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About meTrained as a literary scholar (German and classics). Language geek. Reenactor and amateur seamstress.

Originally from Colorado. Working as an editor and translator for a research institute at the University of Munich.

About my libraryRoughly equal parts literary fiction, foreign language titles and linguistics/lit crit/philosophy, plus sf/fantasy and historical fiction for leisure.

I've mostly listed only books that I actually possess, as my tastes in books have changed tremendously since adolescence; although the "read but unowned" collection does include a sampling of books I've read over the years which are still meaningful to me in some way.

Most of my books are in storage right now, unfortunately. Only a handful of books were able to travel with me across the pond. Am avidly exploring local used book stores to compensate for being in withdrawal.

GroupsAncient History, Combiners!, Fairy Tales Retold, Fans of Russian authors, Fiber Arts, German Library Thingers, I Survived the Great Vowel Shift, Reading Globally, Sustainability

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Favorite bookstoresAntiquariat Carina Lugauer, Boulder Book Store, Café Tasso, Lehmkuhl, Red Letter Second Hand Books, Shakespeare and Sons Berlin-Friedrichshain, The Bookworm

Favorite librariesNorlin Library, University of Colorado

Favorite lists500 Great Books by Women, Beauty and the Beast Tales, Best African Books, Booker Prize, Books About Language: Fiction, Cli-Fi: Fiction About Climate Change, Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Indo-European Studies, Modern Arthurian Fiction, Science fiction novels with a female protagonist, SF & Fantasy in Translation, Stories Inspired by Other Fiction