Mara Franzen is a Chicago based lover of literature (duh), coffee (also duh), and sunset picnics at the beach (wink wink). Both a writer and an actor, Mara is pretty much always working on some creative endeavor. A Minnesota native, she moved to Chicago for school, and just never left. She and her dog, Fig, can be found rifling around for loose character development and spare story arcs.
An open letter to all of the books one reader has lied about reading, and why she won't be getting to some of them anytime soon.
There can and should be stories about the lives of queer people beyond who they're attracted to and choose to sleep with.
One reader shares thoughts on making time for the joy of rereading old favorites—and the guilt of passing over unread books.