Gabrielle Bondi

Co-Founder

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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.

Interview: Author Kody Keplinger talks ‘The DUFF’ + Giveaway

I discovered The DUFF late last year and totally fell in love with it. Author Kody Keplinger manages to combine so many different elements into a moving, yet funny story. Soon after reading the book, I went out and bought…

17 TV Show Premieres to Look Forward to This Spring

Remember when the Fall TV Season was the best part of the year? Well, premieres are now scattered throughout the year, and this upcoming spring seems especially awesome for TV. So much for enjoying the warmer weather because my TV watching schedule looks…

TV News: ‘Orphan Black’ releases new images and video for Season 3

Woot! It’s a great time to be part of the #CloneClub. The countdown to Orphan Black’s season three premiere has already started, and BBC America is releasing some cool stuff to get us pumped for the new season! First up….…

‘Jane the Virgin’ Top 5 Moments from “Chapter 16”

Oddly enough, I’m struggling with writers’ block just like Jane is in this week’s episode of Jane the Virgin. In a very relationship-focused episode, Jane is worried about Rafael. He’s been distant, since she rejected his proposal. Xiomara is at…

Book Review: ‘Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story’ by David Levithan

Marking the passage of time is a thing we constantly do. We often revisit our younger years through visual and audio mediums, in addition to our own personal memories. Some of us tell our stories, some write it all down,…

Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Cinderella’ enchants you all over again

I’m still swooning after watching Disney’s latest live-action recreation of one of their animated classics. Just when you think the Cinderella story has been done to death in Hollywood, Kenneth Branagh brings us a beautifully directed film that will enchant…

Miami Screening Giveaway: See The Divergent Series: Insurgent on 3/16!

The highly anticipated sequel to last year’s Divergent is just days away, but for some of our lucky readers in Miami, we’re giving you the chance to see the movie early and for free! 10 winners will win a pair of…