Leah Rachel von Essen

Leah Rachel von Essen is an editor, writer, and book reviewer. She reviews genre-bending and fantastical fiction for Booklist, and writes regularly at Book Riot on topics including books in translation and the biases in mental health and medicine. Her blog, While Reading and Walking, features content focused on book recommendations, mental health, local bookstores, and travel, and has over 10,000 dedicated followers over several social media outlets. Leah lives on the South Side of Chicago with her book stacks and her cat Ms Nellie Bly. You can find her on Instagram at @whilereadingandwalking and on Twitter at @reading_while.