I write and publish about 100 essays a year, mostly about books. I specialize in science fiction and fantasy, fairy tales, children’s books, nonfiction, and audiobooks. I also write about parenting and feminism in pop culture. I’m a regular contributor to Book Riot, where I write weekly, book-related posts, and I’m co-creator and co-writer of Baby Librarians, a children’s book review website. My work has also appeared on StarTrek.com, The Bronzeville Bee, forthcoming on Audible’s blog, and more.
Here are selected clips by topic.
Book News
HARRY POTTER PREQUEL SERIES COMING TO TELEVISION From Book Riot
2019 HUGO AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED, AND THE LIST IS GORGEOUS From Book Riot
NNEDI OKORAFOR AND WANURI KAHIU TO ADAPT OCTAVIA BUTLER’S WILD SEED FOR AMAZON From Book Riot
SEANAN MCGUIRE’S WAYWARD CHILDREN SERIES IS COMING TO TELEVISION! From Book Riot
WATCH THE BEL CANTO TRAILER, BASED ON ANN PATCHETT’S AWARD-WINNING NOVEL From Book Riot
Fairy Tales
FEMINIST FAIRYTALES FOR CHILDREN THAT TEACH MODERN VALUES From Book Riot
QUIZ: WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR NEXT FAIRYTALE READ? From Book Riot
100 MUST-READ FAIRYTALE RETELLINGS FOR ADULTS AND YA READERS From Book Riot
HOW THE PATRIARCHY TOOK OVER WOMEN’S ONCE UPON A TIME From Book Riot
7 DARK FAIRYTALE BOOKS FOR GROWNUPS From Book Riot
NOT YOUR DISNEY’S CINDERELLA From The Bronzeville Bee
RECENT LATINA BOOKS INSPIRED BY FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY From The Bronzeville Bee
Science Fiction And Fantasy
WHAT TO READ THIS SUMMER BASED ON YOUR FAVORITE STAR TREK CHARACTER from StarTrek.com
YOUR GUIDE TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS MYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TYPES From Book Riot
READING PATHWAYS: URSULA K. LE GUIN From Book Riot
HOW TO VOTE IN THE 2019 HUGO AWARDS (AND WHY YOU SHOULD DO IT) From Book Riot
20 MUST-READ AFRICAN FANTASY NOVELS From Book Riot
QUIZ: WHICH DISCWORLD WITCH ARE YOU? From Book Riot
25 MUST-READ DYSTOPIAN SHORT STORIES From Book Riot
Children’s Books
YOUR TINY STARFLEET OFFICERS WILL LOVE THESE BOOKS From StarTrek.com
RAINBOW COLORS, RAINBOW FAMILIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR MICHAEL GENHART From Book Riot
BEYOND THE WILD RUMPUS: A GUIDE TO MAURICE SENDAK BOOKS From Book Riot
30 MUST-READ DIVERSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM THE FIRST HALF OF 2019 From Book Riot
13 OF THE BEST LGBTQ+ BOOKS FOR CHILDREN From Baby Librarians
10 OF THE BEST FEMINIST BOARD BOOKS FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS From Baby Librarians
Young Adult
10 OF THE BEST FEMINIST YA FANTASY BOOKS OF 2019 From Book Riot
10 #OWNVOICES, ASIAN-INSPIRED FANTASY YA BOOKS OF 2019 From The Bronzeville Bee
Nonfiction
AN ULTRA-SHORT AUDIOBOOK SYLLABUS TO EVISCERATE YOUR RESOLUTIONS From Book Riot
‘WOMEN, THEIR RIGHTS, AND NOTHING LESS’: LITERARY ACTIVISTS OF THE WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT From Book Riot
Parenting
HOW AUDIOBOOKS HELPED ME THROUGH MY POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION READING SLUMP From Book Riot
HOW TO THROW A BOOK-THEMED BABY SHOWER From Book Riot
Other Book-Related Content
A READER’S GUIDE TO THE DIFFERENT BOOK GENRES From Book Riot
I NEED MORE OLDER FOUND FRIENDSHIPS IN MY COMIC BOOKS From Book Riot
THE GROSSEST THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AT A BOOKSTORE From Book Riot
ME LOVE BOOKS: 17 UNIQUE BOOKISH SESAME STREET GIFTS From Book Riot