Rebecca Renner
Rebecca Renner is a writer and editor out of South Florida. Her essays have been featured in the Washington Post, New York Magazine, and Glamour. A seventh-generation Floridian, Rebecca's main area of study has been the ecology, culture, and downright weirdness of her home. When not reading, hiking, blogging, traveling, exploring, or playing with her dog Daisy Buchanan (and never sleeping!), Rebecca binge watches TV shows like The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and plots world domination via Twitter.
Twitter: @RebeccaRennerFL
Blog: https://beckyrenner.com/
Announcing the 2018 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Books
Rebecca Renner
April 16, 2018
The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes in the Letters category have been announced! Check out this year's Pulitzer Prize-winning books in Fiction, Drama, Poetry, and more.
A Gentleman in Moscow to Get TV Adaptation Starring Kenneth Branagh
Rebecca Renner
April 4, 2018
Kenneth Branagh will produce and star in an adaptation of Amor Towles' A Gentleman in Moscow.
Anita Shreve, Author of THE PILOT’S WIFE, Passes Away at 71
Rebecca Renner
March 30, 2018
Anita Shreve, author of more than 20 books, including bestsellers like The Pilot’s Wife and The Weight of Water, died on cancer on Thursday in her New Hampshire home.
13 Reasons Why to Air Advisory Before Each Season
Rebecca Renner
March 22, 2018
Netflix will air an advisory before the new season of 13 Reasons Why which directs teens to resources if they are struggling.
John Oliver Trolls Mike Pence with Children’s Book that Hits Best-Seller List
Rebecca Renner
March 21, 2018
John Oliver's children's book is out-selling Pence's original, and the proceeds go to The Trevor Project and AIDS United.
Reading Pathways: George Saunders
Rebecca Renner
March 19, 2018
Where to start with the work of George Saunders, one of the best living short story writers.
How to Read Poetry
Rebecca Renner
February 26, 2018
Tools and strategies for reading poetry (it isn't like reading a novel!)
New York City Teacher Banned from Teaching the Harlem Renaissance
Rebecca Renner
February 13, 2018
Mercedes Liriano-Clark, an English teacher at Bronx’s M.S. 224, has been prevented from teaching about the Harlem Renaissance, NBC New York reported this morning. The reason her principal gave? Liriano-Clark isn’t a social studies teacher.
Changes to Goodreads Giveaways Shrink the Number of Books Available
Rebecca Renner
January 17, 2018
On January 9th, Goodreads made the switch to a new giveaways system where authors have to pay to play. This could be bad news for readers as well as for authors.
5 Tips to Help You Reach Your Reading Challenge Goal This Year
Rebecca Renner
September 27, 2017
Learn how to conquer that mountain of a reading challenge goal with these five quick tips.