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Write Through the Night's primary purpose is to post book reviews to help readers find a broader range of books! I also post discussion posts, writing tips, blogging tips, and some of my own writing to round it off.
It has been my desire to work remotely since post-pandemic. Unfortunately, it was a long road before I was able to get there. A little bit about my background; I’ve come from 26+ years… Read More
In the wake of Taylor Swift’s announcement of her eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department; speculation among Swifties has been rife about another work bearing a very striki… Read More
Annie, a robot, was designed to be the perfect girlfriend for her owner, Doug. Manufactured to meet all of his physical and emotional wants and needs, she cooks dinner every night, wears the… Read More
Expanding your business to attract international customers can breathe new life into stagnant growth. First of all, you want to focus on the basics before you take the next step. Let’s… Read More
I’m going to be honest—I didn’t think I’d like Riley Sager’s newest thriller, Middle of the Night. Through the first few chapters I had trouble getting invested… Read More
I’m not much of a horror fan, but that’s less because of the blood-soaked images that steal from a night’s rest and more about their, in my opinion, monotonous nature&mdash… Read More
I am a member of two book subscription services: Aardvark Book Club and Book of the Month. Historically I have enjoyed BOTM a lot more, but I wanted to truly test that out by reviewing all o… Read More
As part of my best of all time series, I’m sharing a list of the best queer TV shows of all time. This list is a mix of shows with incredible representation that holds up still, a… Read More
Nicola Yoon, an acclaimed Young Adult author famous for Everything Everything, Black Out, and The Sun is Also a Star, has ventured into adult content with her new novel One of Our Kind. As a… Read More
As part of my best of all time series, I’m sharing some nonfiction educational books that I personally loved and benefitted from! Last year, I only had 7 books on this list but I&rsquo… Read More
It’s been a long time since I’ve picked up a thriller, but the cover of Swan Huntley’s I Want You More drew me in immediately. This sapphic story is about a ghostwriter, Za… Read More
I’m back again with another best of all time list for Pride month! This time, I’m going to be talking about the 20 best queer memoirs of all time. These memoirs oftentimes defy t… Read More
If you follow me on Letterboxd, you probably noticed my creation of The Queer Canon, a list dedicated to chronicling and ranking all of the queer films I’ve watched. For pride month, I… Read More
Just a few short weeks later, the UK dating show I Kissed a Girl has come to an end. Although the girlies only spent a short time in the Masseria, there was plenty of drama, and during the f… Read More
What Fire Brings by bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall is a twisty thriller set amongst the wildfires of Southern California.
Bailey Meadows has just accepted a job as writer-in… Read More
Happy Pride Month! This June, I’ll be updating my series of “best of” queer books, TV shows, and movies. Keep in mind that these are simply my opinions, and as a result of… Read More
Happy June! and Happy Pride Month! I’m delighted to share this list of new books—there’s so many big names and even more queer content that I can’t wait to read. Whil… Read More
Welcome back to another batch recap of I Kissed a Girl on BBC3. If you missed my review and episodes 1-4 recap, make sure to check out my previous post. Otherwise, you’ve come to the r… Read More
When a popular mystery novelist, Roger Kane, dies under suspicious circumstances, his writing partner and lover, Lionel, is forced to figure out the connection to an infamous serial killer… Read More
At the start of this month, BBC Three released their newest Love Island-style TV series—I Kissed a Girl. Dannii Minogue’s reality TV show comes off the success of the very simila… Read More
Tensions are high and games become dangerous when the Kingsley business’ new president, Paige Kingsley, schedules a weekend retreat at a high-end Laguna Beach resort. The sons of the f… Read More
Welcome to my annual Who’s Gay in the WNBA Report! The league is exploding this year thanks in large part to Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, and I could not be more excited for what tha… Read More
It’s rare in 2024 to read a fiction book written in the first person. It seems as though we’ve moved away from that in literary fiction, instead preferring third person text that… Read More
It’s May, and that means I’m back with another list of books coming out this month that I am desperate to get my hands on. Unlike usual, there’s a heavy emphasis on memoirs… Read More
