Hi all! Though posts this year have been limited, I’m excited to say I have had one of the best reading & writing years of my life. I read around 50 books this year— from 80-page poetry collections to 800+ page fantasy epics (more on that later)— and loved so many of them. I had …
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Resources for the Book Community to Support Black Voices
The publishing industry is a predominantly white industry, with 76% of people working in publishing identifying as white in 2019. As an industry responsible for sharing stories, shaping narratives, and promoting empathy and knowledge, the lack of diversity in employees is deeply troubling. It is consequently important for the non-Black book community to be intentional …
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Best Books of the Decade
As a writer and a reader, I’m interested in the questions of what makes successful contemporary fiction and why certain novels last over time rather than others. I recently took a course about these topics— inspired by the conversations held there and the end of the decade, I have culminated a list of the “best” …
How to Read More
One of the most frequent questions I get asked by friends is “how do you have time to read so much?” I usually say something along the lines of, “I don’t know, I just find the time.” But as someone passionate about making literature accessible and a part of other people’s lives, I’ve been thinking …
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