Kristen McQuinn

Kristen McQuinn is a medievalist who dreams of reading more, writing more, and traveling more while being the best single mama by choice she possibly can be. By day, she can be found working with English teachers at the University of Phoenix, where she also teaches the occasional class on mythology, Shakespeare, or Brit lit. Sometimes she updates even her own blog. Follow her on Twitter:@KristenMcQuinn or www.hergraceslibrary.com.  Twitter: @KristenMcQuinn

Bug Out Books: The Tomes I’d Save in the Event of the Apocalypse

What would you save from your personal library?

On Quiet and Underestimated Characters

In appreciation of characters with quiet strength.

Muggles Love Wands, Too

A response to a UK spiritual shop that has banned Harry Potter fans.

Read These Indigenous Authors

Indigenous authors to read from across the world.

Geoffrey Chaucer: Poet, Spy…Character

Books featuring or inspired by Chaucer!

Bibliotea: Tea Blends Based on Books

Literary custom-made tea blends based on characters from books.

A Year of Literary Holidays

Literary holidays to celebrate for every month of the year!

Why Putting Guns in Fairy Tales Defeats the Purpose of Fairy Tales

The NRA has released retellings of fairy tales, with guns added. Here's why that's a bad idea.