Announcing new contributors

When I first started this blog back in 2009, its primary function was to record my reading, as well as provide recommendations for my friends and family that were always asking me what good books I'd read lately.

Since then it's evolved into something that has become more than I ever hoped. But, with a full time job, and a growing family, it's hard for me to devote a lot of time to reading and blogging. For some time now, I've been thinking a lot about changes that if I had the opportunity make, I would.

So, today I'm announcing the addition of two new bloggers to Emily's Reading Room. Anna Rose and Kylie. They will be writing a couple of reviews a month. Here's a little more about Anna Rose and Kylie.

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Kylie

My name is Kylie and I could not be more excited to be a contributing blogger on Emily’s Reading Room! I’ve been following Emily’s blog since she started it and check her reviews before I read anything new. This is my go-to source for good reads and, hey, it’s yours too! We already have something in common!

I am a huge fan of YA fiction. I didn’t get into reading until I found myself 6 months pregnant in a new city, bored out of my mind having quit my previous job, powering through all 9 seasons of Seinfeld and ready for something new. Unpacking, I found my husband’s Harry Potter collection and thought, why not? That’s when I discovered my love of reading! There you have it, people: J.K. Rowling changes lives.

In 2002 I earned my BA in Marketing Communications from BYU and now live in the Bay Area working primarily as a mother to my two awesome daughters, supporter of my crazy Canadian husband and a freelance writer with multiple blogs/websites under my belt.

I love chocolate, mandarin oranges and funny TV. I’m short and overly pale, but I make up for it with my sparkling personality and natural charm. I’d tell you more, but I need to get back to reading. I mean work.

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Anna Rose 

 Anna Rose Johnson graduated from Brigham Young University in Communications: Advertising/Marketing and while she spent a few years in the business game, she is now a freelance writer, working from home. She married her college sweetheart and together they have one little girl and a boy on the way. Her favorite book genres bounce between dystopia and historical fiction – you’ll find everything from Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons on her book shelf. She has a soft spot for children's and young adult fiction, delving into the fantastical worlds of Hogwarts, the Seven Realms and Panem’s 13 Districts on a regular basis. When not reading, Anna Rose enjoys DIY projects, blogging her exploits at The How-To Gal.