Sean Loughran - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Sean Loughran is a Vancouver based writer covering books, fashion, and culture. He has written for The Washington Post, Paper, Daily Hive, and other international publications. Sean runs a book review and author interview blog called Avocado Diaries.

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Total articles 212

• 7 New Books Coming This April

  By Sean Loughran Verified| AVOCADO DIARIES@ I’m kicking this off with some exciting news. Avocado Diaries has recently been featured in the Top 100 Canadian Book Influencers list. This also happens to be my 400th post and 4th year of Avocado Diaries. I’m so grateful for all the connections and book lovers I've met through here, thank you!Reflecting on last month, I devoured fourteen books.

  By Sean Loughran Verified · AVOCADO DIARIES

  Apr. 01, 2025

• Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

  By Sean Loughran Verified| AVOCADO DIARIES@ If there’s one thing that New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell excels at, it’s her ability to grip a reader from the very first page. Jewell’s forthcoming novel, Don’t Let Him In, begins in the aftermath of a murder. When well-known restaurateur Paddy Swann is pushed onto the subway tracks at Leicester Square, his wife and kids are left reeling. Soon after Paddy’s death, his widow Nina receives a condolence letter from Nick Radliff, an old colleague of her husband.

  By Sean Loughran Verified · AVOCADO DIARIES

  Mar. 25, 2025

• Luminous by Silvia Park

  By Sean Loughran Verified| AVOCADO DIARIES@ For readers of Klara and the Sun and Machines Like Me, this highly anticipated debut novel is set in the near future in a unified Korea, and tells the story of three estranged siblings–two human, one robot–as they are drawn back together against the backdrop of a murder investigation. A young girl named Ruijie, who has a severe medical condition, is searching the local scrapyard for something that will aid her deteriorating body. She stumbles upon, and befriends, a child robot called Yoyo.

  By Sean Loughran Verified · AVOCADO DIARIES

  Mar. 23, 2025

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Company Info

Daily Hive

Daily Hive is a Canadian digital media company founded in 2008, originally known as Vancity Buzz. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, it focuses on hyperlocal news and lifestyle content for major Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, and Edmonton, as well as the U.S. Pacific Northwest, covering Seattle and Portland. The company is dedicated to community-driven storytelling and aims to engage audiences through various thematic channels. Daily Hive operates several specialized content channels, including DH News for general news, Dished for food and restaurant content, Urbanized for real estate and urban design, Venture for technology and business updates, Offside for sports news, Listed for local events, Mapped for travel guides, and Grow for cannabis industry coverage. Additionally, it has in-house digital marketing agencies, Colony Digital and ID Agency, which provide targeted online campaigns and influencer marketing services. Daily Hive generates revenue primarily through advertising and its digital marketing subsidiaries.