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By ModCloth</a>

The art of the written word and the craft of cooking go hand-in-hand&nbsp;for the&nbsp;author of <a href="https://www.amyereichert.com/the-kindred-spirits-supper-club" target="_blank">The Kindred Spirits Supper Club</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amyereichert.com/bio" target="_blank">Amy E. Reichert</a>. When Amy is cooking up a masterful dish, there is a story to go along with every spoonful. Dressed in a few of her favorite ModCloth styles, Amy shares her secret to creating&nbsp;pages turning prose while filling her reader's&nbsp;spirits with every delicious word.&nbsp;

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By Princess Highway</a>

Food is a running theme in your work. Cooking and the presence of food seems to weave in and out of your character’s lives. What is your personal relationship with cooking? How has food played a part in your life and work?&nbsp;
 
I grew up in a family where home cooked food was a natural expression of love, be it a birthday meal, Thanksgiving feast, or trays full of Christmas cookies. Food binds us with a shared experience, memories intertwine with flavors and textures, bringing people closer together. Cooking those meals is just another way to share my love for the people in my life. If I cook for you, you are one of my people. Given that role it has in my life, it was a natural extension to include it in my writing. It’s the one thing that is universal--everyone has to eat.&nbsp;
 



What was your most memorable meal?&nbsp;


Growing up, we’d visit my grandparents and my grandma always made the most amazing sticky buns for breakfast whenever we stayed at their house. Fluffy sweet cinnamon-y spirals, dripping in a caramel sauce, and studded with toasted pecans. She was one of those magical grandmas who could make anything from scratch without a recipe or measuring cups, and it turned out perfect every time.

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By ModCloth</a>

Eating and cooking are such a sensual experiences. How do you bring the sensation of taste, smell, and sight to your writing?&nbsp;


That’s the beauty of writing about food--it draws on all the senses, even touch and sound. When I’m writing about food, I want readers to experience what my characters experience and the five senses provide so many possible descriptors. The challenge isn’t in finding the words to describe it, it’s in knowing when to stop.&nbsp;
 

Food is intertwined with the love lives of your characters. How has food played a part in your friendships and family?&nbsp;
 Celebrating holidays and birthdays always involves homemade meals and desserts. More recently, I’ve been teaching my kids how to cook. First it was simple things like eggs and tacos, and now my kids will open a cookbook and try a recipe. Sharing that love of cooking has been one of my proudest parenting moments.

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By ModCloth</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/modcloth-can-t-break-my-stride-wide-leg-pants-in-black/174940.html" target="_blank">Can't Break My Stride Wide-Leg Pants
By ModCloth</a>

What is your favorite dish when you are having a bad day?&nbsp;
Chuck roast with onions, mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn, all piled into a bowl and mixed together. It’s the ultimate comfort food for me--a favorite dish my mom used to make, and now I make for my own family.&nbsp;


What is your favorite dish when you are celebrating?&nbsp;

Cuban pork with mojo sauce with black beans and rice. It’s the perfect dish for sitting around a table with friends. It can be made in advance so there is little last minute prep work, and it begs to be enjoyed slowly over great conversation, nibbling on the last few shreds.&nbsp;


What advice do you have for an aspiring novelist? What advice would you give your past self?
 
It isn’t original advice, but it’s good--read and write. Read and write as much as you can, then don’t be precious about your writing. Writing can always be improved. Find people whose opinions you trust, read books on craft, and always work to make your writing better. While I believe every writer needs to find their own routine, I would tell my past self that a writing routine, even if it’s just a few hundred words a day is highly beneficial. It all adds up.
Sink your teeth into Amy's delicious work and follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aereichert/" target="_blank">Amy E. Reichert</a>&nbsp;to learn more about what she is whipping up next.&nbsp;

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Reading, Writing, and Cooking with Amy E. Reichert

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Now, more than ever, we’re committed to embracing and empowering all bodies in every way, shape, and form - from the models we use, to the brands we partner with.&nbsp;Because at ModCloth, we’ve always believed that clothes should be made to fit you - not the other way around. In keeping up with this promise, this week we are featuring&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lynleyeilers/" target="_blank">Lynley Eilers</a> on the blog - one of the stars of our Just the Way You Are campaign! A bicoastal model, actor, and activist, Lynley opened up to the Mod blog for an interview about our latest collection, why she loves to stand out in style, and a recent runway show where she felt the most confident in her skin.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">You recently starred (and slayed) in our most recent campaign! What did you love about the styles you modeled? How did they make you feel when you were wearing them?</h1>

The styles, as always, were so fun and playful. Now more than ever, I think everyone is so eager to enjoy things and have some fun, so it was really cool to express that through the looks I modeled. I always want to be bolder with my style, and the prints and playful colors really helped bring out my funky and unique side!

