Looking to literature to make sense of our world is essential, but we must draw from a wide array of works that speak to the layers and subtleties of our nuanced world. As a professor who has lectured, researched and written about literature for almost 20 years, it’s heartening to see a truly great work […]
Is it permissible to conjecture aloud about my sexuality despite never having acted on the feelings I lay claim to? Am I supposed to claim a label? Am I allowed to claim a label? There are those in my life whom, after reading my novel Beyond the Break, are not quite sure how to react. “Kristen,” […]
What’s so wrong about a happy ending? Everybody who loves “chick lit” knows that it has an entirely undeserved reputation for being frivolous and silly. It seems this label is bestowed by those who don’t read books in the genre. They, whoever they are, take one look at the mauve or pink book jackets and […]
