Lily holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a Graduate Certificate in Literature, as well as a bachelor’s in Spanish and English. During her undergraduate career, she studied Spanish language and culture in an intensive program at the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain. She has experience teaching English as a second language abroad, as well as teaching English Composition at the University level. Beyond that, she hoards books, has travelled to nearly a dozen countries, and has several fiction and poetry publications.
Areas of Expertise
Agatha Christie: Queen of…Theater?
Despite her fame as a murder mystery writer, Agatha Christie had a significant—though lesser known—impact on and love for the world of theater.
Agatha Christie: Discover the Woman Behind the Mystery
Agatha Christie is a well-known author of the mid-twentieth century, particularly for her wildly popular mystery novels.
Don Quixote: Was the First Modern Novel Born in Captivity?
The whimsical and idealistic nature of Don Quixote makes it easy to forget that much of the novel was inspired by Cervantes’ incarceration and enslavement.