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By ModCloth</a>

<h1 style="text-align: center;">At ModCloth, we pride ourselves on creating the most flattering, most eye-catching designs for everybody and every body. When you’re shopping for clothes, what qualities do you look for?</h1>

Size inclusivity for one. Unfortunately it’s not common for plus size people to be able to shop, which is another reason why I love ModCloth so much. So I obviously want to find things that are actually in my size, but I also want to find quality at an affordable price. Not everyone can break the bank for a new look each season, so ensuring that balance is important to me.&nbsp;
On top of that, I’ve started to realize if the mass of brands won’t carry what's necessarily the newest trend for plus bodies, then I’d rather have fun and stand out with what I wear, which ModCloth does super well! It feels good to just own my body and express myself through shapes and colors and prints that many would say bigger girls should stay away from.

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By ModCloth</a>

<h1 style="text-align: center;">We’re always striving to be body positive, both in the models we use and the designs we create. What does body positivity mean to you? How do you practice it?</h1>

To me, body positivity means being at peace with your body and loving and accepting all that it does for us. Finding love in the parts of myself that I’ve been told I should hate or change. Body positivity, especially as a fat woman, is a radical act. We are taught and conditioned by society to always shrink ourselves, take up less space. But I think it is integral that self acceptance and love towards our bodies and ourselves as a whole become more widespread. For our own quality of life, but also for the younger generation that shouldn’t have to hate themselves the way many of us did.&nbsp;



I practice self love by not weighing myself. By wearing what makes me feel good. I try to do affirmations especially when I may be having a bad body day. I think of how I adore and admire and praise my friends and peers in their beautiful bodies, and remind myself that if I can do that for them, I can do it for myself. But I also try to give myself a break. It’s okay to have bad days. We all have them. But it can be hard when a huge part of my platform is dedicated to promoting body positivity. But the reality is that there are hard days. The self-love journey is not linear, so I don’t shy away from sharing that truth.

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By ModCloth</a>

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Can you think of a moment where you felt the most confident in your skin?</h1>

Every year I participate in an event called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.realcatwalk/?hl=en" target="_blank">The Real Catwalk</a> which was started by my friend and model Khrystyana. It’s a fashion show/event/gathering created to celebrate ALL bodies and all people from all walks of life, and show the fashion industry that all people are worthy and worth being seen.&nbsp;
This last year, a few of us filmed this cool conceptual runway show for NYFW where we were wrapped up like life-sized bouquets, and at the end of the runway we unrobe and the flowers drop to reveal just our natural selves in our underwear just ROCKIN' our space. That feeling was superb. The community of people I’ve found from that experience is what keeps me going. And now that the project is out, it moves me to tears every time I watch it. It helps remind me just how powerful all of us are, regardless of what the world tells us.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lynleyeilers/" target="_blank">Lynley Eilers</a> to Keep up with Her Body Positive Journey!</h1>

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Lynley Eilers is Shining Bright

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It’s National Beer Day and we’re raising our glasses to Shyla Sheppard, the female founder behind <a href="https://www.bowandarrowbrewing.com/" target="_blank">Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.</a> Keep scrolling&nbsp;for a pitcher-perfect inter-brew that proves sometimes love is ale you need.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">This National Beer Day, we’re toasting Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.! How did this un-beer-lievable brewery come to be?</h1>

Bow & Arrow was my dream after spending nearly a decade as a social impact investor here in the Southwest. Since experiencing my first hefeweizen in college, I’ve had a passion for brewing and craft beer.&nbsp;


Growing up, I have fond memories of my Magoo, my Grandma, working in her garden, making our traditional foods and sharing stories of our people. These experiences ingrained in me an appreciation for the bounty of the land, its connection to a way of life and to our history.&nbsp;


