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When we ban books or defund music programs, we don't just silence stories; we sever lifelines. We remove safe, creative pathways for young people to explore emotion, identity, and connection.
Contributor Riley Jensen reviews The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala, coming September of this year.
Contributor Riley Jensen shares some YA books that center main characters with disabilities for Disability Pride Month
Author E. L. Starling discusses how the movie Interstellar and family discussions about terraforming led to the book BOUND BY STARS
I learned so much about myself while writing this book. As a mother. As a daughter. As a cycle-breaker. As a storyteller. And I’ve come to realize just how quickly perfectionism can sabotage all four of those roles.
I'm burning through my TBR, which feels good, after months of it just growing out of control. Hope you find some good things to add to your own summer TBR!
Summer means I can grab the book mail the second it drops on my doorstep and tear into it. It also means I can put it in my TBR and know that I might actually get to it sometime soon.
What if I wrote about a girl who was devoted to a dream but then lost it all: a girl who, like me, had been a bright, perfectionistic student, and gave everything to an institution that didn’t love her back?
Living and creating with my partner is one of the great joys of my life. Love is an experience. Love is work. It comes with ease and also requires discipline. Don’t think about it too much. Just do it.
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