Sarah Nicolas

Sarah Nicolas is a recovering mechanical engineer, library event planner, and author who lives in Orlando with a 60-lb mutt who thinks he’s a chihuahua. Sarah writes YA novels as Sarah Nicolas and romance under the name Aria Kane. When not writing, they can be found playing volleyball or drinking wine. Find them on Twitter @sarah_nicolas.

Riot Roundup: The Best Books We Read In July 2018

Check out the list of the best books Rioters read in the month of July!

Romance Writers of America RITA Award Winners and Suzanne Brockmann’s Boat-Rocking Lifetime Achievement Speech

Get the scoop on the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award winners and see Suzanne Brockmann's Boat-Rocking Lifetime Achievement Speech.

10 Quotes From BLOOD WATER PAINT That Feel Like a Gut Punch

Blood Water Paint is a feminist AF Young Adult novel in (mostly) verse by Joy McCullough. Here are ten short quotes from the book.

Authors Lend Their Storytelling Talents to #secondcivilwarletters Hashtag

In mocking response to a conspiracy theory, authors and many others tweeted #secondcivilwarletters to home and loved ones.

What the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Name Change Means—And What It Doesn’t

The name of an award that you didn’t even care about two weeks ago was changed. That’s it.

I Can’t (Won’t) Separate the Art from the Artist

"Why are so many people willing to offer up these victims as sacrifices to 'great artists?'"

12 Audiobooks To Listen To On Your Work Commute So You Can Sound Smart

Nonfiction audiobooks that will teach you a little about a lot of subjects, including biology, history, politics, physics, economics, and social science.

30 Quotes About Poetry

"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful." - Rita Dove

What Library Staff Members are Reading This Week

I walked around my five-floor downtown library and asked all my fellow staff members what they're reading right now. From board books to classics to science fiction and heavy nonfiction, there's a book for everyone.

50 of Our Favorite Library Quotes About How Awesome Libraries Are

A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants. –Doris Lessing