With a love of funky and sour beers and the Great American Southwest, I left my position with the investment firm in late 2013 to start Bow & Arrow.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Over the last couple years, beer has become the new wine - with breweries and craft ales taking over the drinking zeitgeist. Why do you think beer is having such a moment? How has its resurgence in popularity affected Bow & Arrow?</h1>

Beer is an approachable beverage and I think people are wanting, no, demanding, interesting takes on it and we are seeing a surge in both traditional styles as well as crazy, fun things like salted peanut butter chocolate stouts. Our interest in brewing with unique ingredients that are indigenous to our surrounding area has definitely captured our customers imaginations.

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By ModCloth</a>

<h1 style="text-align: center;">If you were a Bow & Arrow ale, which one would you be and why?</h1>

Probably Savage Times Sour IPA. It’s this interesting combo of styles that’s unique, surprising and memorable.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">What’s unique about the Bow & Arrow brews? How is the beer connected to the local area and New Mexico in general?</h1>

Our wild, sour and barrel-aged beers, along with our use of local indigenous ingredients has set us apart. I’m proud that our beers reflect the diversity of the area, and we add something special and unique to the craft beer industry.&nbsp;

We continue to devote time and energy to those things that inspire and motivate us, such as using local indigenous ingredients and launching new beer projects with a sense of purpose and meaning. Recently, we released our first foeder-aged series featuring our house mixed culture of locally captured yeast as well as different local botanicals and fruits. We foraged wild Neomexicanus hops, the only hop indigenous to North America, in the mountains here in New Mexico, we’ve foraged Navajo Tea, persimmons and sourced sumac berries from Navajo Agricultural Products. Each of these ingredients was featured in our foeder beer series. This reinforces what keeps us excited and we’ve found has set us apart.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Follow <a href="https://www.bowandarrowbrewing.com/" target="_blank">Bow & Arrowing Brewing Co.</a> for More Un-beer-lievable Brews!</h1>

Cheers! Raise a Glass with Bow & Arrowing Brewing Co.!

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By ModCloth</a>

Open your heart and your closet to the&nbsp;professionals who greet you and guide you as you make your way through your local&nbsp;library.&nbsp;Today&nbsp;we are celebrating librarians in the best way to know how -- through clothing! Our bookish&nbsp;styles help you look the part while perusing the stacks or succumbing to the cozy assurance&nbsp;of your favorite&nbsp;reading parlor. So, if you wish to get&nbsp;academic with your wardrobe, scroll&nbsp;our literary looks and crack open a few new favorites. A page turner awaits you!

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Reading Nook Regular

Show off your affection for prose with this white graphic tee. Made of a lived-in, soft cotton, this classic tee is decorated with a book and tea cup illustration declaring "all you need is" with a cheeky arrow pointing to a stack of must-reads.&nbsp;

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By ModCloth</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.modcloth.com/shop/shoes/princess-highway-springtime-stance-t-strap-sandal-in-rose/174313.html" target="_blank">Springtime Stance T-Strap Sandal
By Princess Highway</a>

Curl-up with a classic with these floral printed shorts. Paired with these pink flat sandals, there is no telling where your library card&nbsp;will take you.&nbsp;

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By ModCloth</a>

Darling of the Database

Every library regular needs a cozy cardigan to go with their reading list. This one fits the bill designed with a bold yet traditional argyle print boasting shades or red, black, and pale pink.&nbsp;

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Set out for a day of deep thought with these black shorts, classic flats, and simple black backpack, perfect for stashing your recently borrowed finds.&nbsp;

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By Out of Print</a>

Cute as a Call Number

Reading with friends just got cuter&nbsp;with this blue graphic T-shirt. Made of a soft cotton in a classic T-shirt silhouette, this tee features a few adorable creatures settling into a story or two.&nbsp;

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Cite&nbsp;some sunshine with this bright yellow button down skirt. Add a pair of&nbsp;blue pointed toe flats and matching beaded hoop earrings to turn the page to your look.

