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The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to some authors with books out just now, and some we missed the first time around in 2022: * Meghan Gilliss (Lungfish) Lawrence Jackson (Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore) Adam Langer (Cyclorama) Murray Lee (Compass) Mecca Jamilah Sullivan (Big Girl) * Without summarizing it in any way, what would you say your book is about? Adam Langer: One day, it’s the summer between high school and college and you’re on a beach somewhere in Chicago and...

A dead car battery is never fun, and needing to call in help is less fun. If you have one of these top portable vehicle jumpstarters handy, you’ll be self-reliant and can bring your car back to life quickly and easily. We’ve rounded up the 10 best portable car jumpstarters so you can say goodbye to the days of being stranded for hours with a dead battery. The beauty of a portable jumpstarter is you no longer need traditional jumper cables and another vehicle to get your car battery up and running again. With a portable jumpstarter, you can easily...

While many people will be hitting the European slopes this winter, if you want to have some fun in the snow, it’s also worth looking closer to home. Head to Scotland for an alpine experience that’s not too far from that of Switzerland and has some fairly well-known resorts. And in the right conditions, even Cumbria can provide some great runs. Discover the snowiest places in Britain and how to make the most of a rare snow day. A dusting of snow can turn the British countryside into a magical winter wonderland and nothing beats a bracing winter walk followed...

Trying to do a load of laundry, but your dryer won’t stop making an awful squealing noise? The good news is, a squeaky dryer rarely means that you need a whole new dryer; instead, there are some common parts that you may need to clean or replace to stop the squeaking. To fix your squeaky dryer no matter what the problem is, read on! [Edit]Things You Should Know Listen to where the squeak is coming from in your dryer. Usually, it will be from the top, back, or bottom of the unit. If the dryer is squeaking near the top,...

If you ever—and we do mean ever—need a mystery solved, ask the internet for help. The amount of collective wisdom, combined with the Holmesian skills of amateur sleuths, is absolutely staggering. And you’re likely to feel your jaw drop at how quickly they find the answer to your question.The r/whatisthisthing subreddit is a 2.2-million-member-strong online group that solves mysteries. And quite successfully, we might add! Internet users share a photo of an odd, bizarre, and often vintage item that puzzles them. Then, the community comes together to explain what it is, what it’s used for, and (if they happen to...