Tosca recently sat down for an interview with Paul Semel. Paul has been writing about music, movies, TV, video games, books, and other fun stuff for nearly thirty years and for hundreds of different websites and magazines. Here's just a sample of the interview. If you...

Some of you may remember that my mom (she of the purple hair and homemade cinnamon rolls) is an avid globetrotter and advocate of traveling light (she even wrote a short book about it—read on if you're interested). Here are a few pictures of her...

My grandfather, a school principal and one of a dozen educators in my family,” used to challenge us every New Year’s Day to commit to a family motto such as “Let’s live for others.” Another year it was “Let’s live in style.” New Year’s is a...

Win this AMAZING-smelling candle and my bestselling book that inspired it—The Progeny! Go to @bookscents on Instagram at and follow the simple directions to enter this set of prizes! (These candles, signed books, and other fun things are also for sale right here on my website) About...