These ‘Hunger Games’ ladies redefined female book characters in YA
Back in high school and in college, I was an avid reader. I would go through the pages of multiple young adult (YA) novels like Twilight and any John Green book…
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Cassandra Clare and Holly Black on adulthood and female writers dominating the fantasy genre
As an aspiring writer myself, I always look forward to interviewing literary figures. It’s always interesting to see if the person behind the text is what I’d expect. When I…
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My long-standing romance with the Young Adult genre
I won’t even deny it. On the morning of Saturday, 18th August, I, along with thousands of others, switched on my Netflix and played To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. To say…
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An Open Letter to the Rise of LGBT+ Films
Dear Hollywood, I can’t help notice that there’s something different about you. It started with Carol (2015) bagging six Oscar nominations in 2016. Then it was with Moonlight (2016) with five nominations and three…
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How Author Jennifer E. Smith Is Making Us Believe in Cheesy Stories Again
Many would say that love stories are overplayed by now and that there’s nothing new about them anymore. But you have to admit that you don’t forget the ones that…
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Young Adult Authors Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian On Fake News and the Perfect Place to Write
Have you ever wondered how fiction writers come up with characters or why people are still intrigued by coming of age stories? I was able to sit down with young…
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