Leah Rachel von Essen
Leah Rachel von Essen is a writer and editor who gets most of her reading done while walking. She works full-time as a magazine assistant editor, while also reviewing for Booklist, writing for Book Riot and other publications, writing her blog, and working on writing and querying her novels. She uses her spare time to watch women's soccer, travel, and sometimes even sleep. Originally from New Jersey, she came to the South Side of Chicago to study magical realism, surrealism, fairy tales, religious studies, and the forms of the novel at the University of Chicago. She, her cat Ms. Nellie Bly, and her two large bookshelves live reading-and-walking distance from Lake Michigan. Leah writes about the books she's reading at While Reading and Walking. Twitter: @reading_while
The Best Comics We Read In November 2018
Leah Rachel von Essen
December 3, 2018
Rioters share the best comics they read in November because who doesn't want more comics to read?!
Did William Goldman or S. Morgenstern write THE PRINCESS BRIDE?
Leah Rachel von Essen
November 20, 2018
"I think it says a lot about Goldman, and the man and writer he was, that he never let the magic die, never let it fall."
20 Gifts for Neil Gaiman Fans in Your Life
Leah Rachel von Essen
November 10, 2018
In honor of Neil Gaiman's birthday, here are 20 gift ideas, from pins to wood-cuts to candles to shoes, for the Gaiman fans in your life.
Author of THE NIGHT CIRCUS Coming Out with New Book in 2019
Leah Rachel von Essen
November 8, 2018
Seven years after the publication of her hit THE NIGHT CIRCUS, Erin Morgenstern's fantasy THE STARLESS SEA will be released in late 2019.
50 Must-Reads of Slavic Literature
Leah Rachel von Essen
October 30, 2018
From Belarus to Bosnia to Bulgaria to Croatia and more, there's a wealth of Slavic literature out there. And here are some must-reads to check out.
Brooklyn Bookstore Plans an Event to Hex Brett Kavanaugh
Leah Rachel von Essen
October 17, 2018
Catland Books, a independent bookstore in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, is planning to hold an event next Saturday to hex Brett Kavanaugh.
How DC Bombshells Makes Me Feel Comfortable in My Queer Skin
Leah Rachel von Essen
October 11, 2018
How Wonder Woman's bisexuality helped one Rioter to feel like she was allowed to celebrate her own pansexuality and pride.
Christopher Paolini Releasing a New Book in the World of ERAGON
Leah Rachel von Essen
October 10, 2018
Seven years after Christopher Paolini's BRISINGR wrapped up the bestselling Inheritance Cycle, the author is releasing THE FORK, THE WITCH, AND THE WORM.
Book Etiquette 101: Crushing the Signing Line Without Being a Jerk
Leah Rachel von Essen
October 4, 2018
A guide on how to be polite, the best and helpful at book signings, all while still getting the maximum number of books signed.