Tracy is a freelance copywriter, all around ne’er do well, non-traditional (that's a polite way of saying old) undergraduate student at the University of Iowa, and occasional waterer of plants. Her hobbies include writing fiction, reading fiction, mixing together various flavors of soup, and typing letters to her friends on an old red typewriter that doesn't have a working period so all sentences must end in questions marks or exclamation points? She has read every Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and has a lot of thoughts on them. Her old Iowa farmhouse is shared by her partner Sean, their two cats Dry Bones and Gristle, and the ghost of Kurt Vonnegut.
Three excellent stories wherein people are thrown into unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations.
Tips for finding new friends who share your reading interests.
A look at the diversity (or lack) coming out of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop
What bookish initiatives would you fund if you won the lottery?
When your vacation takes you to Rome, you do all of the literary tourism you can.
Excellent *ahem* coffee table books.
Reading recommendations for the main characters of one of our favorite '90s sitcoms.
Want to read all the Pulitzer fiction winners? Here are a few tips!
What was happening in the world of literature the last time the Cubs won the series.
New Harry Potter features available on Android phones.
Stories from women in prison about their experiences.
100 excellent memoirs and novels about pressing the reset button.
One man's trash is another man's fascinating literary fiction about rich people's problems.
Novels that nail the boring, mundane nature of alcohol and drug addiction instead of glamorizing it.