Portfolio

Reported Pieces and Features

  • Booth’s Next Frontiers
    I profiled seven Booth students and alumni who are at the forefront of innovations that could change the world.
    Chicago Booth Magazine (9/28/23)
  • Imagining a More Accessible Society
    Four innovators are dedicating their time to forging a more inclusive world for disabled and chronically ill people.
    Chicago Booth Magazine (10/24/22)
  • The Neglected Tale of the Tougaloo Nine and their 1961 Read-In
    In the 1960s, nine Black students put their lives on the line to fight for equal access to public libraries. I interviewed protestor Geraldine Edwards Hollis to learn more about their bold action.
    Book Riot (10/26/22)
  • The Ever-Growing Challenges of Getting Books into Prisons
    I talked to organizers across the U.S. about their efforts to get books and educational materials into the hands of incarcerated people. This piece would inspire me to eventually join one such organization myself.
    Book Riot (3/5/2021)
  • How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Reading Lives
    I interviewed manager of content curation at Chicago Public Library, influencers, bookstagrammers, and Bold Type creator Sarah Watson about how reading habits have shifted during the pandemic shutdown.
    Book Riot (10/8/2021)
  • How the USPS Chooses its Literary Stamps
    How does the post office decide what stamp designs to pursue? I interviewed the director of stamp services at USPS to find out.
    Book Riot (10/2/2021)

Book Lists and Guides

Critical Essays and Reviews

Interviews and Q&As

Personal Essays & Opinions

On Mental and Physical Health

Travel and Literary Tourism

Examples of Works I’ve Edited