Meet Kristen Capano

Kristen Capano is a rising senior at The College of New Jersey where she studies English and Publishing. She is currently the Student Representative for the Eastern Region of Sigma Tau Delta. In addition to this position she is also her school’s chapter President and has worked on her chapter’s board as an officer for three years. Her favorite book of all time is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (she’s read it 8 times!) and she even took a brief trip around Europe studying the Shelleys and their time in Switzerland.

1. My favorite movie is Big Hero 6.
2. I never leave the house without a smile and a positive attitude.
3. If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be spaghetti.
4. Growing up, I was sure I would be a writer.
5. I know every word to the song “Fergalicious” by Fergie.
6. The best gift I’ve ever received was a song written about me.
7. My nickname in high school was K-Caps.
8. If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up some form of pasta.
9. I’m more of a reader than a writer.
10. The best paper title I ever created was “The (Me)mber of the (We)dding”—this makes a lot more sense if you know the short story.
11. The literary place I’d most like to visit is Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
12. My dream job is a big-time fiction editor.
13. An author I truly admire is John Steinbeck.
14. My go-to children’s book is Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree.
15. The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is Italy.
16. My favorite part of being an English Major is discovering the many interpretations that a text can foster.
17. The last book I read was History is All You Left Me, by Adam Silvera.
18. My favorite book series is the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.
19. My favorite bookstore is Shakespeare & Company in Paris, France.
20. In 10 years, I’m betting that the English major will be too ambivalent.
21. My first job was a hostess at an Italian restaurant.
22. The last book I bought was The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henríquez but I have not read yet it.
23. The celebrity I’d most like to spend a day with is Billy Joel.
24. If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in Lugano, Switzerland.
25. I’m a Muggle.