Nikki DeMarco

The inimitable Nikki DeMarco is as well-traveled as she is well-read. Being an enneagram 3, Aries, high school librarian, makes her love for efficiency is unmatched. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, and is passionate about helping teens connect to books. Nikki has an MFA in creative writing, is a TBR bibliologist, and writes for Harlequin, Audible, Kobo, and MacMillan. Since that leaves her so much time, she’s currently working on writing a romance novel, too. Find her on all socials @iamnikkidemarco (Instagram, Twitter, Threads)

How I’ll Teach Reading after Charlottesville

A high school English teacher on the books she plans to teach in response to the events in Charlottesville.

Books My Students Most Frequently Stole From the Classroom

A high school English teacher shares the books from her classroom library that were so popular with her struggling readers that she never saw them again.

How Church Shopping Has Impacted My Reading

The books one reader is turning to as she looks for a new church.

Warm Winter Reading

What unseasonably warm winter weather means for your reading life.

Christianity and the Cursed Child

How one reader's strict religious upbringing prevented her from participating in Potterdom as a kid, which made her super excited for the Cursed Child!

Reading in the Classroom: A Success Story

A teacher on how she got classrooms of reluctant readers at her high school to enjoy books.

Teaching National Poetry Month

One teacher talks about how guest poets changed the way she looks at teaching during National Poetry Month.

Audiobooks for Exercise

Adjusting My Reading Life in the New Year

Reunited (With My Books) and It Feels So Good