The Early Edition
Ten bookish creators who are authors, readers, and more helping Stories and Keepsakes grow, thrive, and know their audience.
Robin Blackburn
Robin Blackburn is a contemporary romance and women’s fiction author whose stories center on second chances, reinvention, and the beautifully complicated seasons of midlife. A native of Queensbury, New York, she grew up surrounded by Adirondack lakes and mountain towns, a setting that now weaves its way through much of her writing. Robin lives between Houston, Texas, and Lake Hadlock in Upstate New York with her husband, Blaine. Her debut novel, Second Courses, is set in the Lake George region and celebrates what happens when life goes off script and you decide it might just be the beginning of something better.
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R.S. Rochelle
R.S. Rochelle is a romantic fantasy author and avid reader! She loves being transported into worlds of high stakes and magic. When she's not reading, you can find her looking for inspiration for her next book while hiking around a national park.
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Romance reader, indie-author hype woman, and founder of Main Character Matchmaker. She wants her books romantic and maybe a little feral. She’s building MCM—a bookish events community in San Antonio, TX all about connecting readers with stories, authors, local makers, small businesses and each other.
Bookish CreatorMorgan F
She is an elder Millennial wife and mom, OG Buffy the Vampire Slayer fangirl, who doesn't want to give up being a fangirl, even though society says she is too old to love things as much as she does. She is a sucker for romance, especially the dark and angsty kind. (Thank you Buffy and Angel for destroying my 13-year old soul with the words "close your eyes." IYKYK) She loves yapping about books, and whatever other thing she’s currently hyper-fixated on.
Bookish CreatorHolli
Sam joins us from Iowa. She has loved reading since she was a child. She loves all genres but gravitate mostly to fantasy, romance, thriller, and horror.
Bookish Creator Sam Castellanos
Susan has loved reading ever since she was really young. She is a early childhood educator. She found her love for reading again in 2024 and has become even more inspired by authors through having chances to work with them on her Bookstagram. She creates book reviews, arc reviews and has been helping some indie and well known authors promote and share their hard work.
Bookish Creator Susan
Bookish CreatorNell
Nell is a reader, writer and hype queen who goes feral for indie authors. She is an ARC and Beta reader but also a disabled creator. She’s always loved being able to escape into books and sharing her passion is a privilege.
Naaz is the creator behind @papertrailsandmoments. She loves finding little ways to make everyday life more creative, whether its reading a book or an advanced reader copy, journaling, sending and receiving happy mail, or trying a new creative hobby. She shares those moments with everyone alongside bits of cozy everyday life, while having a place to document the moments, stories, and memories that bring her joy.
Bookish Creator Naaz
Christina & Your Town’s Pop-up Bookshop
Small Business Owner and Bookish CreatorA small-town girl bringing a curated selection of books to her community through pop-up events. Every town deserves to have a bookshop!
Introvertedbookmama83
Bookish Creator Passionate • Adventurous • Fantasy Seeker