Rachel Tarby // Blog Writer Zami: A New Spelling of My Name was written by the profound poet Audre Lorde, who is most well-known for writing about her experiences as both a lesbian woman and a Black woman. The book…
Emma Shacochis // Blog Assistant Frederica “Freddy” Riley feels like she’s lucky. Her girlfriend, Laura Dean, is, on paper, the girl of her dreams: confident, popular, and beautiful. The only issue is that, almost every time a holiday rolls around,…
Ana Hein // Blog Writer There are some books that feel like rites of passage into the club of the “true reader.” There’s a transformative air about them perpetuated by the literary public: you read this book, you will never…
Andi Smith // Blog Writer Rachel Barenbaum, author of A Bend in the Stars, told me that she wanted to be able to see her characters’ worlds as well as they did: “If they’re on a dock, I want to…
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer This post is a continuation of Your Journey to Become a Novelist: Supplementing Your Income. Be sure to read that post first to see even more opportunities! Wedding Photographer / Videographer As a student at…
Lauren Simpson // Blog Writer Pursuing a career in the arts can be daunting for a plethora of reasons, one being the competition with no guarantee of success. Publishing your first novel is a feat that every aspiring writer hopes…