What is happiness? When will I be happy? How much money will it take to be happy? Will success make me happy? These are the questions that documentary filmmaker, Max Joseph, explores in his latest documentary, HAPPINESS. Quantifying Happiness When it comes to happiness, several neurotransmitters need to be activated in order to achieve that…
Reading has always been one of my greatest loves in life. From a young age, books have been my dearest passion. With them, I could explore new worlds, learn new things, escape reality, etc. Books were my best friends, my happy place, a solution to all problems. I loved the written word so much that…
Are We Living in a Dystopian Novel? When Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series had a renaissance on TikTok in anticipation of the release of the latest film, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it dawned on me how important and almost prophetic Young Adult (YA) dystopian literature has become. While any well-written book is…
There’s nothing quite as fun as a good ol’ fashioned rebranding. I absolutely love reinventing myself to keep things fresh and exciting. Considering how fast the world is moving — fast food, fast fashion, and now A.I. — and how attention spans are getting shorter … well, it’s probably for the best to adapt and make…
Today is the Dark Country launch day, and I couldn’t be happier. 😁 Of course, those release day nerves are still there and the little voice of worry doesn’t disappear, but I’m also so excited for the world to read this book. Writing this book was, after all, a labor of love. Well, okay, maybe…
It’s time for a cover reveal! I’m excited (and honored) to be able to reveal the cover art for Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor‘s next novel in the St. Benedict Series, a book series that I cannot recommend enough to those who like their psychological thrillers super dark. 😉 I mean, I liked it so…
If you’re anything like me, you may have an unhealthy obsession with following book industry drama. Anything from authors falling from grace to publishers getting greedy keeps me glued to social media. And if there’s a name-and-shame game involved … well, let’s just say, I pop some popcorn and get super comfy to watch the…
If you’re reading this post, chances are you’re looking for the perfect gift for the book lover in your life. There’s also a possibility that you’re looking for something unique, rather than the usual go-to gifts, too—notebooks, tote bags, gift cards, stationary, mugs. While book lovers love all those things, I have curated a list…
