 "Hip-hop is such a beautiful outlet for expression," says rapper Aurelio Valdez-Barajas. (Photo credit by Kaysha on Unsplash.) By Anya Shukla Aurelio Valdez-Barajas values meaningful artistry. The Seattle-born rapper incorporates his passion for social justice with his music career: Valdez-Barajas’ verses are steeped in Mexican and Mexican American history. Even as he expands his skillset to include directing and education, Valdez-Barajas continues to use his artistic talents to make an impact.
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 According to Amazon, “The Wedding Date” has been enthusiastically endorsed by Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Bookriot, and nine other publications that I am too lazy to write out. (Photo credit: Lucas George Wendt on Unsplash.) By Anya Shukla As a romance connoisseur, I first started reading this much-hyped book several months ago… and got as far as the first 10 pages. But I knew I had to finish the novel for this list. If “The Wedding Date” was good, I could use my review to paint a hero’s-journey-style redemption arc; if it was bad, I’d employ my signature snark.
By Aaron Zhang As a biracial person, Chase Sterling (ze/hir) wants to use hir art to talk about hir identity. But noting hir privilege due to hir light skin, “I’m not sure if I should tell these stories,” ze said. “I think that’s the biggest barrier—my mind.”
 Fun fact: Priyanka Chopra Jonas was so attractive as a teenager that when she traveled to her tutoring sessions by rickshaw, a line of boys would follow behind her on bikes. (Photo credit: Atharva Tulsi on Unsplash.) By Anya Shukla Review: After her success as the leading lady in ABC’s “Quantico,” a string of superhit Bollywood movies, and her highly-publicized wedding, Priyanka Chopra Jonas has become a household name in both India and America. In “Unfinished,” her 2021 memoir, the former Miss World attempts to provide an insider’s look at her life.
 I'm going to be reading a lot of books this year. (Photo Credit: Robert Anasch on Unsplash.) By Anya Shukla When I applied for a gap year, I told my college that I would spend time “reading and thinking deeply about a list of 50 of the best books of all time.” So far, I have spent as much time “thinking deeply” as I have outside my house (I leave my room so infrequently that it takes several minutes for my eyes to adjust to the sun when I do). Yes, I have read more books by September (238, to be exact) than some people would read in a lifetime. But I wouldn’t exactly call books with shirtless men on the covers and titles like “Beautiful Bombshell” high-class literature. I need to get of this semi-tragic state of affairs. Not the least because I am literally running out of moderate-to-well-written romance novels to read.
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