Interview with Talia Hibbert | Shattering Stigmas
Today we welcome Talia Hibbert, author of The Brown Sisters series, including the upcoming Act Your Age, Eve Brown. We had the chance to talk about the importance of acknowledging mental health in fiction, how representation is evolving, and taking care of yourself.
Interview with Julian Winters | Shattering Stigmas
Welcome back to Shattering Stigmas! Today we welcome Julian Winters, author of The Summer of Everything, to talk about his books, keeping a balance between the good and the bad in fiction, and, of course, mental health! Q: Welcome to Shattering Stigmas! Let’s start by talking about your books, particularly your newest release The Summer of […]
Welcome to Shattering Stigmas 2020
Welcome, everyone, to the sixth year of Shattering Stigmas, a blogging event all about coming together and speaking up to continue to break down the stigmas that surround mental health. Today is the first of a two-week series taking place across several platforms, so come check out how you can follow and get involved!
Shattering Stigmas 2020 — Call for Guest Posts! | BLOG EVENT
What a time to talk about mental health, right? While nothing that has happened in the past nine months should be boiled down to “Oh no, 2020 strikes again!”, it certainly has been a tough nine months. We’ve seen the world shut down from the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve come together to protest police violence and […]
I’m So Proud Of This Community | 30 Days of Pride
Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! I’ve saved my own personal pride post for last, not because I necessarily wanted to be the wrap-up, but because I didn’t really know what to talk about until last night. I’ve talked about my coming out experience on here before. Already, I’ve made […]
Interview with Anna-Marie McLemore | 30 Days of Pride
Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! Today, I have for you an interview with Anna-Marie McLemore, the author of When The Moon Was Ours, Blanca & Roja and the upcoming 2020 release Dark and Deepest Red. She’s here to talk about celebrating pride month, queer and Latinx representation, and her newest […]
Interview with Christine Lynn Herman | 30 Days of Pride
Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! Today, Christine Lynn Herman, debut author of The Devouring Gray is here to talk about book, pride month, and disaster bi representation (which is very, very important)! BEN ACE: Hi, Christine! Welcome to 30 Days of Pride, and thank you so much for participating! […]
Favorite Aromantic Characters by Gretal | 30 Days of Pride
Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! Today, I have another post about a-spec rep to show you all! If you’re looking for more examples of aromantic representation in YA literature, look no further! Gretal is here today with a list of aromantic characters that she loves and that you’ll probably […]
Interview with CB Lee | 30 Days of Pride
Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! Today, I have a great interview with C.B. Lee, author of Not Your Sidekick, to share with all of you! A lot of this interview focuses on a-spec representation, which is strong in certain parts of media, but still widely lacking. I hope you […]
Interview with M.K. England | 30 Days of Pride
Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! Today, I’d like to welcome M.K. England, the author of The Disasters (2018) and the upcoming Spellhacker (2020). They’re here to talk about queer rep in sci-fi and in their books, celebrating pride month, and a whole lot more. I’m so excited to have […]