Julie AnnJulie Ann is the author of two self-published memoirs-and understands why Prince and Madonna went through a phase of refusing to perform their first singles. A teacher of literature and writing at both college and high school levels, she squeezes in s much reading and writing as possible, then berates herself when she's lazy. She created Book Smart Pop-Up in 2023 in the hopes we all get a little bit smarter through books while avoiding algorithms on our phones. She lives in the Midwest with her ex-husband, their college-aged son, a dog the size of a pony, and a cat who in a past life was an engineer. Read More Read Less