Christina Ladd, Author at The Mary Sue

Christina Ladd

Christina Ladd (she/her) is a writer and editor who increasingly resembles her cat in her propensity for naps and disinclination to leave the apartment. She will eventually die crushed under a pile of books, but until then she survives on tea and everything bagels. Find her on Twitter at @OLaddieGirl.

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Books off the Beaten Path: 15 Small Press Reads If You Want Something Different

Publishing has trends like any other industry, and while many of those trends are exciting and interesting, sometimes what you want is not what’s on offer. Fortunately, there’s far more available than what the major publishing houses are putting out. Small presses can have some big stories, so here are fifteen of my favorites to get you off the beaten path.

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All Hallow’s Reads: 16 Novels to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

The stores are running low on candy, and the leaves have turned vibrant colors, and that means it's almost Halloween! Whether you’re here for the horror or can’t even handle too much darkness in your chocolate, there’s a genre or a book to get you excited for cool afternoons and dark and stormy nights.