Meg. 30-something. Fairy bookmother. Cat lady. Former adjunct professor. Bookseller. Perpetual student. Time-traveller.
Hello! I’ve been a bookseller on and off for ten years, I earned my BA in Literary Studies in the US and my MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature in the UK, and, of course, I read extensively. I studied Gothic literature, fairy tales, women writers, mysteries, Henry James, and surveys of American and British literature during my undergrad years; and, during my master’s degree, I studied sensation and Gothic literature, modern and contemporary literature (mostly British), and children’s literature. I wrote my master’s thesis on Neil Gaiman and the fear of growing up, focusing on the themes in Coraline, The Graveyard Book, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I still actively study and read all of those genres, and lately I’ve been really interested in science fiction, especially women who write science fiction. In 2016, I developed an intro-level freshman seminar on science fiction called “To Boldly Go: Science Fiction from Shelley to Star Trek,” and I really enjoyed the research and insight that came from preparing the class and from my students. Even though I no longer teach, I still actively read and research the science fiction and fantasy genres and hope to write and blog more about the subjects.
BOOKS READ PER YEAR
- 2012 – 100 books
- 2013 – 119 books
- 2014 – 114 books
- 2015 – 100 books
- 2016 – 116 books
- 2017 – 131 books
- 2018 – 180 books
- 2019 – 110 books
- 2020 – 100 books (goal)
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