Emily Bond

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Emily Bond

Are Americans done with marriage? Or just monogamy? A recent catchy headline in the Wall Street Journal, “American Women Are Giving Up on Marriage,” might make you think that’s the case. Even a recent study from the found there’s an upswing in divorces for people aged 65 or older — calling them “gray divorces,” and a study from Match.com found 31% of single people have engaged in consensual nonmonogamy, meaning they’re open to more flexibility in open relationships.

Sep 29, 2024 | buzzfeed.com | Emily Bond

Books·Posted on Sep 29, 2024If you're looking for books like Fourth Wing with spice, we've got a list for you! Fourth Wing took the book world by storm. The enemies-to-lovers-to-possible-enemies-again lightning-hot Empyrean Series from Rebecca Yarros has a dragon claw grip on fans that doesn’t seem to be loosening. The series has sold over 6 million copies and has an Amazon MGM Studios adaptation in the works.

Apr 23, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Emily Bond

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources (READER) Act into law in June 2023. The law, also known as HB 900, requires vendors to rate books, and those rated with "sexually explicit material” will be removed from Texas public school libraries. But there has been heavy pushback from booksellers and youth activists who argue that the bill lacks clarity, is an affront to free speech, and will result in state overreach into businesses.

Apr 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Emily Bond

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources (READER) Act into law in June 2023. The law, also known as HB 900, requires vendors to rate books, and those rated with "sexually explicit material” will be removed from Texas public school libraries. But there has been heavy pushback from booksellers and youth activists who argue that the bill lacks clarity, is an affront to free speech, and will result in state overreach into businesses.

Apr 11, 2024 | huffpost.com | Emily Bond

Emily Bond is a writer and editor with bylines in HuffPost, Eater, BuzzFeed and more. She currently lives in Austin with her two young sons, partner and rescue dog Coconut. You can find her battling her own grammatical errors @EmilyS_Bond on Twitter.