8 Books to Read If You Love Musicals

Last month, the landmark movie musical Moulin Rouge! turned 20, and this year, three Broadway musical adaptations hit theaters, including In the Heights (June 11), Dear Evan Hansen (September 21), and West Side Story (December 10). 2021 seems to be…

‘Where Dreams Descend’ Interview: Author Janella Angeles on World-Building & Confident Female Characters

In a time where we just want to escape, there is no book more atmospheric – or hotly anticipated – than Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles. This debut book features a tight competition between magicians, daring and confident female…

Book Review: Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

A sweeping, atmospheric debut, Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles is perfect for fans of Caraval. The novel opens in a club called the Hellfire House, which sits at the edge of the city of Glorian, a place shrouded in…

YALLWest 2020: 5 Ways to Embrace Sucking at Writing

While quarantine may have us all holed up in our homes, YALLWEST continued to make staying home a little brighter with its panel, “Suckage is a Part of Writing.” As an aspiring author myself, who experiences writing mental breakdowns on…

10 Spring 2020 Reads That Prove Books and Music Go Hand-In-Hand

Books and music. You can’t find a better combination than that. From listening to an author’s playlist for your favorite book to listening to a film score as you read, books and music go hand-in-hand perfectly. But in the first…