When artist and seer Pamela Colman Smith returns to London, she quickly discovers someone else has also returned: her arch nemesis, Aleister Crowley. And the timing is no coincidence. Pamela… Read More
In the spirit of The Midnight Library, Holly Gramazio has created a story about what it means—both for the world around you and your sense of self—to choose an alternate life. In… Read More
It’s been two years now since I last did a roundup of all of my favorite podcasts, so I figured it was time to come back and let you know what I’ve been listening to. I most defi… Read More
Deciding what to do with your life is never easy, let along when you’ve just graduated high school and spent the last 18 years in a town dedicated to your long-deceased mother. That&rs… Read More
I was not a day one Girls5Eva fan, and for that I blame both myself and all of you. As Jackson McHenry reported for Vogue recently, people are quite simply not watching! For the uninitiated… Read More
Over the course of the past few years, I’ve done my best to plan vacations revolving around (or at least tangentially related to) visiting national parks. While I am still far from com… Read More
Debut novels often feel like autofiction, and that was most certainly the case in Vanessa Lawrence’s new book, Ellipses. In Ellipses, a 32 year old woman, Lily, falls into a toxic text… Read More
Being 21 can be hard, and that’s exactly the case for Agnes Green at the start of Sugar, Baby, Celine Saintclare’s debut novel. She still lives at home, works as a housecleaner… Read More
I cannot even explain how many absolutely incredible looking books are coming out this month! I guess a good place to start would be that I checked out 4 influencer ALCs from Libro.fm when m… Read More
We’re in the thick of March Madness, the annual playoff tournament in college basketball. With just sixteen teams left, the competition is ratcheting up another tier and I for one cann… Read More
We’re in the thick of March Madness, the annual playoff tournament in college basketball. With just sixteen teams left, the competition is ratcheting up another tier and I for one cann… Read More
The following contains spoilers for Season 28 of The Bachelor
After The Bachelor finale last night, it’s finally safe to say that the franchise is on an upwards trajectory. I’… Read More
There’s nobody who has had a more exciting narrative arc over the past ten years than Kristen Stewart. From her breakout role in Twilight, it was obvious that she was going to be a sta… Read More
With the continued (and for me, forever) boycott against Starbucks, and in conjunction with my previous article on homemade coffee, I decided I would share three of my favorite iced latte re… Read More
I remember the first time I went to a lesbian bar. It was an overwhelming experience, being surrounded by queer people—specifically, queer women—for the first time. That first ni… Read More
As we inch ever closer to The Oscars, which airs at 7pm EST on March 10th, I’ve found myself focusing on watching as many nominated films as possible. Because of the nature of the film… Read More
Over the next three months, there’s countless movies coming to theaters that I cannot wait to watch. March, April, and May are traditionally rainy months so it’s the perfect time… Read More
In a year of many false Springs, it’s hard to believe that it’s only March. Yesterday I was bundled up to brave below freezing temperatures and the day before I sat outside to re… Read More
Brittney Morris, an absolute powerhouse in YA literature, is back at it again with The Jump. This contemporary novel explores themes of gentrification, abuse of power and capitalistic greed… Read More
In her latest book, Karelia Stetz-Waters partnered up with her wife of 23 years, Fay Stetz-Waters, to write a romantic dual perspective story titled Second Night Stand. The two had wanted to… Read More
It seems like everyone across the country is tuning in to The Traitors US this year. The show, which pulled mediocre numbers on the Peacock streaming service in season one, has exploded in i… Read More
In his memoir and self-help book Make Your Own Rules: Stories and Hard-Earned Advice from a Creator in the Digital Age, YouTuber and musician Andrew Huang takes us through his own life and p… Read More
It’s Black History Month, and while we love to celebrate Black authors all year round, it’s always fun to have an opportunity to talk more about authors that I love. Today, I&rsq… Read More
I recently went on a huge Survivor binge. After watching 16 seasons in a single year, I would consider myself highly qualified to rank each season. This is obviously based on my personal bia… Read More
Nerdy Prudes Must Die is a musical teen slasher comedy, and the music is just so unbelievably good! Honestly, I needed a good excuse to talk about this show because it has quickly become my… Read More
