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.

Book Review: ‘Phoenix’ (Black City #2) by Elizabeth Richards

Elizabeth Richards’ Black City received so much buzz last year. I saw numerous tweets making statements along the lines of “one of the best YA books of the year.” I listen to hype; sometimes the book lives up to it,…

Interview: Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso & Moises Arias Talk The Kings of Summer

By: Gabrielle Bondi A few weeks ago I sat down with the three stars of the indie summer comedy, The Kings of Summer. The film follows three teenage boys that decide to run away from home and live in the woods.…

Book News: Watch the Trailer for ‘The Bone Season’

A year ago, we reported that an Oxford student made a whooping six-figure book deal and was considered to be “the next J.K. Rowling.” Samantha Shannon had come up with an inventive new fantasy series that had the publishing world…

Cannes 2013: Blue Is The Warmest Color Wins Palme d’Or

Another dazzling film festival in Cannes, France has come and gone. Today, the film fest wrapped up with its annual awards ceremony. This year, the Cannes juries were made up of very notable names in Hollywood and film, including Steven…

Audiobook Review: ‘The Runaway Queen’ by Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson

The second installment of The Bane Chronicles offers up a better story with a different look at the Magnus Bane we all love. The Runaway Queen follows Magnus in France during the French Revolution. Magnus loves France and everything the…

Book Review: ‘Charm & Strange’ by Stephanie Kuehn

I have this ability to read a book description and barely remember it five minutes later. Therefore, I went into Charm & Strange expecting a character study/coming of age story on a young werewolf. When I finally sat down with…

Teen Choice Awards 2013 Nominations Revealed

The Teen Choice Awards 2013 nominations are here, or at least the first wave of them are. I’m afraid to see the second wave, as in this wave has a TON of categories already. Anyway, leading the nominations is The…