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Are you trying to read more broadly but need help setting goals? Here's advice from the folks at Book Riot, creators of the Read Harder Challenge.

Julian Brass truly believes that everything happens for a reason. He works tirelessly to inspire and motivate people to design the life they want. He’s an entrepreneur (founder of Notable.ca, a site dedicated to young professionals looking for the next big thing), a life and business coach...

How did you celebrate International Women’s Day? By working on another novel centered on the forces of nature that were 19th century African-American women. Was there a woman who helped you get where you are today? The women who helped me were my mom, aunts, teachers, church...

Was there a woman who helped you get where you are today? My mother. Somehow, as an immigrant to the United States and a single mother of two headstrong daughters, she made sure we had everything we needed and never felt deprived. She taught me the value...

In real life, sometimes you have to turn to fiction for inspiration. Counterintuitive though it may sound, it is often our solitary time with books—parked on the patio or splayed out on the sofa when we truly find ourselves—who we are, who we aren’t and who we aspire...

How are you planning to celebrate International Women’s Day? The same thing I do every day, be the best woman I can I be while doing my best to support, listen and talk to other women. Was there a woman who helped you get where you are...

How are you planning to celebrate International Women’s Day? By spending time with my daughter. I’m so proud of her! Was there a woman who helped you get where you are today? There are too many to count! The support of the women who run and are...

Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne in the 2014 film Gone Girl, based on a book by Gillian Flynn. The anti-hero is an age-old archetype—a protagonist we root for, in spite of their flaws—and male anti-heroes, from Michael Corleone to Don Draper, are cultural staples. But with few exceptions...

How are you planning to celebrate international women’s day? If there was ever a year to celebrate, this is it. I plan to celebrate by making a donation to Planned Parenthood. Was there a woman who helped you get to where you are today? There are two...

How are you planning to celebrate international women’s day? By making sure all the amazing women in my life know I love and appreciate them! Was there a woman who helped you get to where you are today? Not “a” woman, but a gaggle of them! I’m...