Welcome to the New Year! This is my first major check-in with you all of 2024, and I’m so excited to let you know the major updates. The usual squad—myself, Maxx, Aakanksha, Chin… Read More
It’s nearly the shortest month of the year, but that isn’t stopping authors from publishing their exciting new work! Below is a list of the 10 books I’m most excited for th… Read More
I’m back with more coverage of Sundance 2024’s short film programs! Today, I’m covering all of the award winner films since they released a specific program filled with the… Read More
I’m back with another day of Sundance 2024 short film coverage! After an incredible first day watching Short Film Program #5, I was excited to watch even more shorts in the coming days… Read More
A few days ago, my mindless phone scroll logged me into the livestream of a “micro-influencer,” whose content I’ve fervently engaged with for some time. The comment thread… Read More
Sundance 2024 Short Film Program #5: “Voice Everâ€, “Ekbehâ€, “The Looming Cloud†And More
Just a few days after I got my WordPress 8 Year Anniversary notification, I logged onto the internet and bought my first ticket for Sundance. Of course, even 8 years of blogging is not enoug… Read More
Facing challenges in Gaza and frustrations with politicians can make it seem like our efforts are futile. However, it’s crucial not to lose hope, as maintaining optimism is vital for t… Read More
For many young queer people, attending a lesbian wedding is a highlight of our gay experience. It wasn’t possible for us to get married for so many years. Now that we can, It’s s… Read More
Monday night were the 2024 Emmy’s, the end to a long-awaited award season that got delayed for the incredibly successful SAG-AFTRA strike. The Emmy’s are always my favorite set o… Read More
Yesterday, as the title of this article implies, I attended the We Make Movies Chicago Filmmakers Screening Series. The mini festival, which aired the work of local filmmaker at the Facets t… Read More
It wasn’t that long ago that I started college. It was the first time I’d ever been surrounded by so many people of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds to myself. My h… Read More
The new year always promotes introspection. It’s a time to reflect on what has gone write and what has gone wrong so far in life, and to set concrete goals and changes. Historically, I… Read More
I love TV shows. There’s something so peaceful about sitting down and knowing you have at least 10 hours of content to watch and time to get to know the characters. As someone who&rsqu… Read More
It has been a HOT MINUTE since I did one of these, but after watching Heartstopper for the fifth time in four months, I figured now is as good a time as any to start back up again!
I defi… Read More
As someone who’s gotten way more into movies in the past few months (December was my most prolific movie month), I’m looking forward to all of the new movie releases coming out i… Read More
This year I read 200 books, which is pretty wild! That is up from 72 books last year. My original goal was 50 books, so safe to say I totally blew that out of the water.
Like last y… Read More
2023 was such an amazing year for Write Through the Night. We published over 180 posts this year, and I think each one of them brought something special to the internet. I think I speak for… Read More
Happy New Year! 2024 is going to be the year of great reading, I’m manifesting that for all of you and all of the authors slotted to publish over the upcoming 12 months. We’re al… Read More
Looking for the perfect book to finish off your 2023? Look no further than this list right here. As the final part of our WTTN Best of 2023, we ranked the 24 best fiction books of 2023. This… Read More
Since there are several boycotts against coffee chains right now (mainly Starbucks, Dunkin’ and McDonald’s), there has been an uptick in folks interested in making coffee at home… Read More
We’re back with yet another list of the WTTN Best of 2023! I’m so excited to be talking about all of my favorite movies that I watched this year, because there were some good one… Read More
Welcome to Nostalgic Noise, a new series I will be doing here on Write Through the Night! This blog series will be all about my many musical loves. This first installment is all about my fir… Read More
Scripted TV is perhaps one of the hardest categories to vote on. There’s so many different genres, lengths of show, and styles of cinematography that all get lumped into one category!… Read More
Welcome back to the WTTN Best of 2023!
This year I opted to split books and shows up into smaller categories based on genre so that they’re more accurately rated. After all, it&rsqu… Read More
Earlier this week, Jennifer Aniston did an interview with Variety where she claimed to turn down an offer for an intimacy coordinator during her scenes with Jon Hamm on The Morning Show. No… Read More
Welcome back to the 2023 Best of the Year Lists!
