Dr. Karin Hooks earned a BA in English from Middle Tennessee State University, an MA in English from University of Delaware, and her PhD in English from The Ohio State University. MaryBeth Yates/Mari LaRoche graduated from Johns Hopkins University with her MA in Writing with a concentration in Fiction in May 2023.
Dr. Karin Hooks earned a BA in English from Middle Tennessee State University, an MA in English from University of Delaware, and her PhD in English from The Ohio State University. She is an associate professor of English at LCCC, where she teaches a range of courses, including American literature, African American literature, Women’s Fiction, Exploring the Bible, Great Books, Introduction to Fiction, and Composition. Her research areas include American literary history, periodical studies, and women’s fiction. Her publications have appeared in journals (Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers; Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature; and American Literary Realism) and in edited collections: (American Literary History and the Turn to Modernity and Yours for Humanity: New Essays on Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins).
MaryBeth Yates/Mari LaRoche is an emerging fantasy and paranormal author who has been making up stories since she could talk. Her early stories have been featured in anthologies such as Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice, Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, and Secrets in Our Cities. "Secrets and Gold" has been republished in a textbook currently in use at a local community college. She is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Mari graduated from Johns Hopkins University with her MA in Writing with a concentration in Fiction in May 2023. She also presents workshops to local community college students on the challenges and rewards of creative writing. When not found with a book, camera, or laptop in her hands, Mari loves to cuddle her three cats (The Catxels), travel through Canada, and collect tattoos (mostly of the feline variety).
