Toni Fitzgerald

Pennsylvania

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Senior Contributor at Forbes

Love my kids, tea, running. Freelance writer and editor for nonprofits + universities. https://t.co/Thqyegfszs contributor. Married to PA's biggest #STLCards fan. She/her.

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Articles

10 Relationship Books To Reshape Your Perspective Of Love

4 days ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

Good relationships form the basis of nearly everything we do in our lives, from spending time with family and friends to advancing in the workplace. Little wonder, then, that so many people desire relationship books that can teach them how to deepen and strengthen their bonds.
5 Key Takeaways From Disney Earnings, Including The Reason Its Stock Surged

1 week ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

Wednesday’s Disney earnings report confirmed that, after a few years of ups and downs, the Mouse House is on the way back up. The company increased its profitability outlook after stronger-than-expected numbers for its parks and digital streaming businesses, driving a generally cheery picture for the media conglomerate. Investors were clearly happy with what they saw amid this volatile 2025 market. The good news sent Disney stock soaring, up 10% in trading by midday.
10 Books To Master Effective Communication

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

You can improve the way you relate to others at work, at home and in your most treasured relationships by stepping up your communication skills. The best communication books help you flex new muscles for making connections and explaining yourself to others while truly understanding what they have to say. Communication skills books often offer anecdotes and examples to help people learn.
15 Speculative Fiction Books That Will Bend Your Reality

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Toni Fitzgerald

NowA contemporary murder mystery penned by combining an ancient storytelling tradition, The Sufi Storyteller, released this month, brings an unputdownable page-turner to your nightstand. After the success of her debut novel, This House of Clay and Water (published in 2017), Faiqa Mansab’s second novel, …
What Is Speculative Fiction?

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

Speculative fiction, often referred to as spec fic, is one of the most unique and exciting genres in the reading world. Speculative fiction books may take you to other worlds, reimagine certain aspects of our own world, or create new rules for a new future. They can encompass aspects of science fiction and fantasy, and many of them have romance as well.
When Is Pope Francis Funeral? Everything To Know

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

On Saturday, Pope Francis’s funeral will take place in a ceremony at the Vatican that is expected to draw millions of viewers worldwide. The first pope from South America died of heart failure brought on by a stroke the day after Easter, and the world has been mourning his passing since then. U.S. broadcast and cable networks as well as other media outlets around the world will carry extensive coverage of Saturday’s funeral.
Bill Owens And 10 Other Media Figures Who Quit Because Of Trump

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens shocked the media world when he resigned on Monday, citing concerns about independent editorial decision-making in a world that has become increasingly hostile to anti-administration ideas during Donald Trump’s second presidency. But while surprising, Owens’s exit wasn’t exactly unprecedented.
25 Must-Read Cowboy Western Books

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

The Wild West provides the backdrop for some of the greatest American literature. Western novels give you a feel for the adventure offered by frontier life, with many set decades or even centuries ago as the United States expanded west. Of course, some of the best western fiction has a more modern setting, underscoring the contemporary issues that have arisen in the great wide open.
20 Great Movies Based On Books

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

Movies based on books are some of the most popular films of all time. Turning books into movies gives the screenwriters and directors a vibrant blueprint to draw from, with characters already fleshed out and plotlines already proven. The best movies based on books are almost guaranteed to be successful because they were preceded by a bestseller.
Post-Writers’ Strike, The Number Of TV Writing Jobs Is Way Down

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Toni Fitzgerald

The number of TV writing jobs took a big hit during the 2023-’24 season, according to new statistics released by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). A combination of issues, including the 2023 writers’ strike, led to the downturn. While strike-impacted jobs may come back, the union indicated others may not—which could point to a long-term slowdown. According to the WGA, TV writing jobs declined 42% from the 2022-’23 season to the 2023’24 season.