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Manage, upload, and edit your profile photo at wordpress.com/me.

coolavalcado
coolavalcado
October 12, 2017

A Year of Reading the World: A Q&A with Ann Morgan

In 2012, Ann Morgan launched a book blog and read her way around the globe. This month, she published her first book, based on this literary journey.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
February 20, 2015

Journalists Share their Stories on WordPress.com

From the US to Turkey to Brazil, established journalists are using their blogs to enhance their reporting in traditional media.

Ben Huberman
Ben Huberman
May 7, 2014

Profile: Long Awkward Pause Is Anything But

Group blogs like Long Awkward Pause shine on WordPress.com — and now you can say you knew this comedic confab before they hit the big time.

Michelle Weber
Michelle Weber
March 31, 2014

The Art of the Slideshow

We visit hundreds of blogs every day, and are often struck by bloggers’ creativity. Today, let’s take a look at how one blogger has been using slideshow galleries to produce on-the-go animated art projects.

Ben Huberman
Ben Huberman
March 14, 2014

From Food Blog to Cookbook: The Domestic Man

Russ Crandall, the blogger at The Domestic Man, chats with WordPress.com about the Paleo lifestyle, the challenges of writing about (and photographing) food, and how his blog became a book.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
February 11, 2014

Five Minutes with Alison Barrett

Every once in a while, we sit down with an Automattician to help you get to know the people who work behind the scenes to build new features, keep Automattic’s wheels turning, and make WordPress.com the best it can be. In this installment, we’re delighted to introduce you to code wrangler, video game lover, and WordPress plugin and […]

Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
October 23, 2013

Caught in the Act (of Reading): Edwin Turner, Master Book Thief

Book lovers, lock your libraries: a voracious reader is among us. We recently chatted with Edwin Turner, the mastermind behind Biblioklept, a popular literary blog dedicated to books, art, and the ways in which the two shape our world. Join us for a conversation with Ed about blogging, literature, and finding a sense of community […]

Ben Huberman
Ben Huberman
October 18, 2013

Writing a World of Whimsy: Young Adult Author Claire Legrand

Periodically, we share stories of WordPress.com users doing awesome things, from blogger David McRaney snagging his second book deal to memoirist Susan Morrison bringing her mother’s World War II-era diaries to life. Today, meet Claire Legrand — a young adult author of fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction worlds — who also makes WordPress.com her online home.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
August 23, 2013

You Are Now Less Dumb: Blogger David McRaney on Scoring the Second Book Deal

David McRaney’s Blog, You Are Not So Smart, led to a book of the same name, published in October 2011 — a book that became a bestseller in 13 languages (we profiled him here when the book was first announced). A follow-up volume, aptly titled You Are Now Less Dumb, hit bookshelves yesterday. Learn more about the […]

Michelle Weber
Michelle Weber
July 31, 2013