Laaaadies (and books): Meet Your LAAAADIES

Lady Atra

Born and and raised in Chicago, and now residing in Vaguesville where the streets are kind of cold but also kind of warm, and the houses are there, and the word love is used sometimes a little bit, she works as a professional shrugger.

Atra's first book was Thomas the Tank Engine (the one where the cows get stuck on the railroad and he tells them to move, and they just Moo, and he goes "No, not 'MOO!', MOVE!" comedy gold.) Her favorite book is the Dictionary. It is cozied up to her pillow every night.

Dream: "To be so rich that I can move anywhere in the world for as long as I wish and only pack books (and gold bricks.)"

Some Secrets: Hates the phrase "Shut up" in every way. (yeah, that could be a set up.) Loves parentheticals. (a lot.) And finds it a little weird when she has to use quotes when referencing herself in first person, in her own bio, that she is writing in 3rd person. "Ew."

Lady Erin

Erin is a strange sort of woman who enjoys many oddball things. In addition to having read 106 books in 2010 she also moved across time zones to pursue her dream of no longer living in Michigan. She has a passion for information and for cheese. When she makes cat noises, they are surprisingly accurate. Most importantly though, she will read anything about any topic.


Lady Alexis

Alexis is at best described as eclectic. Her book shelves are brimming with books ranging from Star Trek mystery novels to the history of the courtesans. Although she reads more than the average bear she buys more books than her eyes will tolerate (a habit she is desperately trying to rid herself of to no avail). She enjoys being laced in corsets and sipping tea while fantasizing about the various menfolk she reads in these books.

Alexis likes smut and if reading a book with no smut she secretly inserts a smutty line (or chapter) to spice up the read.

She has many tattoos, is an actress in Chicago, worships the trees, thinks her cat is a drag queen, wishes she was Welsh, is proud of her lady bits, loves lists & ampersands, writes terrible poetry and is admittedly a Shakespeare snob.

(For the record Alexis is the one with poor spelling and grammar. Reviews on comics, romance novels and children’s books to be expected.)

Lady Alyson

Aly Grauer is sometimes called Alyson, and she has finally come to peace with both versions of her name. You can pick and choose. She lives in Rogers Park and writes a great deal of fiction as well as reading all sorts of sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, historical fiction, plays, memoirs, and contemporary fiction. She is a tea snob, plays the ukelele, and has a deeply ingrained instinct to become a time traveler and-slash-or vigilante of some kind. That is to say, she has a running list of people to meet and things to witness when she acquires a time machine. She has her own blog Worthy Cogitations. She writes TV recaps of Grey's Anatomy and The Chicago Code at The Faster Times and she also writes fashion commentary for Glee and The Vampire Diaries on You Know You Love Fashion.

Lady Emily

Emily Bates discovered reading in the womb when her mother accidentally swallowed part of a snickers wrapper. CKERS meant something in that world out there, and Emily couldn't wait to find out what it was. She is a neat person who is always looking for an adventure. Read. Just read.