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.

The benefit of posting honestly about our struggles and depression on social media.

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

Wicked Like a Wildfire, the debut young adult novel by literary agent Lana Popovic, is a book that seems created just to fit the description “atmospheric.”

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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