Dr. Lexey Bartlett is the Chapter Advisor for Fort Hays State University, where she is an Associate Professor of English and Sigma Tau Delta’s current Vice President/President Elect. She can usually be found with her nose in a mystery. . . or a long Victorian novel. . . or a work of fantasy. . . or any book, really.
- I chose to become an English Major because it seemed to me that literature allows us the best space to contemplate the fundamental question of what it means to be a human being.
- My favorite part of being an English Major is reading and talking about books with other readers.
- The last book I read was Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
- My favorite book is Middlemarch by George Eliot.
- A book character I identify with is Daisy from Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman—Evildoers beware!
- The last book I bought was Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith, but I have not read it yet.
- My favorite book to movie adaptation is Little Women (2019) directed by Greta Gerwig or Emma (2020) directed by Autumn de Wilde.
- I’m more of a reader than a writer.
- My favorite style of writing depends on whether I’m reading or writing.
- My go-to children’s book is Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne.
- My favorite childhood memory is being in the kitchen with my mother.
- Growing up, I was sure I would be a forest ranger.
- My first job was as workin’ the drive-thru at Taco Bell!
My dream job is probably being an English professor . . . guess I’m lucky!- I like to spend my free time stand-up paddleboarding or walking in nature. . . if I’m not reading.
- The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is New Zealand.
- The literary place I’d most like to visit is London. . . again.
- If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in the Lake District in the UK.
- If I was stranded on a desert island, the three things I would bring with me are a sheet of plastic, a knife, and an umbrella.
- The one song I could listen to on repeat is Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms.
- The best gift I ever received was The Chronicles of Narnia box set.
- The best gift I’ve ever given is a copy (in like-new condition) of the edition of the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook that my mom had worn out over the years.
- If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up soup or one-pot pasta.
- If I could try any food from a book or series, it would be whatever Aunt Beast feeds Meg in A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
- The author (dead or alive) I’d most like to spend a day with is Angie Thomas.
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