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…
Toni Morrison, Publishing Pioneer: “You Need to Free Somebody Else”
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director Working for what is now one of the “Big Five” publishing houses in the industry (the company now goes by Penguin Random House), Morrison was responsible…
The Saga of Sensitivity Readers
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director Not every author who includes diverse characters in their stories is going to be doing so from an #OwnVoices perspective, but they still may hope…
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…
Writing As Process and Goal
Allison Armijo // Blog Writer I remember when I was in elementary school, writing minorly fleshed-out stories on cardstock paper in crayon. I had control over the story; I could…
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…