A day in the life of a grad student with a day job (me)
Every day is different because I'm Depressed and Lethargic, but here's a little look at an ~ideal~ day in my life, as a grad student with...
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- Jul 19
- 4 min
Dahlia Adler on her latest release, the craft of short stories, and why she writes
How to introduce a profile on Dahlia Adler? I could start by saying she's the author of one of my absolute favorite YA romances, Home...
- Jun 14
- 4 min
On shelving a book when it was your lifeline
I still remember the first time I spoke to someone about the idea percolating in the back of my mind that would eventually turn into...
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Book Review: "The Summer of Bitter and Sweet" by Jen Ferguson
Jen Ferguson's debut YA, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, released on my birthday and if that's not a sign of the publishing overlords...
- Jun 7
- 4 min
Becoming a better writer by reading 36 books in one semester
Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash There are two types of people in the world: those to whom 36 books in four months is an obscenely large...
- Jun 4
- 2 min
Blog Tour: "Tokyo Dreaming" by Emiko Jean
Earlier this year, I had the incredible joy of reading Emiko Jean's YA romance Tokyo Ever After, an utterly delightful story about Izumi,...
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Author Q&A with Katie and Kevin Tsang (Dragon Realm series)
I'm so excited to be sharing this author Q&A with you today! Katie and Kevin Tsang are the authors of the Dragon Realm middle-grade...
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Lillie Lainoff on her debut, "One For All"
Lillie Lainoff released her debut, One For All, earlier this month. The YA novel is about a young disabled French girl, Tania de Batz,...
- Mar 22
- 3 min
TBR Book Tag
Okay, switching things up a smidge today — Lat from Latitude's Library tagged me in this super-fun tag/meme, and I have always always...
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Steven Salvatore's "And They Lived..." is queer, fairytale-like perfection
There's a fairytale within the pages of Steven Salvatore's recent YA release And They Lived..., and I'm not talking about the queer...
- Mar 11
- 2 min
"Travelers Along the Way" by Aminah Mae Safi is adventure storytelling at its finest
I read Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix last December and let me tell you, the ride this book took me on! It was everything...
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Lillie Lainoff's debut "One For All" puts disabled girls in the spotlight and lets them shine
I've never read a book like One For All before. Well, I've read books similar to it — as a kid, I read a young reader's version of The...
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Dusti Bowling writes layered stories for middle graders
Dusti Bowling's latest, Across the Desert, is about 12-year-old Jolene who sets out into the Arizona desert to save the downed...
- Feb 17
- 2 min
I fell in love with Phil Stamper's "Golden Boys"
I don't know where to start with Golden Boys! There's simply too much to say — from that delightful cover to the four main characters who...
- Feb 11
- 2 min
I freaking loved "These Witches Don't Burn" by Isabel Sterling
These Witches Don't Burn (affiliate link) is not just the first in a duology by Isabel Sterling — it's a queer contemporary witch story...
- Feb 8
- 3 min
The muse is a fickle being: on creativity when inspiration isn't there
I've got a list of books to write at least 17 strong. They're all collected in a nice notion page with cute little sub-pages for each...
- Feb 4
- 2 min
"Tokyo Ever After" by Emiko Jean is a Masterful Modern Fairy Tale
Tokyo Ever After, a YA contemporary by Emiko Jean, takes all the best parts of The Princess Diaries, shifts them to Japan, throws in a...
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Watching "Dumplin'" reminded me to love myself first
I read Dumplin' in 2016 and the book was so beautiful, so revolutionary to me at the time, that I wrote about my feelings on the book for...
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Book Talk: "When You Get the Chance" by Emma Lord | Jan. 2022
I've been obsessed with Emma Lord' writing since she bounded onto the YA scene in 2020 with her debut Tweet Cute. I loved her second...
- Jan 21
- 3 min
The precarious magic of life & writing
Last week I started my MFA program, and after six workshops on magic systems and real-life magic, it occurred to me that there's a magic...