I Made It Darker: Eternal Darkness: Progression Is Back — And It’s Not the Same Book
There’s a version of this post where I apologize for what I did to Eternal Darkness: Progression. I’m not going to write that version. Because the truth is, I don’t regret it. I made it darker — every layer of it, every scene, every character beat — and I would do it again without hesitation.…
BookTok changed who reads romance — and how
The Readers Who Used to Hide Their Books Are Now Building the Market The romantasy explosion was supercharged by BookTok’s devotion to Sarah J. Maas and ACOTAR, then accelerated by Fourth Wing — which brought romance readers into fantasy who had never read it before. That’s a massive market expansion that hasn’t reversed. Gen Z…
Top 5 Literary News Stories — Week of June 5, 2026
What’s moving, shaking, and stirring up the publishing world this week. Two of literary fiction’s biggest names are leading the conversation this week. Maggie O’Farrell’s Land (Knopf) earned 14 rave reviews, with critics calling it “a soaring, visionary narrative that connects the known world to the misty realms of Celtic legend.” Ann Patchett’s Whistler (Harper)…