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Barcode Benefactor

Smarten each step with an academic wardrobe staple. With wingtips and laces, reach for these navy oxford flats to give your capsule a scholarly edge.&nbsp;

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By ModCloth</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.modcloth.com/shop/accessories/my-core-hoop-earrings-in-silver/176531.html" target="_blank">&nbsp;My Core Hoop Earrings</a>

Dash out the door&nbsp;with these wide-leg sailor jeans and peach hue cropped tank&nbsp;in a face and flower motif. Add these embellished hoops to punctuate your look.&nbsp;

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Dissertation Daydream

Dare to be dapper with these ardently academic argyle socks flashing hues of mustard and navy.&nbsp;

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By Princess Highway</a>

Step freshly into your studious side&nbsp;with this black mini skirt, mustard short sleeve cardigan, and snazzy patent T-strap heels.&nbsp;

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By Out of Print</a>

Card Catalogue Confidant

Your cozy side is calling with this grey pullover sweatshirt declaring "when in doubt, go to the library." We could not agree more.

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By ModCloth</a>

A few solid staples complete your library look with these faded grey jeans, mustard pointed toe flats, and black cross body bag.&nbsp;
Author your next look with our library inspired ensembles from <a href="https://www.modcloth.com/" target="_blank">ModCloth</a>. If you are loving these styles,&nbsp;discover more by&nbsp;chatting, calling, or booking a one-on-one consultation with our <a href="https://www.modcloth.com/modstylists" target="_blank">ModStylists</a>!

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National Librarian Day : Crack Open a Few Literary Styles

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By ModCloth</a>

Now, more than ever, we’re committed to embracing and empowering all bodies in every way, shape, and form - from the models we use, to the brands we partner with. Because at ModCloth, we’ve always believed that clothes should be made to fit you - not the other way around. To celebrate this commitment, this week we are featuring <a href="https://www.instagram.com/isabel_hendrix/?hl=en" target="_blank">Isabel Hendrix</a> on the blog, the first star of our Just You Way You Are campaign! A model and self-love advocate based out of Los Angeles, Isabel sat down with us for a candid interview about her role models, self-care, and how she uses her style to express her truest self.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Growing up, we all had role models who inspired us to embrace our truest selves. Who was or is that role model for you?</h1>

My parents have always been their true selves, especially my mom. She is very creative and unique, and has always been that way even when she was growing up in a conservative town. Her mom was similar in that way as well; creative, strong women who know who they are.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">If fashion is a form of self-expression, your style speaks volumes with its authentic attitude. How do you use clothes to empower yourself?</h1>

I love to express myself through my clothing choices! It’s super fun to play around with different styles, I used to think I had to fit one type of style and couldn’t branch out into other ones but now I am comfortable to bounce around and dip my toes into whatever styles I want!

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Remembering to practice self-care can be difficult for many of us. How do you practice self-care? Do you have a daily affirmation or&nbsp;ritual that you utilize to stay positive?</h1>

I do some CBT therapy on this app called Bloom, and I watched a video/session discussing staying in the moment when you’re dealing with tough times. So recently I have been asking myself if what I’m dealing with is manageable in that moment. Most things are manageable in the moment, it might be painful, or uncomfortable, but survivable. Trying not to think about the future or the past, just staying in the exact moment and remembering that I can bear this, it might not be fun but I am still surviving.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">When do you feel most confident in your skin? What always makes you feel your most beautiful?</h1>

I feel most confident when I am comfortable!&nbsp;

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/isabel_hendrix/?hl=en" target="_blank">Isabel Hendrix</a> to Keep Up with her Self-Love Journey!&nbsp;</h1>

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This month, we’re shining a spotlight on women in music who are making their voice heard - on and off the stage. This week’s headliner? Give it up for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laineywilsonmusic/?hl=en" target="_blank">Lainey Wilson</a>! A lover of music since she was a young girl growing up in Louisiana, Lainey has blazed her own trail in Nashville&nbsp;ever since. In addition to being named&nbsp;MusicRow’s Next Big Thing in 2021, the country crooner has been setting the streaming world on fire with singles such as,&nbsp;“Things A Man Oughta Know” and&nbsp;“WWDD” - aka What Would Dolly Do. Hot off her 2021 release,&nbsp;Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’, she sat down with us to discuss the importance of female representation in the songwriting field, promoting music during a global pandemic, and the exact moment she knew she wanted to become a singer. Read on and rock on!

