Hey guys! It’s Annie again. It’s Tuesday, so I don’t need to tell you twice that it’s time for a Book Journey. This week, I wanted to talk about micro-fiction, this funny little genre of short fiction ranging up to about 500 words maximum. These are super cool stories since they demand authors to really…
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Hey guys! It’s Annie again, and you know Friday means another New Classics. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s noticed the newfound importance of diversity in the mystery genre, and how that’s making these stories scarier than ever, so let’s chat about it here! The only thing I love as much as reading…
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Hey guys! Welcome to this Tuesday’s Book Journey, where I’ll take you on a visual journey through some of the Bay Area’s new prints. This past weekend, I moseyed out across the Bay Bridge to San Francisco to go to the annual Art Book Fair, so here you’ll see what I saw so you can…
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Hey guys! It’s Annie, back for The New Classics. In this blog, I’m going to get real about my past. I have a confession to make, guys: In high school, I was a theater kid. I was, like, really a theater kid. I made all my friends during improv games, all my memories from behind the…
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This week, I have the pleasure of visiting my family at home, so I’m back with my brother, parents, and two sweet puppies down in L.A. Being here has been awesome; it takes me back to simpler times of high school gossip and not doing my own laundry. But truly, the best part has been…
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Hey guys! This week, New Classics is introducing a few powerhouse thinkers who have swept into literature and pop culture with the force and will of a kamikaze, willing to sacrifice it all to tell it like it is and give a new name to social criticism. These women are pop culture icons: the words…
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Craig Davidson’s at it again in all the best ways possible. His latest novel, Saturday Night Ghost Club, hit the shelves July 9, and we couldn’t wait to tear into it! Within this mix, Davidson has thrillingly pulled us back to that nostalgic place we all miss, one that reminds us of spine shivers and…
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Hey guys! It’s Annie again, back for another Tuesday Book Journey. After the holiday weekend, I wanted to take the time to chat a bit about what Independence Day means in our modern day. This year, like every year, we don red, white, and blue, make last minute trips to the grocery store, find sparklers…
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Hey guys! This week The New Classics is switching it up to spotlight some short form work! There are some amazing contemporary African and African-American poets out there whose work reshapes the way we think about short form writing. These poets are all rewriting the narrative of what it means to be an American and…
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Hey guys! Welcome back to Book Journeys, where I talk about books that have shaped my point of view in some way or another, and the moments in my life where they became most important. This week, you’re in for a ride! A couple years back, I was sitting at my dining room table, adjusting…
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