By Savannah Bell What makes evocative fiction? Some would argue it’s a compelling setting, something either mystical or deeply grounded in reality. Perhaps it’s realistic dialogue, or maybe, satirical speech that allows for subtext. It could be a strong voice–confident…
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Hispanic Heritage Month Recommendations
by Leanna Florez Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from September 15 to October 15, so in the last week of this month, we wanted to highlight some amazing reads by Hispanic authors. Commitment to diversity in reading is important not…
Trope Tuesday: The common female sacrifice, powers
by Monica Rivera Sosa Even in fictional words of paper and ink women are still being oppressed and made to look small to conform to the standards of the patriarchy in the real world. Why are authors finding it so…
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 YA novels. These genres have dominated TikTok, allowing new books…
Bird by Bird: Anne Lamott on Writing & Its Process
Allison Armijo // Blog Writer From Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft to Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing, authors, both new and old, have provided readers and fans with the opportunity to gain insight…
Craft in the Real World Review
Ana Hein // Blog Writer I am a Creative Writing major currently enrolled in my fifth writing workshop at Emerson; I took my first one as a second-semester freshman, and am now a second-semester junior. Their topics run the gamut…
Latine Author Releases of 2021
Laura Elias // Blog Writer Today, I have compiled a list of Latine authors and their books coming out in 2021. Authors as well known as Isabel Allende and debut authors like Monica Gomez-Hira will be featured in this list,…
Queer and Transgender Politics
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer In 2008, the City University of New York published a magazine issue composed of essays from different academics about gender essentialism in regards to transgender students attending a women’s college. Each essay creates a new avenue…
Drag: The Complete Story?
Alli Armijo // Blog Writer Drag is a cultural phenomenon popularized by the hit TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race. But what Drag Race does wrong is provide a misconception of drag as an art form. After all, drag queens—whether they…
Un Sueno
Laura Elias // Blog Writer Sitting at a red light was not how I had envisioned myself telling my grandmother, of all people, that I wanted to be a writer. Yet there I was, fifteen, on the cusp of sixteen,…