Trends – Page 9 – The Contemporary Small Press

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What Is a Burn Book: The Indie Publisher’s Guide

Eleanor WhitmoreAugust 5, 2026

Most small press creators have heard the term thrown around at zine fests, Risograph studios, and micro-publishing forums. But the burn book meaning gets muddy fast, partly because the format sits at a weird crossroads between zine culture, artists’ books, and lo-fi publishing traditions that don’t always talk to each other. So here’s the short […]

Should I Use Moxhit4.6.1 Software to Write a Book?

Eleanor WhitmoreAugust 2, 2026

You found a tool with an oddly specific version number, and now you’re second-guessing your entire writing setup. Fair. Most authors waste more time choosing software than actually writing, and picking the wrong tool at the start of a 90,000-word project is genuinely painful. The short answer: the name “Moxhit4.6.1” does not correspond to any […]

Can You Book a Hotel at 18? The Complete Answer

Eleanor WhitmoreAugust 1, 2026

Roughly 70% of major hotel chains in the United States set their default check-in age at 21, not 18. That number surprises a lot of young travelers who assumed their legal adult status was enough. The reality is messier, more nuanced, and honestly more navigable than most 18-year-olds realize. So the short answer to can […]

Airline Whose Name Comes From the Book of Hosea

Eleanor WhitmoreJuly 29, 2026

Crossword puzzles have a genius for making you feel dumb about things you absolutely should know. The clue “airline whose name comes from the book of Hosea” has stumped solvers in the New York Times crossword and several other major puzzle publications, and the answer is El Al, Israel’s national airline. The phrase “El Al” […]