HBO’S Girls is back, in all its jaw-clenchingly uncomfortable glory! (Did anyone else crumple into a fetal ball during Marnie’s jazz brunch performance?) While the show is wildly, wonderfully divisive for a half-hour comedy, I think we fans can agree on one thing: why doesn’t it last a full hour? When 30 minutes of Hannah and the gang just […]

Lena Dunham’s eye makeup is perfect. She’s beautiful and smart and warm, and she generously poses for pictures with her creepy fans (me and Melissa Albert. We insisted on interviewing her together, out of nervousness and adoration). EC: Tell us what your writing routine was like for the book. LD: I wish that I could say that […]

In children’s literature, there are a lot of books that are touted and acclaimed as “classics” of the genre, but great new novels are being published all the time. If you’re yearning for recent readalikes for some of your favorites from childhood, I’ve got some recommendations for you!

Just Right Reads is a series hosted by Kamilla Benko, children’s book editor and author of the forthcoming The Unicorn Quest, featuring newly released middle grade books and Q&As with your favorite authors! A autumn-enthusiast, Alexandra discusses what it was like to grow up without seasons, her childhood experiences with bullying, and her love of […]