Ceillie Simkiss

Ceillie Simkiss is a local journalist and prolific reader and writer. She loves sharing her opinions about all things pop culture and would love to talk to you! Catch up with her on Twitter @candidceillie!

Subscriber

Relax, ODAAT is coming back for season 3

by Ceillie Simkiss

Critics and fans alike have been calling for a third season of Netflix's One Day At A Time, a Cuban-American family sitcom, since the second season...

3 Broadway mashups we'd love to see for a good cause

by Ceillie Simkiss

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt teamed up for March's Hamildrop and March for our Lives with a mashup of "You Will Be Found" and "The Story of...

Pop Culture132w

5 nerdy fictional languages we wish we could learn

by Ceillie Simkiss

Thanks to Duolingo, Star Trek fans from around the world can now begin learning one of the show's most intense languages: Klingon. If you could...

5 self-help books that won't make you roll your eyes

by Ceillie Simkiss

Self-help books have become increasingly abundant. Some helpful, some full of ridiculous advice. I've found five self-help books that won't have you...

Review: The Reluctant Fortune-Teller, Keziah Frost

by Ceillie Simkiss

The Reluctant Fortune-Teller is an unusual coming-of-age story about a 73-year-old accountant finally feeling visible after he learns to read...

Women's Rights133w

Women To Admire: Tarana Burke

by Ceillie Simkiss

Tarana Burke is a woman we admire because she is the true founder of the Me Too movement that has rocked every industry, from Hollywood to Publishing...

Sade drops first song in seven years for "A Wrinkle in Time"

by Ceillie Simkiss

Sade just dropped her first song in seven years, and best of all, it's for the Wrinkle in Time soundtrack. Titled "Flower of the Universe," the song...

Review: The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One, Amanda Lovelace

by Ceillie Simkiss

The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One is the sequel to Amanda Lovelace's debut poetry book that took the world by storm a few years ago -- The Princess...

Review: The Serpent's Secret, Santayani DasGupta

by Ceillie Simkiss

Sayantani DasGupta's debut novel, The Serpent's Secret, would rock a kid's world in any dimension. I received a physical galley of The Serpent's...

Michelle Obama is 'Becoming' an author again

by Ceillie Simkiss

Michelle Obama is releasing her memoir this fall, titled Becoming. It will take readers from her childhood through her years as First Lady of the...

Click to load more posts