David Mitchell Som
David M. Som (they/he) is a Minnesota native, an English major by day, and mysterious cryptid by night. David often spends their free time lurking around their school’s campus, wandering around New York City, or staring into large bodies of water when they’re not frozen. You can find David @davidmsom on Instagram.
Gen Z’s Relationship With Reading
David Mitchell Som
March 10, 2020
A Generation Z reader sets about rectifying some of the negative statements around Gen Z’s relationship with reading and libraries.
Erica Buist Talks Death Festivals in THIS PARTY’S DEAD
David Mitchell Som
November 25, 2019
Talking to Erica Buist about traveling to seven different death festivals around the world for her book, THIS PARTY'S DEAD.
My Favorite Books About Death
David Mitchell Som
July 7, 2019
People who know me personally often roll their eyes when I bring up embalming methods throughout history, the benefits of ...
Books About the Cambodian Genocide That Helped Me Understand My Father
David Mitchell Som
June 10, 2019
On the nonfiction books that helped one reader labeled a “second-generation refugee” connect to his father, a Khmer who survived the Cambodian genocide.
How Fan Fiction Influenced My Reading
David Mitchell Som
May 13, 2019
On the ways in which fan fiction ushers people of all ages and genders into the realm of reading and storytelling, and how it happened for one reader.