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Power and Choice in the Romance Novel Industry

In an essay for Catapult, writer and editor Kayleigh Hughes tackles the complex reality of the romance novel industry, wherein content can be simultaneously triggering, objectifying, empowering, and brave: As time went…

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The Most Depressing Harry Potter Fan Theory

The only thing creepier than a spot-on Harry Potter fan theory is a spot-on Harry Potter fan theory that is … not exactly unconfirmed by J.K. Rowling herself. Harry Potter…

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On Why Women Are Less Likely to Be Art Monsters

At Catapult, Miranda Popkey explores gender in society and in literature, recalling her own journey as an emerging writer. Her job and financial status provided her little time to pursue her…

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A Traveling Library Fights for Readers in Chile

Readership is low in Chile at the moment, for reasons that range from accessibility according to one’s location to financial accessibility. At Bustle, Cecilia Nowell tells the story of one Chilean traveling…

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Selfies at the Cemetery

There are lots of inappropriate places to take selfies. A cemetery is usually one of those places. But in her monthly column for Catapult, “No Filter,” writer and artist Kate…

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America’s Reading Habits

The Pew Research Center has released an interesting set of data on reading in America, and it’s not all bad. In fact, their data indicates, among many things, that print books…

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The Power of Incompleteness

The “Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible” exhibition at the Met Breuer Gallery meant more than just incomplete art, writer Patricia Park shares at Catapult. Park was invited to speak at the exhibition’s…

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Rethink Your First Chapter

For Catapult, Anuradha Roy talks about the process of receiving editorial feedback and how we’re inclined to react poorly to that feedback. Roy takes us from the phone call from…

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Subway Reading Just Got Easier

Reading is one of the best ways to make the most of an unpleasant commute. Presumably with that in mind, Penguin Random House, in partnership with New York’s Metropolitan Transit…

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