Riza Cruz

New York

Editor and Writer at ELLE

Principal Writer at Fidelity Investments

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Articles

Bonnie Tsui on the Books that Have Helped Her ‘Keep Despair at Bay’

3 weeks ago | elle.com | Riza Cruz

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too. Journalist Bonnie Tsui understands the assignment: Write what you know.
Bonnie Tsui on the Books that Have Helped Her ‘Keep Despair at Bay’

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Riza Cruz

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too.
Melinda French Gates on the Book That Taught Her ‘Vulnerability Is Not a Weakness’

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Riza Cruz

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too.
Nita Prose on the Book that Made Her Miss Her Train Stop

1 month ago | elle.com | Riza Cruz

Molly Gray—the socially awkward murder suspect, crime solver, and protagonist of Nita Prose’s The Maid—is back: The fourth of Prose’s internationally bestselling, award-winning series, The Maid’s Secret, is out this month.
Nita Prose on the Book that Made Her Miss Her Train Stop

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Riza Cruz

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Molly Gray—the socially awkward murder suspect, crime solver, and protagonist of Nita Prose’s The Maid—is back: The fourth of Prose’s internationally bestselling, award-winning series, The Maid’s Secret, is out this month.
This Is the Book Min Jin Lee Says Made Her ‘A Better Writer’

1 month ago | elle.com | Riza Cruz

Min Jin Lee is well-known for the patience and skill with which she conducts her research. It took the author 11 years to complete her first novel, Free Food For Millionaires (for which she took classes in millinery and business), and 30 years for her generation-spanning sophomore novel, Pachinko (now an award-winning Apple TV+ series)—for which she interviewed Koreans in Japan, where she lived with her husband for four years.
This Is the Book Min Jin Lee Says Made Her ‘A Better Writer’

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Riza Cruz

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Min Jin Lee is well-known for the patience and skill with which she conducts her research.
Designer Peter Som on the Books that Shaped His Worldview

1 month ago | elle.com | Riza Cruz

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too.
Designer Peter Som on the Books that Shaped His Worldview

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Riza Cruz

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too.
Karen Russell on the Books That Made Her Blush, Weep, and ‘Hiccup-Laugh’

2 months ago | elle.com | Riza Cruz

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite titles will become one of yours, too. Karen Russell is finally back with another novel: The Antidote, which transports readers to the time of the Dust Bowl drought.