Here we finally are: Christmas romance books time! This week's pics are some recently published books––so there's no chance you've read them last christmas. While we're getting ready for Christmas (shopping for presents, choosing dinner menu's, setting up the tree), why not pick up a cozy romance novel––or play its audiobook while you're doing your Christmas preparations?

So, you’ve decided to join Bookstagram, the cozy corner of Instagram where readers, writers, and book collectors unite! Whether you want to share your favorite reads, connect with fellow bookworms, or grow a creative community, here’s how to begin your Bookstagram journey with confidence.

Seven new contemporary romance book recommendations to start our December with. The next few weeks will be filled with winter-related books (some winter romance, too), but for this week, we're keeping ourselves in moderate temperatures. It's just too early to really accept that winter is almost here. Regardless, we've gathered some great books to keep you busy during this first week of December––maybe even longer. Featuring some well known ones, along with indie publishes.

I'll take you through what world building is, help you ask yourself the WHY questions, and get you on your way with some points to help create your own world. This is a basics article on world building, more in depth guides will come in the future, but I will give you a solid base to start from.

There is power in reading stories of times that have already passed. Though those times may not always have been less choatic or stressful, there are lessons there from which we can learn in our current, crazy world. With this week's recs, we're featuring seven historical fiction novels. Some very well known, like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and some lesser known ones like Etched in Stone. You're sure to find one you have never seen before yet.

The chemtrail conspiracy has its roots in the difference between contrails and chemtrails. Contrails, short for condensation trails, are just water vapor produced when jet engines burn fuel at high altitude. The cold air condenses the exhaust, leaving that white line behind. Science explains it easily. But starting in the 1990s, photos began circulating online showing crisscrossing trails that lingered in the air for hours, sometimes spreading wide enough to haze the entire s

What's better than some time alone with a good fantasy book? This week, we've gathered a selection of fantasy novel recs that all have that magical vibe to them––some historical fantasy, some contemporary, but all great reads for the cold months. Especially Rebel of the Sands, which plays out in a desert. What better way to escape the dreary fall weather? And The Courtesan's Eye, by an author duo we've interviewed before, has finally made an appearance in one of our weekly re

This week, we've interviewed author Mika C.C. about her romance novel "Fastballs & Flirts". Her fifth book, the novel touches on themes of buried trauma, and has a romance between a girl and her brother's bad-boy best friend. She told us how she got into writing, what the novel is about and some other interesting facts, like for example that she wrote the book in only two months (and that her name is pronounced like Pikachu, without the ‘chu’)!

The Montauk Project, one of the most infamous and bizarre conspiracy theories in American history. This conspiracy theory includes science gone too far, hidden experiments on children, and a military base that some people swear is still active… even though it’s been “closed” for decades. The official story says Camp Hero was just a radar station, nothing more. But believers think it was home to something much bigger, and much darker.

Though poetry is a fantastic genre, we have never featured poetry books in our weekly book recs yet. Today, we're changing that. We've compiled a list of poetry we've read and enjoyed, and we think you might just like it, too. It's a nice mixture of indie poetry booklets and better known, well established poetry books, so you're guaranteed to find one you haven't read yet.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Holleigh Rae, author of "Eagle", the "Force Recon Series" Book One. We asked her where she drew her inspiration from, what the book is about, and what some of the most important themes in her book were, and she told us about her faith as a christian, her pride in being a country girl, her own personal experience with having close ones in the army and how she did research on the types of missions that the Marine Force Recon do.

Have you ever walked through an airport that just felt… off? Not like, “my flight’s delayed and I’m starving” kind of off, but the kind where you start wondering if maybe, just maybe, something’s hiding underneath your feet. Welcome to Denver International Airport, or as conspiracy theorists lovingly call it, the world’s weirdest airport.

This guide covers the essentials of formatting your book; from paragraph structure to chapter length, font size to chapter names, and even when to use scene break icons. For many of these topics, there will be separate in-depth guides, but for now, let’s get you started on formatting your novel the right way.

This guide will walk you through how to write flirtation, chemistry, and the emotional journey of falling in love, no matter your genre.

We spoke with author Patricia Prior, and interviewed her about her novel "Where Summer Left Us", part two in a three part series––the last part will be published this December. She told us all about herself, her work and just how much of herself she wrote into the characters. We enjoyed the interview very much, and we're sure you, as readers, will too. Thank you to Patricia Prior for entertaining all of our questions!

We sat down for an interview with author Fiona Ballard to speak with her about her novel "Inscription". A novel about family separation, a wedding ring and a fight for an inheritance. We asked Ballard about her research into the topic, how long it took her to finish writing the book, herself, and more.

We interviewed author duo Kate Hyers and J.C. Smith about their mystery slash fantasy novel "The Courtesan's Eye" that they've co-written over the span of five years. We've asked them about their inspiration, important themes and hidden easter eggs––and they've told us about how they met thanks to Dungeons and Dragons, who wrote what and their beginnings as authors.

New week, new book recs. With everything going on in the world right now, sometimes it's more fun to just escape into a different one. We've got some sci-fi and fantasy book recommendations that will help you do just that. Of course, it's good to stay up to date with the things that are happening, but for the moments in between, when your brain is just a bit too saturated with news and information, pick up one of the books on this list. Happy reading.

This week, we have the pleasure of introducing––and interviewing––Maureen Morrissey, author of "Sonder: Janie's Story", among other works. With a story set in 1960's New York, she's exploring the idea of sonder, the feeling you get when thinking about how every single person you see has a life, individual ideas, a house and so on. She told us where she gets her inspiration, where she discovered her love of writing, and, importantly, why and how she wrote her work.

We've got a fun mix for you this week. We're slowly moving through the submissions we've gotten in, and are back to six a week to be able to create better themes. This week has a mix of leadership, personal development slash self help, and women's fiction books (it's a real term, we were as surprised as you are). We've got some good ones with this edition!

This week, we're interviewing Romy Morgan, author of "Fallen Feathers". As the author of a sapphic novel, we asked her questions about her inspiration, writing process, and what the book is about, and she told us about her unique (but very effective) writing style, some themes she used in her book and plenty more. Take a journey with us into the world of her story, and let's get to know the writing and life of Romy Morgan.

With his book on emotional expression and male vulnerability, author Angel Kyle Lynch attempts to bring more awareness to men's emotions. Written for both men and women, Lynch interviewed over 100 people in a mix of both genders to get as broad of a picture as he could, and wrote his book with all of the answers in mind. Without further ado, let's interview author Angel Kyle Lynch about his work, his inspiration, his goals and, ultimately, find out if real men cry, who wipes

This week, we're diving into contemporary romance, women's fiction, second chances and some historical fiction! The theme of these book recs––love after loss, new beginnings––is one that mixes the sweet, the bittersweet and the bitter. So if you feel like crying, smiling, grieving or like falling madly, deeply in love, you're with the right edition of our book recs.

We've had so much fun interviewing author M.J. Parfitt about her book the Onionologist, her answers got us excited to pick up the book right now. Wine making, existential crises and how maintaining friendships and a personal life is so important, The Onionologist is Parfitt's debut––and we cannot be more thrilled that she agreed to an interview. Many thanks for indulging us, we can't wait to see where the Onionologist (and Parfitt herself) will continue to grow.