Montana is known for its beautiful landscapes, small town charm, and acres of flat, untouched land. But hidden amongst the trees and simple structures are questionable characters, unsolved murders, and a number of missing girls. Big Sky, a new ABC original series, focuses on various members of a tight-knit Montana town as they seek to […]
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A brutal murder, a lying husband, and questionable private school mothers—all sustaining HBO’s latest domestic thriller. Similar to Big Little Lies, this series focuses on high society, female relationships, and marriages gone wrong. Both ominous and provocative, The Undoing is an engaging, shocking glimpse into the life of a woman who suddenly realizes her life […]
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Based on the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Normal People is a story about sex, love, and redemption — all of the discomfort, confusion, and lust of adolescence on full display. With a frank and graphic depiction of teen love, Normal People chooses to delve into the small moments, both good and bad, that make young […]
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Looking for the perfect feel-good story to celebrate pride? In need of pure escapism during quarantine? Love, Victor takes audiences back into the warm, compassionate world of Love, Simon and introduces an arguably even more charming male protagonist that adds complexity and humor to the turbulence and confusion of adolescence. While different from Love, Simon, […]
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I recently had the opportunity to interview Colleen Oakes, author of the Wendy Darling and Queen of Hearts series, and pick her brain about all things writing, fairytales, and Peter Pan. Both series are wildly imaginative re-tellings of beloved, classic stories, and her writing centers around strong female characters — even when that strength is demonstrated in wildly different […]
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Jennifer Brody, author of The Continuum Trilogy, was kind enough to meet me for an interview about her current young adult sci-fi series while also providing insight into her time in the film industry and her view on the writing world. Brody is sure to intrigue readers with her fast-paced novels and her true love […]
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In January of this year, I had the honor of attending Jeff Giles’s L.A. launch for his debut novel, The Edge of Everything. At the event, I was able to not only meet Jeff, but I also got to interview best-selling author James Dashner. It was so much fun to get to sit down with James, […]
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In 2015, audiences around the world were introduced to the edgy, thrilling, and dark new look of Marvel in the Netflix series Daredevil. Now in 2016, viewers are brought another story that is just as interesting and even more addicting. Luke Cage may not have a superhero suit or an assortment of weapons, but this doesn’t […]
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The course Global Literature: Modern Writings from Women of the Non-Western World was one of the most important college classes I’ve ever taken as a writer. Dr. Jo Dulan at Salem College taught this literature course. It allowed me the ability to break out of US literature and explore books on a more global scale […]
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