Alison Doherty is a writing teacher and part time assistant professor living in Brooklyn, New York. She has an MFA from The New School in writing for children and teenagers. She loves writing about books on the Internet, listening to audiobooks on the subway, and reading anything with a twisty plot or a happily ever after.
A list of 20 New Year's Poems that are hopeful, positive, and reflective to read at the beginning of the year for a new start.
A list of seven questions one fan has about the BRIDGERTON trailer as she eagerly awaits the series premier on Netflix.
A list of 2020 picture books to read from stories teaching antiracism and self love to ones with silly animal friendships, including The Ugly Doodles by Valeria Wicker.
A round up of independent bookstore subscription services and care packages created to help these indies survive the pandemic.
A list of snow picture books for kids ranging from classic favorites, contemporary picture books, and nonfiction snow books full of facts.
We've got a sweet, swoony story about teenage love to warm hearts on the coldest fall days. Find your next read with a YA romance quiz!
A list of five novels published in 2020 that feature complicated female main characters who range from self destructive to unlikable
A look back in history to how YA librarians and libraries helped create the young adult category of books for teens.
A list of five eco-dystopian novels that dramatize imaginative and unique near future environmental catastrophes, including titles like American War by Omar El Akkad.
Classics, graphic novels, fantasies, and more that are great books for 8th graders to pick up (many suggested from eighth grade students where I teach!).