Karis Rogerson

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

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

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.

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

Am I misrepresenting? Am I misunderstanding? Am I misremembering?

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

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

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.

Jennifer Mathieu has spent much of her life pouring into the lives of teenagers, both through her day job as a teacher and through the four books.

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.