February 2026 Newsletter: Revisiting Curious Minds to Get Curious

Welcome to this month’s newsletter! Each month, I try to share what I’ve been up to, what things I’ve published that month, and exciting news if there’s any to be shared.

News and updates

Federal occupation continues in the Twin Cities, and we’ve both been busy dealing with that and keeping on top of life. See our new post below, and get excited for Get Curious, the sequel to Curious Minds, coming out in May of this year!

Blog posts from this month

We haven’t shared a lot of new thoughts this month, but Ashton did put together a reading guide for Curious Minds! This guide contains questions to answer about each chapter/section of the book, as well as a few bonus exercises. A great addition to any reading/book group or to deepen your own personal reading. If you host a book group and go through these questions or exercises, let us know how it goes! Leave a comment here, on the reading guide post, or email ash@ashtonrosewrites.com to share your story.

Get Curious for Get Curious

The sequel to Curious Minds releases in May of this year! Get ready for another adventure on a college campus, this one with a very different aim:

In a toxic world, authenticity fuels revolution.

Rev Dwyer is eager to learn about her new college—a place where she can finally belong. Her explorations take her into tunnels under the school, where she finds evidence of a decades-old love story and papers from a lawsuit that sought justice for students before LGBTQ civil rights laws existed. But when Rev returns to learn more, the papers are gone!

With the help of new friends, she uncovers the story of two girls who fell in love in 1989—and how their passion helped them fight harassment and the school’s administration. Rev finds deep parallels between what students faced 35 years ago and the forces organizing against her and her friends now.

As her gut problems get worse and her mother pressures her to avoid medication, Rev must make her own path. Sometimes resistance begins with seeking help, reaching out, and refusing to go it alone. Rev discovers that being herself means building community across space, time and difference, alongside others who have the courage to stand in their authentic experiences.

Now is a great time to revisit Curious Minds in preparation, aided by the reading guide linked above. More information about the cover and the book to be shared in the coming months, so make sure to subscribe to receive those updates!

Stay tuned next month for more blog posts, other resources, and another newsletter. Thanks for being a reader!

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