Holly Genovese

Holly Genovese is a Ph.D student in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also completing graduate portfolio programs in African and African Diaspora studies, as well as Women's and Gender Studies. Her writing has been published in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, Electric Literature, The La Review of Books, Literary Hub, Hello Giggles, and many other places.

My Summer of Memoir: 5 Memoirs to Add to Your Reading List

Memoirs to pick up and add to your reading list for summer.

Growing Up with Sarah Dessen

A reader on being an adult fan of YA author Sarah Dessen.

Is The Strand Responsible for the Bookish Tote Trend?

On the proliferation of the bookish tote trend, and how the Strand might have started it all.