CaribBelle
What are your favorite genres?
Romance, Literary fiction, Mystery/Suspense, YA romance (newish to this genre)
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Normal People; The Vanishing Half; Red, White and Royal Blue; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Indigo
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate and berries
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
In the woods, while hiking
What do you do when you're not reading?
Running, cooking, and movies
Dee
What are your favorite genres?
Young adult, Literary fiction, Psychological horror, Nonfiction, Poetry
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Bluets by Maggie Nelson, The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, The Illicit Happiness Of Other People by Manu Joseph, Fly Already by Etgar Keret
What's your go-to reading snack?
Ice cream
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
Washroom of my previous workplace
What do you do when you're not reading?
Watching Netflix, listening to podcasts
Sarah Davis
What are your favorite genres?
Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Children's/Middle Grade, YA, Nonfiction, Comics/Graphic Novels
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
"The Secret History" by Donna Tartt; Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling; "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger; "Ghost World" by Daniel Clowes; "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green; "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan; "SuperMutant Magic Academy" by Jillian Tamaki
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate covered espresso beans
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
On the Isle of Skye while I was doing research about Virginia Woolf.
What do you do when you're not reading?
Writing stories and poems, blogging, and cooking.
Amanda Diehl
What are your favorite genres?
Romance, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Horror
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, John Dies at the End by David Wong
What's your go-to reading snack?
Anything crunchy and salty!
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
On the lawn in front of the National Library of Sweden
What do you do when you're not reading?
Trying new craft beers & playing Stardew Valley
Jessica Doogan
What are your favorite genres?
Literary fiction, young adult, mysteries
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, Middlemarch by George Elliott
What's your go-to reading snack?
Mini Reese's
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
In a fireplace in a castle
What do you do when you're not reading?
Elaborate baking and cooking projects, talking in high-pitched voices to my pets
Danika Ellis
What are your favorite genres?
LGBTQ books, literary fiction, YA, comics
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth, The Color Purple by Alice Walker
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate-covered pretzels
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
While waiting 6 hours in line for a book sale
What do you do when you're not reading?
Blogging, dog walks, and Netflix marathons.
Sarah Hannah Gomez
What are your favorite genres?
Quirky or pop science, speculative fiction for all ages, middle grade mysteries, adult romance, contemporary realistic YA
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi; Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night by Thisbe Nissen; Brown Angels by Walter Dean Myers; Yummers by James Marshall
What's your go-to reading snack?
Potato chips and fancy cheese
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
Cardio equipment! I take advantage of my luck not to have motion sickness
What do you do when you're not reading?
My advisor would like me to say "working on my dissertation," but I'm probably doing Pilates
Cassie Gutman
What are your favorite genres?
True Crime, Horror, Mystery, Memoir, Literary Fiction, and Unresolved Endings
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
The Thirteenth Tale, anything Agatha Christie, Little Women
What's your go-to reading snack?
Twizzlers & Cheez-Its
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
The only time I got in trouble in school was for "hiding" the 4th Harry Potter behind our earth sciences book in 5th grade and trying to sneak read.
What do you do when you're not reading?
Huh?
Chelsea Hensley
What are your favorite genres?
Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Middle Grade
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Uprooted by Naomi Novik, Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate-chip cookies
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
The bookstore parking lot after the midnight release of a Harry Potter book
What do you do when you're not reading?
Write, tell my dog how cute she is, and watch Golden Girls.
Jaime Herndon
What are your favorite genres?
memoir, nonfiction (especially science/nature writing), essays, middle-grade, YA
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, The Anatomy of Hope by Jerome Groopman, Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
What's your go-to reading snack?
Twizzlers, Sour Patch Kids, apple slices, Diet Coke
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
the bookstore sidewalk at 5am, standing in line for the release of Go Set a Watchman
What do you do when you're not reading?
writing, Netflix
Nusrah Javed
What are your favorite genres?
Literary Fiction, Humor, Contemporary Romance, Food Writing, Memoirs, Historical Fiction
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
To the Bright Edge of the World, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Song of Achilles
What's your go-to reading snack?
Coke Zero and Popcorn
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
During labor!
What do you do when you're not reading?
All the cooking
Margaret Kingsbury
What are your favorite genres?
Fantasy, science fiction, and children's books
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
A nice thick collection of fairy tales, like Italian Folktales edited by Italo Calvino; The Unreal and the Real by Ursula K. Le Guin; and The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin.
What's your go-to reading snack?
Veggie straws
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
In pre-op waiting for my c-section to begin.
What do you do when you're not reading?
