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Books to TV: His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials at a Glance Author Philip Pullman’s trilogy, Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, has been given a two season order from the BBC, with HBO picking up the worldwide rights. to release in 2019. Pullman was born in Norwich in 1946, and educated in England, Zimbabwe, and Australia Secondary education at the Ysgol…

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National Poetry Month Author Spotlight: Rachel Wiley

Author At A Glance: Rachel Wiley Rachel Wiley is a poet, performer and body positive activist from Columbus, Ohio. Rachel has competed in multiple National Poetry Slam Competitions and was a finalist twice in 2011. She has toured nationally performing at Slam Venues, Colleges and Festivals Her work has been featured by the Huffington Post ,Everyday Feminism ,Frigg…

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National Poetry Month Author Spotlight: Rupi Kaur

Author At A Glance:  Rupi Kaur Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. She started drawing at the age of five Her primary genre is  poetry She released her first book of prose and poems in November 2014 – it has since been translated into over thirty languages She engages with themes…

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Money Matters: Women and Finances

According to an article written by Chelsea Brennan for Chimebank.com , only 22% of women can successfully answer 3 basic finance-related questions correctly.  The TODAY show did a feature on women’s feelings about money and finances by taking  this quiz to discover attitudes and habits regarding their relationship with money. Women UN published the statistics and benefits of economic empowerment…

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National Poetry Month Author Spotlight: Amanda Lovelace

Author At A Glance:  Amanda Lovelace  Self- proclaimed a word-devourer & avid fairy tale lover She has her B.A. in English literature with a minor in Sociology Loves pumpkin spice coffee Binge-watches Gilmore girls. (before you ask: team jess all the way) Lives in New Jersey with her fiancé and their moody ragdoll cat  …