Emily Polson
Emily Polson is a freelance writer and publishing assistant at Simon & Schuster. Originally from central Iowa, she studied English and creative writing at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, before moving to a small Basque village to teach English to trilingual teenagers. Now living in Brooklyn, she can often be found meandering through Prospect Park listening to a good audiobook. Twitter: @emilycpolson | https://emilycpolson.wordpress.com/
Decluttering My Digital TBR: A Goodreads TBR Purge
January 24, 2018One reader performs an in-depth Goodreads TBR purge as part of a New Year's resolution to declutter her physical and digital life.
2018 Poem-a-Day Guest Editors Announced
December 14, 2017The Academy of American Poets announced that twelve contemporary poets from diverse backgrounds would serve as 2018 Poem-a-Day guest editors.
Literary Tourism: On & Off the C.S. Lewis Trail in Belfast
November 26, 2017Take a tour of the C. S. Lewis Trail in Belfast, Ireland.
An Expat Reading List (From the English Shelf of a Spanish Library)
November 16, 2017A reader describes the books on her expat reading list from the English stacks of the library in the small Basque town where she taught English for a year.
Reading John Green’s TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN as a Nerdfighter
October 20, 2017A fan discusses reading John Green's new book, Turtles All the Way Down, as a long-time viewer of his YouTube channel Vlogbrothers.
Dear J.K. Rowling: An Evening at the Elephant House
October 6, 2017A reader peruses the letters left to J.K. Rowling at The Elephant House, the cafe where she wrote most of the first Harry Potter book.
A Stranger to My State: Discovering Iowa’s Bill Bryson
October 5, 2017A reader re-discovers her home state through the work of Bill Bryson.