A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Amanda Kay Oaks has a BFA in Creative Writing and Literature from The University of Evansville and is a current creative nonfiction MFA student at Chatham University. An AmeriCorps alum, online tutor, and literary journal editor, Amanda considers herself a professional wearer of many hats and isn't sure what she'll do if she ever actually has only one job at a time. When she isn't working, reading, writing, or pretending to be a practiced yogi, Amanda can most likely be found snuggled up on the couch with her cat, Artemis, and a plate of cookies. She tweets T.S. Eliot quotes a little too often and tries to keep up with her personal book blog, I Write Things. Twitter: @I_Write_Things
Social justice and community service ideas for bookish types.
The Nobel Prize for Literature goes to an unexpected choice.
Books we'd love to see illustrated ASAP.
Donate to an Indiegogo campaign trying to save Langston Hughes' house.
Do late to series add-ons really enrich the series, or do they take away from the reader's ability to imagine an "ever after"?
A round-up of books that could inspire writers looking to push themselves in new ways.
Thoughts on the new casting news from The Cursed Child, the new Harry Potter play.
On the pervasive idea that books with male protagonists offer a universal perspective while female protagonists do not.
How a book called YOGA BITCH changed one reader's life.