Karis Rogerson

S.A. Chakraborty is the debut author of The City of Brass, a sweeping and epic fantasy from Harper Voyager that brings to life Middle Eastern history.

Tomi Adeyemi might be the writer whose book deal seared me with insane jealousy and sent waves crashing through the book world.

There’s a reason I turn to Friends when I get depressed. Ok, I lied, there are several reasons.

Leigh Bardugo isn’t just an incredible writer; she’s also an incredible person, not least because she writes very diverse stories that give readers the gift of representation.

Selfies are one of the easiest indicators of my mental health.

Here’s the thing about depression: it cycles. Even when I’m on medication, going to therapy and doing everything I’m able to do in order to stay healthy and keep it at bay, it bleeds in and out of my soul.

In a moment when I couldn’t write myself, it was the writing of others that brought me back from the brink of my depressive episode.

When I held Baby J for the first time, everything shuffled into place. For the kids, I see every reason to breathe. They love me. I don’t know why.

"I think that you're never too old to read about hope, love, and redemption."

Hospitalizations make me realize my own shortcomings when it comes to placing mental illness on the same plane as physical illness