Alison Doherty
Alison lives in Brooklyn. She recently graduated from The New School with an MFA in writing for children, where her classmates regularly debated if she belonged in Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Raised on both coasts, in California and Maryland, Alison grew up wishing she could have Ella Enchanted as a bff and that Gilbert Blythe lived next door. Now, she is an Alice Munro fangirl, a big supporter of libraries and local bookstores, and loves having an e-reader so people don’t give her funny looks when she reads romance novels on the subway. When she gets sad or stressed she 100% never never ever watches the clip of Mr. Darcy diving into the lake on YouTube. She blogs about young adult books at Hardcovers and Heroines and is working on her first novel.
Twitter: @alisoncdoherty
Helping Myself: Bell Hooks, the Election, and How I Overcame My Prejudice Against Self-Help Books
Alison Doherty
September 18, 2017
How one Rioter overcame her aversion to self-help books after the election.
20 Back to School Romance Novels
Alison Doherty
August 30, 2017
A list of romance novels set in the academic world.
Genre Kryptonite: Characters Who Fall in Love by Writing Letters
Alison Doherty
July 23, 2017
One reader's weakness for characters who fall in love writing letters to one another.
As a Teacher I Don’t Play Favorites, Except When Kids Love Harry Potter
Alison Doherty
June 26, 2017
A teacher connects with her students over a mutual love of the Harry Potter series
We Need Diverse Wedding Readings
Alison Doherty
June 12, 2017
A list of wedding readings written by authors of color.
Must-Read June New Releases
Alison Doherty
June 1, 2017
Rioters recommend the June new releases they're most excited for!
100 Must-Read Books About Mothers and Motherhood
Alison Doherty
May 24, 2017
A list of one hundred books that discuss motherhood or have interesting mother characters.
4 YA Books That Deal With Gentrification
Alison Doherty
May 9, 2017
A list of four young adult books set in neighborhoods that have been recently gentrified.
6 YA Novels About Grief and Mourning
Alison Doherty
April 6, 2017
YA books that explore grief, loss, and mourning.
Trump’s Administration as Harry Potter Villains
Alison Doherty
March 21, 2017
"Alt-right" is a nice cozy term for "Death-Eater."