<h1 style="text-align: center;">We can’t stop putting your music on repeat! Who or what inspired you to make music? Did you grow up around music? When did you decide to make a career out of songwriting and singing?</h1>

I grew up around a family that loved music, specifically country music. My Mama loves to dance, my Granddeddy would take me to little bluegrass festivals when I was a kid, and my Deddy can play a little guitar too. When I was nine years old I was having a playdate with my friend and we both wrote songs while we were pretending to be superstars; she was Shania Twain and I was Britney Spears. That was when I wrote my first song “Lucky Me” and I’ve been writing ever since.&nbsp;
 That same year (at nine years old) I was on a family vacation passing through Nashville and I saw the “Batman building” from the interstate and I said out loud, "This is my home.” My Mama responded, “Lainey don’t say that, you’re my baby…” But I always knew I was going to make Music City my home at some point. It wasn’t until 10 years later that I bought a camper and finally made the move to Nashville to figure out how to take my love for writing and entertaining to the next level.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">We all have one song or one album that will always have a special place in our hearts. What is
that song or album for you? How has that artist inspired your work?</h1>

I remember I was sitting in the front of my classroom in 2000 when I first heard LeeAnn Womack’s “I Hope You Dance.” It was like the world stopped turning just for a second and I hung onto every word she sang. It made me feel like I could do anything I set my mind to. I will never forget how that song made me feel in that moment. It’s a hope and goal of mine for my music to have that kind of impact on the folks who listen.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting female singer-songwriters who aren’t
afraid to raise their voices. What’s a cause or issue with the music industry that you wish more
people knew about? What’s a small action we can take to combat it?</h1>

I have found that a lot of male songwriters tend to change their writing style when they are writing with a female artist. At the end of the day, a good song idea is a good song idea, no matter if it’s sung by a boy or girl. We don’t always want to sing about lipstick and hair blowing in the wind. Sometimes we want to sing about whiskey and trucks too.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">If the Grammy nominations are any indication, it seems like women in music dominated in 2020.
Is there a recent female singer or songwriter who has been a source of inspiration for you?</h1>

My dear friend and co-writer, Ashley McBryde, continues to be an inspiration to me and so many female artists in music. I think she has helped pave the way by staying true to who she is and what she stands for. Sitting back and watching the good girls win is always a treat.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">COVID-19 has upended many industries, however, the music industry might be one of the
hardest hit. How have you managed to stay creative during this difficult time? How have you
been sharing your music while touring and concerts have ceased?</h1>

I have had to dig a little deeper and pay attention to parts of my life I used to not spend as much time thinking about just to muster up a little inspiration. Before, I’d typically pull my inspiration from traveling, meeting new people, experiencing new things on the road...things like that. This time has given me an opportunity to really get in touch with what it is I have to share without all the noise.&nbsp;
I released a few songs off my new album Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ back in 2020 and released the full record on February 19, 2021. Since touring hasn’t been an option, we’ve focused on staying connected with current fans and embracing new ones through socials and creating a lot of content to continue fueling the fire. The ground we’ve covered over the past year and the response to my album release has been incredible. I’m so grateful to be able to keep making progress in such an unprecedented time.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Anything else you want to add or share about what’s next for you?</h1>

Life is good. It feels like I’m right where I am supposed to be and I’m surrounded by people who want nothing but greatness for me personally and professionally. I’m planning to be back on the road playing shows in early summer and I can’t wait to play my new record to a live audience! Til then, I’m gonna keep sayin’ what I’m thinkin’ and taking advantage of every opportunity I have to get myself and my music out to new listeners.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Follow <a href="https://laineywilson.com/" target="_blank">Lainey Wilson</a> to Stay Updated on Tours and Tunes!</h1>

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Lainey Wilson is Taking the Stage!

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We're back with another epic installment of our partnership with <a href="https://www.epicreads.com/" target="_blank">Epic Reads</a>! And this month's author feature is a real page-turner. The New York Times bestselling&nbsp;author behind the <a href="https://www.epicreads.com/books/9780062398918/a-study-in-charlotte/" target="_blank">Charlotte Holmes</a> series and the recently-released, <a href="https://www.epicreads.com/books/9780062840257/muse/" target="_blank">Muse</a>, meet <a href="http://www.brittanycavallaro.com/" target="_blank">Brittany Cavallaro</a>! The Illinois-native sat down with the Mod Blog to discuss how her writing career came to be, female representation in literature, and the power of imagination. Read on, reader!

