“It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and… thinking.”

—Gaston, Beauty and the Beast

Currently Reading

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

2025 Superlatives

my favorite books from 2025—view my whole 2025 reading list here

Scrapbook of Book Festivals, Conferences, Books, etc