“It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and… thinking.”
—Gaston, Beauty and the Beast
Currently Reading
Book Clubs
Lacey Bonar Hull’s The Historian’s Desk
Natalie Grueninger’s Talking Tudors
The Wayward Derry Witches’ Book Club
Four best friends. Four English majors. Four writers. Four hometowns. Fifteen plus years since undergrad. One annual reading retreat.
Favorite Genres
horror, southern gothic, Appalachian, fairy tales, mythology retellings historical fiction, history, academic nonfiction, memoirs/creative nonfiction, religion (deconstruction/history)
Literary Influences
All-Time Favorites Shelf
My Reading Lists
2024 Superlatives
my favorite books from 2024—view my whole 2025 reading list here
Scrapbook of Book Festivals, Conferences, Books, etc
