Pretty Literate Blog

We've been talking about Banned Books Week for a month and now that it is finally {almost!} here we wanted to share Everything You Need to Know Ab...

We are unashamedly all about #BannedBooksWeek at Pretty Literate lately. From social posts to blogs, from Tik Toks to Reels, we just can't quit tal...

In case you missed Monday night's Pretty Literate LIVE, Simon shared 3 reasons why 1984 by George Orwell is the perfect pick for #BannedBooksWeek2...

Banned Books Week begins in a little over three weeks (squeals!), and I am on a mission to help you get the most out of it. Earlier this week on P...

In just a few weeks, the Pretty Literate Community will start our week-long read-along for #BannedBooksWeek. This year we're featuring a banned cl...

My husband and I began writing a novel together in 2015. We thought it would be fun to write a story in tandem and one day we just began with the ...

Guest Blog by Mirah Welday Welcome back to my literary travel series! I am wrapping up this four-part series with a travel experience that currently ranks as the best of my life. I sincerely hope I do the country, author, and novel the justice they all deserve in this post. I have to admit, I’m feeling the pressure!

How Well Do You Know August's Author? Earlier this week I shared a few clues to help our incurably curious #PLeeps figure out which author, title,...

This week on Pretty Literate LIVE I spilled all the beans. I let the cat out of the bag in a big, BIG way. I gave the game away. I came clean. I b...

Guest Blog by Mirah Welday Welcome to the United States! My previous two posts in this travel series have recounted my journeys in Japan and Spain...

We are deep into the destination reads this summer. From Mirah's summer series based on beloved books (Catch up with Part 1 and Part 2 before sh...

I am a mood reader. I am also a seasonal reader. Oh! And a thematic reader. (Can't forget that one.) And while I'm at it, I'm kind of a holiday re...