Karis Rogerson

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

On top of the career she’s already built for herself, Emily’s debut young adult novel Light Years released from Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster in September.

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

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.

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

It's ok to be sad and happy at the same time. I think that’s the beauty of life — how unpredictable it is and how adaptable we are as humans.

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

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I was a 23-year-old who had never been on a date.

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.

Here’s the thing about faking it: eventually, the truth comes out, or someone gets hurt. So I'm going to talk about my virginity on first dates!