Why I didn't like Silver Under Nightfall, and why I think YA authors like Rin Chupeco struggle to make the leap to adult fiction

When YA Authors Write Adult Fiction | An Autopsy of Silver Under Nightfall

Why I didn't like Silver Under Nightfall, and why YA authors like Rin Chupeco struggle to make the leap to adult fiction

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Why I took an unplanned hiatus. Also, you should read The Doctrine of Labyrinths.

Why I haven't posted a TikTok in a Month | Reading Update 8/20

Fifteen Solid Minutes of Classical and Biblical Allusions in the Locked Tomb

Bad news: The only novel I've read since the last update is She Who Became the Sun. Good news: I have many things to discuss.

Messy, Complicated Thoughts on She Who Became the Sun | Reading Update 7/31

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On Teaching Licenses, Moving with Autism, and Classics Grad School | A Chatty Update

I read my first Star Wars novel. Unfortunately, I didn't like it very much.

Timestamps:
0:16 — Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
1:36 — Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule
3:05 — The Daughters' War by Christopher Buehlman
4:03 — Good Omens, full cast audiobook
4:35 — The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's by Hanna Alkaf

Nowhere to Go But Down | Reading Update 7/9

I read my first Star Wars novel. Unfortunately, I didn't like it very much.


Let's talk about The Fifth Season, Harrow the Ninth, and my favorite point of view. 

Also, check out this article about the second person and writers of color, which I cite in the latter half of the video: https://www.sfwa.org/2021/11/29/second-person-pov-marginalized-writers/

In Defense of Second Person

Let's talk about The Fifth Season, Harrow the Ninth, and my favorite point of view.  

Also, check out this article about the second person and writers of color, which I cite in the latter half of the video: https://www.sfwa.org/2021/11/29/second-person-pov-marginalized-writers/

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Emma Gardner

I haunt libraries, read books, and drink tea.
 
I read 200 books a year—you can find my favorites on TikTok at @theaceofbooks. I love weird stories, strong characters, and narratives that make me go, “I’ve never read anything like this.” Think Harrow the Ninth, In the Dream House, and Annihilation.
 
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