Angel Cruz

Angel Cruz is a professional enthusiast, living and writing in Toronto. She has been blogging about books since May 2011–her favourite genres are magic realism, contemporary fiction, and historical fiction. You can also find her at Women Write About Comics, reviewing front/backlist books and manga, as well as critically examining Asian representation in both Western and Asian media. Her copy of The Portable Dorothy Parker is paged through more often than is probably healthy. Ice cream, Broadway musicals, and Arashi are her lifeblood. Blog: Angel Cruz Writes Twitter: @angelcwrites

VIDA Count 2015: Breaking Barriers

A look at the results of 2015's VIDA count.

Learning to Be A Little More Like Emma Woodhouse

As an admittedly bookish woman, I know I’m not the first to identify with Pride & Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet, and in ...

How Libraries Made Me a Musical Theatre Fan

One of my favourite things about living in Canada is the access to live theatre, especially musicals. There’s always a ...

Family, Connections, And All The Things We Never Say: An Interview with Celeste Ng

See Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You, in conversation with John Wray with the PEN/Faulkner Foundation at ...

Subtle Magic at The Lockhart Bar in Toronto

As Harry Potter himself learns, magic isn’t always obvious at first glance, and the Lockhart Bar is a perfect example. ...

Pairing Taylor Swift Songs with YA Romances

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

Sorting My Favourite Authors into Hogwarts Houses

Hogwarts House sorting is probably my favourite habit that I’ve picked up over my decade-plus interacting in the Harry Potter ...

4 Books to Read After The Lunar Chronicles

Last month, the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer drew to a close with the final book Winter hitting shelves on ...

Letter by Letter, Word by Word: An Interview with David J. Peterson

When building a fictional world, creating a language can make or break it for anyone entering that world. Shows like ...

Pairing Taylor Swift Songs with YA Romances

When I think of YA romance, I can’t help but think of Taylor Swift songs as I turn the pages. ...