Let’s Meet Tobi Black Tobi Black is a 20-year-old poet from PG County, Maryland. Black has been writing poetry for about four years. Black most recently released his first short story entitled “The Dream within My Dreams”, you can purchase his book from Amazon right here! Make sure to follow him on Twitter to stay updated on
With the increasing need for representation, diversity and individuality in fiction, and especially YA fiction, there is no room for overdone tropes anymore. Young adults are smart and perceptive and relying on books to represent them and reflect them; they, we, deserve better. This is my list, as an extensive lover of reading and a
I tend to be the kind of person who falls out of reading if I don’t pick up a book for a week or more. There is no specific genre that I prefer more than another, but I usually lean more towards a young adult book with memorable characters. A book that I know will
*this article contains little to no spoilers* Now, this probably will not be your average book review. I have been a fan of Connor Franta’s since 2013. I’ve watched him transition from a penny board riding, snapback wearing, guy who posted videos titled “What Guys Look for in Girls,” to an openly gay, LGBT+ activist, who
Let’s not beat around the bush here, the online book community can sometimes be a terrible group to be a part of. There’s bullying, people denying the need for diversity in books, and a whole lot of insults being thrown around that really don’t lead anywhere. There’s also less harmful things going on, like the increasing
With the very publicised oppression of female reproductive rights, it is essential that women and young girls have strong, inspiring females to look up to. In a male dominated society, it is easy for a woman to be over looked and underrepresented by the media. In fact, women in power are often viewed as anomalies.
The YA genre is a genre aimed to people within the ages of 15 to 20.Over the years it has become a big phenomenon among the entertainment industry with huge successes. Among the YA Book community there has been certain anticipated releases, her are some of my favorites : The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Currently with
Time and again, we hear people complain about romance novels being too “cringy” and cheesy for their taste. Time and again, we see people hide the fact that they read romance novels as if it was an embarrassment to be caught doing so. Do note that I’m not saying all romance novels are good, some are downright horrible and even misogynistic (and
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas tells the story of sixteen-year-old Starr Carter—yes, she’s also convinced that she’s vaguely related to Jay-Z—who witnesses the tragic murder of her childhood friend at the hands of a police officer. It’s a tale that has been brought up in black culture for generations; do exactly what the
I’ve always been a reader, inhaling books faster than I could get my hands on them, and they have always shaped me in some way. Similarly to Rory Gilmore, I too carried a book everywhere, and I never cared much about whether it seemed rude to pull a book out at the dinner table. Growing
If you haven’t been on social media or been keeping up with any of the recent tabloids, then you probably have not heard of the craze that is “13 Reasons Why”. For many like myself, this Netflix original was once a class read during our time in high school. I can account for several times
Trigger warning: abuse If I were to ask you, “What is the first story that comes to mind when you think of fanfiction that has been published as a book?”, what would you say? More than likely, you may think of Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. But did you know that there is
