Imagines by Anna Todd →
Uncovering race, gender, and sexual biases in popular self-publishing platforms The average reader need not go far in a bookstore before, knowingly or not, they encounter authors who started their careers by self-publishing prior to achieving commercial success. Examples include Margaret Atwood, Andy Weir, Colleen Hoover, Anna Todd, E. L. James, Scarlett St. Clair, and many more. Such stories of self-made writers are compelling and seem more attainable to others with the accessibility of modern … Continue reading Inequalities of Platform Publishing →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the incredible ads and features for the September 2015 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Mari for this issue, and thank you to Alison for co-hosting with us! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. If you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: September 2015 Ads & Features →
Four sisters desperately seeking the blueprints to life—the modern-day retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women like only Anna Todd (After, Imagines) could do. The Spring Girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—are a force of nature on the New Orleans military base where they live. As different as they are, with their father on tour in Iraq and their mother hiding something, their fears are very much the same. Struggling to build lives they can be proud of … Continue reading The Spring Girls →
New month! New books! We have over twenty books in September that we’re excited to get into our hands, but here are some major releases coming out that aren’t on our radar, though they may be on yours: MaryJanice Davidson starts a new series with Deja Who . Anna Todd begins spin-off series with Nothing More . The ninth Kate Daniels book comes out – Magic Binds! Once Broken Faith is out and is the tenth book in the October Daye … Continue reading September’s New Releases →
Book 1 of a new series featuring After worldwide fan-favorite Landon Gibson as he leaves Washington to navigate love and life in New York City. At the end of the After Ever Happy, Landon got married—but readers everywhere have been wondering who will get to call the nicest boy in the After series their forever love? Read it and find out! “I’m so excited for everyone to get to know Landon Gibson. Whether you’re just … Continue reading Nothing More →
Anna Todd (#1 internationally bestselling author of the After series) headlines this unique anthology of “imagines”—the first book of its kind—stories from Wattpad writers that immerse you in a fantasy world of fame, adventure, and flirtation with your favorite celebrities. Imagine running around the city, dodging paparazzi with Jennifer Lawrence… Imagine Justin Bieber setting up a romantic scavenger hunt for your anniversary, retelling the story of your love… Imagine selfies have been outlawed, making Kim … Continue reading Imagines →
