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Kim has been in love with Shakespeare's plays since middle school (and she's even dated several Hamlet-types). Her mom is thrilled that Kim is finally putting her BA in Renaissance Lit to good use.

A contributor to the anthology The May Queen, Kim's writing has appeared in literary journals and other publications, including the SoMa Literary Review, Kitchen Sink, and Elle Magazine. She is currently working on her Master's thesis on Henry James at Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles. With her friend and Twisted Lit series co-author Amy, she writes the popular blog about book-to-film adaptations, Romancing the Tome.


We reimagined William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and “Macbeth,” with our YA books, Tempestuous and Exposure. Ever since the novels were published a few months ago through Merit Press we’ve encountered a frequent question: Which of Shakespeare’s plays will inspire your next books in the Twisted Lit series?

While we’re currently hard at work putting our own spin on the Bard’s “Romeo and Juliet” w... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on April 21, 2013 15:40 • 13 views • Tags: contest, macbeth, romeo-and-juliet, shakespeare, the-tempest, twisted-lit, ya
Average rating: 3.75 · 326 ratings · 174 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Tempestuous: A Modern-Day S...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2012
Exposure: A Modern-Day Spin...
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
The May Queen: Women on Lif...
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3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions

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