History & Popularity of the Found Family Trope
Meg Rady // Blog Writer The found family trope is perhaps one of the most popular tropes in modern media. Chances are you’ve consumed at least one piece of media…
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To Love or to Hate: The Toxicity of Enemies to Lovers
Isabel DeSisto // Guest Writer Tension, pining, and walking the thin line between love and hate are some of the many aspects that elevate a subpar romance to a fantastic…
Ali Hazelwood Faces Backlash for Writing Process: Should Authors Rely on Tropes?
Ana Garcia-Cubas Assemat // Blog Writer In an interview with Goodreads, neuroscientist and romance author Ali Hazelwood confessed that she struggled to write her second book, which followed the debut…
The Six-Minute Memoir: Getting Lost in the Details
Rebecca Zaharia // Blog Writer As a writer, I always approach memoirs with some amount of trepidation. I’ve been a serial journaler for as long as I can remember, to…
Which TikTok Books Are Worth the Read?
Kathleen Nolan // Blog Assistant If you’ve visited Barnes & Noble or your local bookstore recently, you’ve probably seen a “BookTok” table full of contemporary rom-coms, speculative fiction, and even…
Welcome Spring with Some Magical Reads!
Karina Jha // Blog Assistant As spring is just beginning, here are some books that will add a little magic to the last of your gloomy winter days. Each of…