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Congratulations to Han Kang for Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature!
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're very excited to share that the results are in for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the winner is none other than the incredible Human Acts author, Han Kang. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded...
Announcing: Lit Shark Magazine’s May-June Poem of the Month!
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We know that it has been a hard week for everyone, and our thoughts are with the many people who have been impacted, particularly in Florida, the Carolinas, and Wyoming. We're grateful to know that there are other people...
Announcing: Lit Shark Magazine’s March-April Poem of the Month!
Happy Tuesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! I hope you're having an incredible week! I'm sure those of you who have been following along have wondered what ever happened with our Poem of the month contest, and put very simply, we fell behind on going through...
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Join Lit Shark in Celebrating Life on National Rainbow Baby Day
Happy Thursday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We hope you're enjoying your week as well as Issue 6 of Lit Shark Magazine: The SHARK DOG Edition if you've begun reading it. Thank you so much for your support! Today, we want to draw your attention to an important...
Celebrate With Us: Sandra Noel’s ‘Into The Under’
Happy Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're always so excited to see members of our Lit Shark community succeed, especially when they have a book coming out, so we could not be more pleased to share the news that Sandra Noel has just published her poetry...
Discover the Charm of Dark Retellings & Cozy Horror in Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’
King's Out Here Redefining Dark Retellings & Cozy Horror Stephen King reflected before writing Fairy Tale and asked himself what would make him happy to write, and this was it: “As if my imagination had been waiting for the question to be asked, I saw a...
Celebrate Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas’ Latest Book With Us: ‘A Shared and Sacred Space’
Happy Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're always so excited to see members of our Lit Shark community succeed, especially when they have a book come out, so we could not be more pleased to share the news that Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas has just...
Congratulations to Han Kang for Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature!
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're very excited to share that the results are in for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the winner is none other than the incredible Human Acts author, Han Kang. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded...
Balancing Rejection, Acceptance, Grief, and Groceries: A Review of Michelle Zauner’s ‘Crying in H Mart’
Content Warning: Death, Depression, Abortion, Cancer. Death comes in many forms, whether it's the loss of a pet, a family member, a friend, or an acquaintance. For many, this loss propels those affected into periods of self-reflection as they do their best to...
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Creative Highlight: “Listing”
Happy Wednesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! In response to our "We're Making a List" writing prompt, Julie A. Dickson wrote this wonderful poem, "Listing," which also went on to appear in Issue 1 of Lit Shark Magazine. Here is Julie's poem, recreated as a...
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Latest Author Interviews
Dickinson & One-Thousand Rages: An Interview with ‘Armed to the Teeth’ Poet, Ellen Hirning Schmidt
Happy Thursday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We love celebrating our Lit Shark community here, so we are excited today to share Ellen Hirning Schmidt's latest poetry collection, Armed to the Teeth. Ellen graced us with her presence in Issue 2 of Lit Shark...
This Charming Equestrian Thriller Has Surprises at Every Turn, Even for the Author
How many lives can one woman save in one romantic equestrian thriller? Well, Betty Briggs pushes the envelope in her novel, Pressure Point, in which Stephanie receives a letter from her ultimate nemesis, who mocks her with the kidnapping of her future adoptive...
Anne Hathaway Fulfills the Boy Band Fantasy of Our Dreams in ‘The Idea of You’
Happy World Book Day, readers, writers, and shark fans! To celebrate, we're sharing a fun book that will be available to watch early this May. Our Editor-in-Chief was invited to attend an early viewing event of the film adaptation of Robinne Lee's 2017 romantic...
The Game of 2,000 Words & Other Tips from R.L. Stine
Happy Tuesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We love Motivation Mondays and Tuesday Tips around here, so today, we thought we'd share an interesting series of tips from Goosebumps YA horror author R.L. Stine. We recently sat in on an interview between some of the...
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Congratulations to Han Kang for Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature!
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We're very excited to share that the results are in for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the winner is none other than the incredible Human Acts author, Han Kang. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded...
Announcing: Lit Shark Magazine’s May-June Poem of the Month!
Happy Friday, readers, writers, and shark fans! We know that it has been a hard week for everyone, and our thoughts are with the many people who have been impacted, particularly in Florida, the Carolinas, and Wyoming. We're grateful to know that there are other people...
Chicken Run Gone Wrong! A Story of Levity, Ruffled Feathers, & Incidental Exercise
Before we get started, just try to tell us that you can't hear this picture. In light of all the troubling news around the world, we wanted to take a moment to bring a little levity and humor to your day today. This piece written by Melinda Torr will be relatable to...
Balancing Rejection, Acceptance, Grief, and Groceries: A Review of Michelle Zauner’s ‘Crying in H Mart’
Content Warning: Death, Depression, Abortion, Cancer. Death comes in many forms, whether it's the loss of a pet, a family member, a friend, or an acquaintance. For many, this loss propels those affected into periods of self-reflection as they do their best to...
Announcing: Lit Shark Magazine’s March-April Poem of the Month!
Happy Tuesday, readers, writers, and shark fans! I hope you're having an incredible week! I'm sure those of you who have been following along have wondered what ever happened with our Poem of the month contest, and put very simply, we fell behind on going through...
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A Kids Book About Banned Books by the National Coalition Against Censorship
A Kids Book About Banned Books by the National Coalition Against Censorship, Edited by Ashley Simpo A Kids Book About, Inc.; September 12, 2022, 64 pages ISBN-13: 978-1953955708 “We believe questions are important because questions lead to conversations. And...
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers: September 27, 2022, 400 pages ISBN-13: 978-1524741006 "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin...
The Shark Handbook by Greg Skomal
The Shark Handbook: The Essential Guide for Understanding the Sharks of the World by Greg Skomal Cider Mill Press: July 6, 2021, 280 pages ISBN-13: 978-1646431052 "Dive deep into the world of sharks, the most fascinating and misunderstood marine animals on the planet,...
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Griffin Books: November 2, 2021, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1250245502 "COMPULSIVELY READABLE... A GOTHIC THRILLER LACED WITH ARSENIC." - Entertainment Weekly Reviews "A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, The Wife Upstairs pairs...
Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Little, Brown Spark: April 4, 2023, 240 pages ISBN-13: 978-0316426497 "Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" - Robin Wall Kimmerer "In...
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Ecco Books: July 30, 2024, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063204164 “Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.”...
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz Starscape Books: May 1, 2018, 256 pages ISBN-13: 978-0765385581 "You’re Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! "In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L....
America Fantastica by Tim O’Brien
America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien Mariner Books: October 24, 2023, 464 pages ISBN-13: 978-0063318502 “Tim O'Brien is the one American author whose works I look forward to the most. His new novel’s ironic depiction of a post-Iraq war, mid-COVID, and mid-Trump world is...
The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe
The Second Mrs. Astor: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel of the Titanic by Shana Abe Kensington Books: August 31, 2021, 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1496732040 "Abé is an exquisite storyteller. Rich in detail and deeply moving." –Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling...
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Penguin Books: May 7, 2019, 368 pages ISBN-13: 978-0735224315 “Witty, wise, and tender. It's a marvel.” — Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and A Slow Fire Burning “To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a...