Hike, chase after my toddler, watch SFF shows
Sydney
What are your favorite genres?
lit fic, young adult, thrillers/horror, anything that makes you yell "WTF" at the end
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Anything by Christina Lauren, V.E. Schwab, and Leigh Bardugo. And Harry Potter, always, Harry Potter.
What's your go-to reading snack?
I'm more of a drinking reader (Diet Coke). But I wish it was Cheetos.
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
Shower, the door is clear for a reason.
What do you do when you're not reading?
My 9-to-5. Pet #allthedogs. Sleep.
Megan Mabee
What are your favorite genres?
Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Memoir, Mystery
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
"To All the Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han, "Wow, No Thank You" by Samantha Irby, "Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne Jones, "Leviathan Wakes" by James S.A. Corey
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate chips
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
On a bus traveling through the Scottish Highlands
What do you do when you're not reading?
Baking, crafting, and working on a romance novel
Emily Martin
What are your favorite genres?
Literary Fiction, Victorian Literature, YA, Horror, Mysteries/Thrillers
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Beloved by Toni Morrison, My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix and When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
What's your go-to reading snack?
Iced coffee
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
In line at Dragon*Con waiting to see LeVar Burton
What do you do when you're not reading?
Teaching Pure Barre classes, watching The Bachelor, and petting cats
Devin McKinley
What are your favorite genres?
YA fantasy, fantasy, Sci-fi, European history, historical fiction, science, psychology
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Jane Eyre, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
What's your go-to reading snack?
chocolate chip cookies
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
I read a book while walking on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. I got some funny looks.
What do you do when you're not reading?
I practice writing fiction, write articles, and spend time with friends.
Elise Moser
What are your favorite genres?
Contemporary fiction, nonfiction and memoir, mystery and thriller, historical fiction
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson, Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman, Kindred by Octavia Butler, I, Claudia by Mary McCoy, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate and a cup of tea
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
Spectating at a marching band competition
What do you do when you're not reading?
Watching sports and/or television, running, or cooking vegan food
Connie
What are your favorite genres?
Fiction, memoir, poetry, reference books
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Bluets, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Salvage the Bones
What's your go-to reading snack?
Popcorn
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
Everywhere
What do you do when you're not reading?
Write, travel, eat noodles, and stare at the moon
Neha Patel
What are your favorite genres?
fantasy, literary fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni; The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss; Everybody Writes by Ann Handley; The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys; Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar
What's your go-to reading snack?
my mom's chai (with lots of cardamom and masala), chocolate chip cookies, chocolate-covered pretzels, chocolate cake (you get it)
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
When I'm queuing during Black Friday!
What do you do when you're not reading?
chasing my dogs, baking, collecting records, and writing in local coffee shops
Tirzah Price
What are your favorite genres?
Mystery, Fiction, Fantasy
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi, The Secret Place by Tana French, Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman, We Are Okay by Nina LaCour, Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
What's your go-to reading snack?
White cheddar popcorn
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
In the announcer's booth at a rodeo
What do you do when you're not reading?
Knitting, cooking, chasing my dog
Neymat Raboobee
What are your favorite genres?
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Romance (the quirky kinds, preferably)
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and William Goldman's The Princess Bride
What's your go-to reading snack?
Popcorn/homemade hot chocolate
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
On a staircase? I don't get out much.
What do you do when you're not reading?
Copy-editing, napping and scrolling through all the feeds.
Courtney Rodgers
What are your favorite genres?
Literary fiction, plays/drama, YA, horror
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
What's your go-to reading snack?
Irish breakfast tea and chocolate chip cookies
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
The very dark sound booth of a theater, DURING a show.
What do you do when you're not reading?
Theatre, photography, and watch tv
Laura Sackton
What are your favorite genres?
literary fiction, fantasy, science fiction, romance, essays, memoir
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Circe by Madeline Miller, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, How to Write An Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee, Band Sinister by KJ Charles, Exile & Pride by Eli Clare
What's your go-to reading snack?
cookies
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
on the beach (in winter)
What do you do when you're not reading?
bake, walk, stare at my dog
Etinosa Uwadiae
What are your favorite genres?
Science fiction, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Contemporary
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn, Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chocolate Cookies, Biscuits
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
Toilet... at my former workplace
What do you do when you're not reading?
Write, watch Anime, blog and daydream
Kendra Winchester
What are your favorite genres?
Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade
What are a few of your desert-island reads?
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, My Life France by Julia Child, and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
What's your go-to reading snack?
Chips and Hummus
Weirdest or most interesting place you've read a book?
The Winchester Mystery House
What do you do when you're not reading?
Walking Dylan, my Corgi, or perfecting my latest favorite recipe