Mae Jemison
Women & Girls: Mae Jemison

“Hailing frequencies open.” As an African American female growing up in the 1960s, MAE JEMISON noticed the lack of...

Q: Why is it important for writers to be avid readers?

Q: Why is it important for writers to be avid readers? A: To become better writers. Here are two...

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Q: Why Shakespeare?

Q: Why Shakespeare? (Yep—this is the question. In its entirety.) Why not Shakespeare? (My middle school self would be...

Q: As a writer, what would be your ideal vacation?

I love how open-ended this question is! My ideal vacation would be to The Shire. Yes, the same Shire...

Q: How do you find inspiration?

I have a feeling I may be answering this for a very long time, as there are many ways...