Author: Amanda Westlake

this book saved my life: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

It’s been two years since I stumbled into a Barnes & Noble and bought this book as a gift for… Read more.
Here’s what I learned from not wearing makeup for 2 months…

I kind of accidentally sorta on purpose ended up not wearing makeup for 2 months. Why did I do such… Read more.
Walk alone, but do not be lonely

There is something so sacred about a walk by oneself. You know this to be true. You know your secret… Read more.
meeting my younger self for coffee

I saw this trend on Instagram yesterday and knew I had to hop on it. In 2023, thinking about my… Read more.
the power of a walk

I have come to a conclusion: All my life, I have underestimated the quiet, unassuming power of a simple walk.… Read more.
THE GIFT SWAPPER

Hi, all! As some of you know, I recently finished a first draft of a YA Science Fiction novel. As… Read more.
NEW Wallflower Magazine: The Magic of Childhood Bedrooms + Tips to Use Your Voice as a Gentle Soul!

Creating a new volume of Wallflower Magazine has somehow become my I’m-going-to-be-on-a-plane-for-way-too-long project. I almost finished this one up when… Read more.
House of Roots & Ruin // My First 1 Star in a While…

I read the first book in this series, House of Salt & Sorrows, a couple years ago and I LOVED… Read more.
There is too much to save.

I was leaving a bookstore the other day when I accidentally made eye contact with one of those people—you know,… Read more.
I visited NYC for the first time. Here’s what I thought.

When my friend Daphne wrote me, “Hey…do you want to go to New York?” I didn’t know what I was… Read more.