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Kelsey Hall

Kelsey Hall graduated from Texas Woman's University with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Deaf Education. She is a born and raised Texas gal that can't stand country music and loves everything bookish. She can often be found cuddled up with her two Pyrenees pups and a good book, The 1975 playing in the background. In addition to working with the BookTrib team, she shares her love of stories by reading to groups of children on the weekends, making sure to pass along the magic and adventures to the next generation.

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Kelsey Hall

Hidden Gems

A Feminist Coming-of-Age That’s Quiet, Powerful and Unforgettable

Marianna Marlowe’s Portrait of a Feminist isn’t your typical feminist memoir. It doesn’t shout its message or come armed with statistics and slogans. Instead, it invites you into the quiet, powerful moments that shaped one woman’s identity across years, continents and cultures. Told in a series of beautifully written personal essays that…
Kelsey Hall
October 15, 2025
Listicles

8 Books That Prove Daddy Issues Make Great Literature

We all have baggage — but some of us have a full matching set labeled Dad. Whether he was absent, overbearing or just emotionally unavailable, the father figure looms large in literature. These eight books dive headfirst into the complicated, messy, sometimes tender, but often painful relationships we have with…
Kelsey Hall
June 12, 2025
Listicles

Fictional Favorites and Real-Life Stories to Read with Your BFF This National Best Friend Day

Female friendships are intimate, intense and often life-defining. Whether they are decades-long sisterhoods, fleeting yet powerful connections, or platonic partnerships that will outlast romantic relationships, these bonds deserve center stage. In honor of those messy yet magical relationships, we’ve rounded up some of the most compelling titles that explore the depth…
Kelsey Hall
June 9, 2025