About Stephanie

Stephanie Perry photoStephanie Perry is a Seattle-based writer, editor, and blogger. A Black Badge (10-year) Elite Yelper and AFAR.com Local Expert, she is happy to talk your ear off about the best places to visit in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction, but she does have a genuine English degree and can sometimes be found reading actual literary fiction for grownups. Stephanie’s current favorite subjects to read about include medieval and Elizabethan history, novelty taxidermy, North Korea, time travel, and gems and jewelry (or, ideally, some combination of those).

You can find Stephanie wherever the books and food are. If you invite her to a party, she promises not to judge you based on your bookshelf.

You can see Stephanie’s online portfolio or contact her for freelance writing or editing work.

Stephanie’s Reviews

Freakin' Fabulous, by Clinton Kelly.

Freakin’ Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better than Everyone Else

Let's Get Fabulous Author: Clinton Kelly I’ve watched more than my fair share of episodes of “What Not to Wear” ...
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Gone Girl Cover

Loved This, Try That: Gone Girl

Dark Thrillers for Scary Reading We’re guessing you’ve heard of a little book called Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn’s twisted, multi-layered ...
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A Feast of Ice and Fire

Feast of Ice and Fire, A

Dinner Is Coming Authors: Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, Sariann Lehrer Cookbooks are one of my favorite things to check out from the ...
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Matched

Matched (Matched Trilogy, Book 1)

Strike a Flame Author: Ally Condie Without really intending to, I’ve read an awful lot of dystopian teen romance in ...
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Craft-a-Day

Craft-a-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects

Crammed with Crafts Author: Sarah Goldschadt At first glance, a craft-a-day book sounded awfully ambitious. Sometimes one craft per year ...
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Death Goes Postal

Death Goes Postal

 A Deadly Delivery Authors: Rosemary and Larry Mild I don’t know about you, but I’m not a big fan of ...
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present

Holiday Gifts (Under $50!) for Readers: 2012

Oh yes, it’s that time again! If you’re already overwhelmed by your holiday shopping list, don’t worry: we’ve got some ...
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the distant hours

Distant Hours, The

A Gothic Phase Author: Kate Morton I’ve been going through a bit of a gothic phase lately. No, not like ...
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moonlit tree

Six Spooky Halloween Tales

Halloween is almost here! Even if you’ve outgrown the urge to dress up in costume, it’s still a great excuse ...
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Seraphina

Seraphina

Game of Thrones Jr. Author: Rachel Hartman I was already rooting for Seraphina, Rachel Hartman’s debut fantasy YA novel, before ...
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Amazon River

Unconquered, The: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes

Brazilian Whacks Author: Scott Wallace Generally speaking, I’d be up for visiting most parts of the planet (excluding the ones ...
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pennies

9 Easy Ways to Get Free and Cheap Books

Here at Readers Lane, we love to read and we love a deal. (So reading about deals is probably the ...
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Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace

Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby Author: Kate Summerscale Victorians – they’re just like us! Oh sure, they addressed their ...
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The Wilder Life

Wilder Life, The: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie

Girl Gone Wilder Author: Wendy McClure We bookish nerd girls understand one another. While Little House on the Prairie wasn’t ...
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The Lifeboat

Lifeboat, The

Dead Calm Author: Charlotte Rogan Let's play a word association game. When I say "shipwreck survival," you think... "exciting"? "Action-packed"? ...
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

Uptown, Downton Author: Countess Carnarvon My reading habits are all over the map. On a scale of “bleak environmental science” ...
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Overdressed

Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion

The Price of Fashion Author: Elizabeth L. Cline Like many of us, author Elizabeth Cline used to buy cheap new ...
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The Inheritance

Inheritance, The: And Other Stories

Fantasy Feast Author(s): Megan Lindholm, Robin Hobb As much as I enjoy Robin Hobb’s books, somehow it’s never occurred to ...
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Journal of Best Practices

Journal of Best Practices, The

The Book of Love Author: David Finch I’m perfectly willing to admit that my ideas of romance may not be ...
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Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob

The Best Defense Author: William Landay When is a courtroom drama not a courtroom drama? When it’s less about the ...
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