Clever contemporary mythology retellings

Plus exciting debut books and the upcoming Aspen Lit Prize ceremony

Hey, readers!

Here’s one thing I never fully considered about what it’s like to work for yourself: if you want to take a break, no one is around to pick up the slack. And that, readers, is the situation I’m in this week. I’m taking next week off to go to Palm Springs (yay!!). I’ve been dreaming about sitting by a pool for well over a year and that desire…