Julie S.

Something unique about me:
“I’ve flown through the air with the greatest of ease…”  I took a trapeze class (you can remove the ease bit). 

What I’m reading now: Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney

My top five favorite books (I tore my hair out limiting it to five): 

• Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel  
• Maurice by E.M. Forster 
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett  
• Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman

Favorite genres and sub-genres: 

Literary Fiction: Contemporary Fiction, Mid-20th Century British Novels, Flawed Protagonists, Ominous  
Science Fiction: Dystopian, Alternate Histories, Time Travel, Artificial Intelligence 
History: Women’s History, LGBTQ+, Punk and Riot Grrrl, Old Hollywood, Library and Book History, Epistolary Collections 
Graphic Novels: Historical Fiction, Feminist Superheroes, Mythologies 
Humor: Memoir/Biographies, Essays, Travelogues, Absurdist  
Art: Photography, Typography, Visual Culture, Interviews 

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