Lucia Knell

Oct 4, 2024 | kuow.org | Gabriel Reilich |Lucia Knell

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell of the digital media company Upworthy. The pair are the co-authors of the new book “Good People:  Stories from the Best of Humanity,” which presents anecdotes selected and amplified from Upworthy’s online community. By Gabriel Reilich and Lucia KnellThe Front PorchLYNNE C. My grandmother’s front porch was too small for chairs—it was more of a stoop, really, providing just enough space for her to stand as she waved visitors inside.

Sep 23, 2024 | bradfordera.com | Gabriel Reilich |Lucia Knell

Your mood lately: down. Bottom of the barrel. Politics, crime, disrespect, lies, the economy, add them all together and you want to just go back to bed, pull the covers up, and wait until February. It's too much. Too much to lose, so much to worry over. But in "Good People," edited by Gabriel Reilich & Lucia Knell, you'll find comfort from this contentious, hard-to-bear cycle you're stuck in.

Sep 3, 2024 | community.thriveglobal.com | Lucia Knell |Gabriel Reilich

It's a bright day in St. Louis, Missouri, a few days before my older son's wedding. Soon, we'll be sitting at banquet tables festooned with bouquets, blitzed by champagne and twinkle lights, tearing up the dance floor in our flouncy dresses and tailored suits, bow ties and blowouts. Right now, however, we're at a taco joint, just hanging out, brushing chip dust off our laps, yukking it up over carnitas and guac.

Aug 5, 2024 | netgalley.com | Gabriel Reilich |Lucia Knell

For anyone who needs proof that the world is full of good people, this beautifully illustrated book features 101 feel-good stories from Upworthy, the beloved social media platform where millions go to seek inspiration. GOOD PEOPLE is a much-needed trove of life-affirming stories told straight from the heart. Handpicked from Upworthy’s community of millions, each piece speaks to the breadth, depth, and beauty of the human experience.

Oct 6, 2023 | books.disney.com | Jen Calonita |Gabriel Reilich |Lucia Knell

Debut novelist MZ marries fantasy with the everyday in her contemporary novel of a Maine lobstering town whose local myths come to life. They say Mackerel Sky was founded when Captain Burrbank first saw Nimuë the Mermaid and forgot the sea. Stricken by love, he moored his tall ship and made camp on the highest cliff, hoping to forever gaze upon her beauty. That camp became a settlement, the settlement a town, the town a community both blessed and cursed by their tempestuous affair.