What book changed your life?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
What are a few of your favorite things?
I enjoy films, video games, and books. I’m interested in anything that examines the human condition. I also like dinosaurs.
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Amanda Lovelace!
What do you think is your best quality?
My Perseverance
My Five!
- The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
- The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- Micro Fiction– edited and introduced by Jerome Stern
What book changed your life?
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion Cunningham
What are a few of your favorite things?
Reading, of course! Knitting and other fiber arts activities and cooking/baking.
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
M. Montgomery
What do you think is your best quality?
Kindness
My Five!
- The Dark Tower by Stephen King
- The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
- Bleak House by Charles Dickens
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L’Engle
What book changed your life?
Pride and Prejudice
What are a few of your favorite things?
Art, Pretty things, Dancing, Traveling, England, Reading
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Jane Austen
What do you think is your best quality?
Bringing people joy.
My Five!
- Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
- The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
- Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
- Normal People by Sally Rooney
What book changed your life?
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (I read it as an angsty teen)
What are a few of your favorite things?
All things outdoors. Camping, hiking, sleeping in a hammock. I’m there.
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
C.S. Lewis
What do you think is your best quality?
My spontaneity. My dad might argue it is my worst quality but I like to keep everyone on my toes, including myself.
My Five!
- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
- The Odyssey by Homer
- The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
What book changed your life?
Go Set A Watchman, by Harper Lee
What are a few of your favorite things?
Soda water, trains, and did you know I have a weighted blanket?
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Ludwig Wittgenstein. What a weird guy.
What do you think is your best quality?
I am very good at having food allergies.
My Five!
- Harry Potter, by J. K. Rowling
- Confessions, by Augustine
- The Witch Doesn’t Burn In This One, by Amanda Lovelace
- Experience, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Consider The Lobster, by David Foster Wallace
What book changed your life?
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
What are a few of your favorite things?
books (clearly), makeup, learning new things, art
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Kurt Vonnegut
What do you think is your best quality?
Self awareness/Thoughtfulness.
My Five!
- Desperation by Stephen King
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
What book changed your life?
Matilda by Roald Dahl
What are a few of your favorite things?
Family, Community, Social Justice, Books, Coffee
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Margaret Atwood
What do you think is your best quality?
Nurturing
My Five!
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood,
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Inspired by Rachel Held Evans
- What Are Big Girls Made Of? by Marge Piercy
- The Vanderbeekers Series by Karina Yan Glaser
What book changed your life?
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
What are a few of your favorite things?
Coffee, cozy couches, sunshine and salty air
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Michelle Obama
What do you think is your best quality?
My smiley personality
My Five!
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
- Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Book of Joy by Dali Lama and Desmond Tutu
What book changed your life?
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
What are a few of your favorite things?
Coffee and tea, funky earrings, cozy grandma sweaters, good food
What author, living or dead, would you like to sit and have a chat with?
Absolutely Maya Angelou!
What do you think is your best quality?
My sweetness
My Five!
- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- Sister, Outsider by Audre Lorde