Set in post-World-War-II Washington D.C., during the McCarthy era and the Lavender Scare, John Copenhaver’s Hall of Mirrors, is a fast-paced mystery that tells the story of a young lesbian couple, Judy Nightingale and Philippa Watson, whose passion for each…
“No one knows where the Midnight Circus comes from—when it began or how…It comes for those who need it.” So opens Kasey LeBlanc’s debut novel, Flyboy, beckoning those who need a magical refuge as much as does the novel’s fierce…
Most days, Shalene Gupta, author of The Cycle, was the person she’d always aspired to be. She was hardworking, excelled at work, and had a long-term boyfriend who she desperately loved. Then, every month like clockwork, it all came crashing…
Meet Jennie Wood, author of the new graphic Novel, Paper Planes, a richly layered queer coming-of-age story that captures all the joy and the heartbreak of growing up and growing apart.
Thousands of writers participate annually in NaNoWriMo, a communal endeavor in which participants worldwide each strive to write a 50k word (or longer) novel within thirty days. It’s an exhilarating challenge and has produced such notable bestsellers as Erin…
Next Chapters is a biweekly feature spotlighting graduates of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator program, which has been running since 2010. Novel Incubator Year: 9 Current Project: The Weather Girl, a dark comedy/literary fiction What writers have most influenced your writing? I’ve…