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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.

Dispatches from Library Land: October 2016

Book Riot's librarians discuss a library's tribute to Pulse, the arrest of a librarian who defended free speech, the attack on diversity in Children's books, and more.

Comparing Trump’s Remarks to 50 SHADES is Sexist and Indefensible

Donald Trump was caught on tape advocating sexual assault and his supporters are trying to excuse it because women read Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James.

Literary Tourism: Morocco

Join us on a literary tour through Morocco

The Books of Marvel’s Luke Cage

A break down of all the books seen or discussed in Marvel's Luke Cage Netflix series.

8 Book Recommendations From an Unexcitable Reader

A reader who rarely gets excited about anything discusses the eight books that inspire her to gush to every passing stranger.

Bygone Badass Broads: Historical Women About Whom I Need All The Books

Sarah Nicolas discusses the historical women she'd like to see more books written about, based on Mackenzi Lee's Bygone Badass Broads Twitter Series.

Cookbooks That Started as Food Blogs

Cookbooks that started out as food blogs, including Budget Bytes & Skinnytaste.

Romance is Trashy, and Other Things You Need to Stop Saying

A romance-loving rioter responds to comments frequently hurled at readers of fiction's best-selling genre.

Actual Beach Reads: Books Spotted at Daytona Beach

Sarah Nicolas scoured Daytona Beach to find out which books beachgoers were actually reading in the sand and waves.

The Stages of Moving When You Own a Lot of Books

Moving is a big job no matter what, but it's really something when you also own a ton of books.