Gabrielle Bondi

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Gabrielle founded The Young Folks in 2010 with Luciana Villalba. Since then, she has served as editor-in-chief and oversees the staff and editorial content on The Young Folks. She recently graduated from Northwestern University and is now working on her master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism.

Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ is a funny sequel that tries a little too hard

Pitch Perfect was a big surprise. In the middle of my fatigue of Glee-like productions, I let a friend drag me to Pitch Perfect with little hope that I would enjoy it. I ended up loving it. It was funny,…

Watch the new trailer for ‘The Intern’

It’s looking to be a pretty big week for trailers. Among them is a trailer for The Intern, a new film from Nancy Meyers. When I first read the premise, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Stories that deal with…

“An Ember in the Ashes” Conversation with Sabaa Tahir

Last week, I had a great opportunity to speak with Sabaa Tahir, the author of An Ember in the Ashes, which debuted at #2 on the New York Time Bestsellers list. I read the book, which is a fantastic Young…

Book Review: ‘The Wrath and the Dawn’ by Renée Ahdieh

The Wrath and the Dawn is the best book I’ve read this year so far. That high of reading such a good book still lingers with me hours after finishing, which is possibly why I’m making a straightforward, HYPE statement at the beginning of this review.

TV Review: ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season Finale – Chapter Twenty Two

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Jane the Virgin.” To catch up on coverage of season one: click here. We are not okay. I’m feeling pretty raw right now. For the past couple weeks, we’ve been teased about…

Books You Should Read After Finishing “The Wrath and the Dawn” + Giveaway

Welcome to the first stop of The Wrath and the Dawn blog tour! We are very pleased to host author Renée Ahdieh on The Young Folks today. I read The Wrath and the Dawn a couple weeks ago and loved it!…

TV Review: Outlander 1×14 – “The Search”

The aptly titled episode, “The Search,” has Claire on a mission to find Jamie, who was taken prisoner during a Red Coat ambush at the end of last week’s episode. Despite being the same length as previous episodes, “The Search” had a very epic (and long) feel to it.