“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