<h1 style="text-align: center;">We love hearing from authors about their origin stories. What’s yours? Did you grow up loving books? When did you realize you could make a career out of writing?</h1>

I’ve always loved books! Ever since I was little, I’ve lived so much of my life within stories. I grew up loving Ogden Nash’s funny poetry, and Shel Silverstein, the Babysitter’s Club and Animorphs, and in middle school I moved on to mass market fantasy novels (still love Mercedes Lackey) and science fiction. As a teenager I got pretentious, read the Beats, dreamed about driving coast to coast, generally felt a lot cooler than I was.&nbsp;
Anyway, I was writing all the time, stories and poems and plays, but I lived in a small town where there weren’t a lot of opportunities for me to learn to be a better writer. I applied for and won a scholarship to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy for my last two years of high school, where I majored in creative writing, and the instruction and encouragement I got there really made me think that I could maybe be a writer. I teach there now, and get to encourage my incredibly talented students, which is just the most wonderful thing.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">March is Women’s History Month. As an author whose stories feature strong female leads, why do you believe it is important to have female representation in books?</h1>

We need more girl geniuses in books. We need more girls unapologetically calling the shots. Give me all your unlikable female characters. I want to read books about girls who are complicated and who make terrible mistakes and who have sharp edges and big mouths. Girls who cause trouble. I want to read about girls who wake up one day to realize all the ways in which the world is trying to keep them in a cage, and then I want to watch them bend the bars open.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">We’re honoring female trailblazers during the month of March! Is there a female author who is a personal hero of yours? Or a female literary character you always admired?</h1>

So many! I’m a poet as well as a novelist, and every time I teach Tracy K. Smith’s work in my poetry classes, I think about how I want to be her when I grow up. I’m also just in awe of so many of my peers, like Emily Henry and Evelyn Skye and Mackenzi Lee and Katie Cotugno, who write gorgeous, compulsively readable books full of complicated female characters.

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">A good book has the power to change a reader’s life. When you are writing, what are your hopes for your reader? What do you want to make them feel with your books?</h1>

I want the book to feel like it belongs to them. Like an internal world they could live in, I want them to be able to go there in their heads even when they aren’t reading. The most alchemical part of writing, for me, is the invisible bargain you’re making with your readers: your writing can only bring the book so far. Their imaginations carry them the rest of the way.

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/skippingstones/?hl=en" target="_blank">Brittany Cavallaro</a> for More Page-Turning Perfection!</h1>

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This month, we’re shining a spotlight on women in music who are making their voice heard - on and off the stage. This week’s headliner? Give it up for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachaelpricepants/?hl=en" target="_blank">Rachael Price</a>! Since the early&nbsp;2000s, the native Tennesseean has&nbsp;been stunning audiences&nbsp;as the lead singer of the eclectic jazz-pop group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lakestreetdive.com/" target="_blank">Lake Street Dive</a>. With a soulful voice that <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-lake-street-dives-free-yourself-up-shrewdly-conjures-retro-pleasures-629006/" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a> once described as "a muscle car of music history," Rachael and Lake Street Dive have toured the world over, appeared on countless talk shows, and have become a&nbsp;staple around the ModCloth offices&nbsp;(seriously, listen to "Good Kisser" once and you'll understand). We sat down with the songstress to discuss her musical childhood,&nbsp;what album changed her life forever and for the better, and Lake Street Dive's new album, "Obviously."

My father is a classical composer, fiddler, guitar player, and choir conductor. I grew up in a Baha'i community where music was the central focus of all our gatherings. Singing has always been a communal act of gratitude. It is also how I've always felt the most like myself so I never really tried to do anything else!

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<h1 style="text-align: center;">We all have one song or one album that will always have a special place in our hearts. What is that song or album for you? How has that artist inspired your work?</h1>

Erykah Badu's album "Mama's Gun" changed me. I was 15 when it came out and I'd never heard anything like that. The subjects, the sounds, the varying genres - it's such an incredible album. And Erykah Badu is a Goddess for real.

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