Why There’s a Place for Mindless Tween Magazines (No, Seriously)

September 19, 2016

Now that I’m a mom, I cringe knowing my daughter is going to spend her allowance on cheesy teen magazines that ultimately offer nothing about how to be a functioning, successful adult. The fact is, cheesy teen magazines do exist, and after a long hard day at school — once she’s finished her homework — who cares if my daughter wants to kick back and read up on fall fashion…

Alex Richards is a Brooklyn-based young adult writer with a background in photography and television production. She loves making no-budget horror flicks with her friends, cooking, crafting, exploring, and being silly with her two kids, awesome husband, and lazy cats. In addition to her young adult novel, Back Talk, Alex writes for New York Family Magazine, and works with ASAP, a South African organization supporting rural communities of women caring for vulnerable children.