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 Heather Talty is a freelance writer living in New York City, where she's been ever since she was tiny and did hardly anything but read books, make things up and write things down. That's basically what she does nowadays too, except now she usually drinks tea at the same time. She's pretty much always been a writer, but she's also been a librarian, a graduate assistant, and a bot. Her interests in books, movies, television and life tend toward the weird and wonderful, whether that means fantasy, fairy tales, science fiction, mythology, or magical realism. She's also in favor of anything that makes her laugh. Her writing can be found on Enchanted Conversation, the Experience, Inc. blog, Citypath.com and gURL.com. |
 
No matter what your age, it’s hard to forget the sheer nervous energy of making a new friend: from walking up to a fellow first grader and asking her to be friends to clicking with college roommates, it’s a process that repeats itself again and again throughout our lives, until maybe it doesn’t? One [...] 
Big news is afoot: the cover and release information for J.K. Rowling’s highly anticipated book for adults has been revealed. Now, some might say that J.K. Rowling is already a writer for adults. After all, readers of the bestselling Harry Potter series include people of all ages, and many people waiting on line for [...] 
Margaret Atwood is well known for a few themes: personal and societal oppression, sexual politics, and the often problematic perception of women. In “I’m Starved for You”, she brings all these themes to the eBook world. The short story is published by Byliner, a digital publishing company working with shorter works to publish on [...] 
The story behind Womanthology: Heroic, an epic graphic novel anthology dedicated to the creations of women, is just as interesting as the book itself. It all started on Twitter; when editor Renae de Liz posted an inquiry on the social networking site introducing the project and asking if anyone would be interested in helping [...] 
A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian. With The Hunger Games ruling the bookstore and the box office, it feels like bleak, futuristic stories are the next big thing. However, The Hunger Games is just the latest in a long, [...] 
A little while ago, I introduced you to new books written by TV’s funny women. Sure, celebrity funny girls are starring in movies and television shows, writing memoirs and essays, and letting the world know that women are really very funny. However, not everyone with a great funny book out comes to us from [...] 
Between girl centered movies, television shows, and books, women are proving more and more that it’s just ridiculous to even claim women aren’t funny. Check out these memoirs and essays written by today’s great on-screen comediennes: Photo Credit: Barnes and Noble Tina Fey Bossypants Tina Fey’s memoir is everything you’d expect it to [...] 
In Death is Not An Option, Suzanne Rivecca’s short story collection, seven female protagonists find themselves at a crossroads in their life, career, or with a specific situation, and struggle to make a decision. In one story, a memoirist who faked a divine experience as a child finds herself with a stalker, unsure of [...] 
Targeted Facebook ads must be working, because I saw a picture of Jason Segal and Emily Blunt off to the side of my newsfeed, and moments later I was watching the trailer for “The Five Year Engagement”, due in theaters April 27. (Photo Credit: imdb.com) (Photo Credit: GetTheBigPicture.net) In the movie, Jason [...] 
Generally speaking, this fall has been pretty good for TV: you’ve got fairy tales, ghost stories, and girl-centric sitcoms, drama, adventure, and last year’s favorites. But of every show that premiered this year, my personal favorite is “Up All Night”, NBC’s new parent sitcom. I’d also say it’s arguably the best new comedy of [...] |
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September 12th, 2012 