Last year, we ranked the 50 best books of 2022. This year, we broke books down into two separate categories depending on if they are ficti… Read More
Welcome to the very first edition of the WTTN Best of 2023! As we did last year, the entire team has come together to rank a variety of movies, TV shows, and books that were released over th… Read More
We’re entering the last month of the year, and that means this is probably the last wrap-up I’ll write during 2023. I’m so incredibly proud of everything our team has accom… Read More
It’s hard to believe it’s already the last month of 2023! There’s so many incredible books coming out this month, and I’m excited to share some of my favorites here w… Read More
There’s only one episode left of The Golden Bachelor! I’m devastated, because this season has truly been incredible to watch. Gary Turner was such an interesting lead, and it was… Read More
In the unforgiving realm of Panem, Katniss Everdeen and Lucy Gray Baird transcend mere survival. We first met Katniss in The Hunger Games trilogy. With the writing of the prequel, A Ballad o… Read More
It’s Goodreads Choice Awards season once again, and as per usual it has already done its best to be un-inclusive and problematic. In a stroke of creative antagonism, Goodreads removed… Read More
It’s a classic story. Boy brings Girl home for the holidays and she falls in love with him, even though they were only supposed to be fake dating. Talia Samuels turns that narrative on… Read More
From November 3rd to November 16th, the Black Harvest International Film Festival has been taking place in Chicago. The festival is “Chicago’s annual showcase for films that cele… Read More
Earlier this week, it was announced that SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild) signed a deal with the studios, marking an end to the union’s 118 day strike. They now join the WGA (Writer&rs… Read More
After reading Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material and the subsequent Husband Material, I was excited to read whatever he wrote next. I found the “London Calling” series compel… Read More
Hello, everyone! Today, I’d like to venture beyond my usual writing and share two pieces I’ve recently crafted, reflecting my current thoughts.
The Nondescript Jane
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The Great Gimmelmans is a robbery thriller, which is a fairly new genre for me. As someone who tends to read thrillers about brutal murder, this was far tamer and therefore it took some time… Read More
Happy Halloween! It’s the very final day of October, and that means I’m here with the wrap up post. It also means it’s the start of seasonal depression season. My seasonal… Read More
There’s only a couple months left in this year, but the content isn’t slowing down. There’s so many incredible shows coming out that I cannot wait to watch! The solid mix o… Read More
Happy November! Welcome to deep fall, where we get to curl up inside of our houses and await the inevitable snowfall. There aren’t too many books coming out this month, but the ones th… Read More
Over the past few weeks, it has been difficult for me to write anything of substance here. My heart hurts for everyone who is affected by the war and murders in Israel and Palestine. This ha… Read More
Earlier this year, one of our very own writers, the lovely Vania Vela, self-published her debut book of poetry. The anthology is a an absolutely beautifully written and assembled work of art… Read More
For the past two books, Iris Kelly has been adamant about one thing: she doesn’t date. While her best friend Claire fell in love with Delilah and her other best friend Astrid came out… Read More
I guess I have officially become someone who reads really weird smut to review for the internet masses so they don’t have to. I love my life choices!
If you are on the weird r… Read More
I know this post is weeks late, but nevertheless I wanted to give all of the October book releases the attention they deserve. There’s so many incredible books coming out and it wouldn… Read More
Welcome to the gayest league in all of women’s international sports, or so I believe: the super league, alternatively known as the premier league. In other sports (namely, the WNBA and… Read More
20th Century Girl hit me like a ton of bricks–it’s a film that whisked me away on an unforgettable journey through my first taste of love. As a teenage girl who adores coming-of… Read More
Happy October! This post is coming a bit later than normal because, as you might have noticed, I’ve been slacking on writing regularly lately. Mid-September, I came down with a cold, a… Read More
It’s LGBTQ+ History Month in the United States, and so I want to share some of my favorite queer documentaries with you all. Queer people are more likely to have to find their own root… Read More