About Sara Hildreth
FictionMatters began as a graduate school project in response to the Common Core push for more nonfiction in secondary classrooms. While I knew in my bones that reading fiction mattered, I set out to explore just what fiction can teach us and how reading fiction impacted people beyond the English field.
This project ballooned into sharing book recommendations and reading reflections on Instagram, and eventually landed me here where I write regularly and reflectively on my reading and thinking about fiction.
About Sara Hildreth
Prior to becoming a full-time reader and writer, I earned my MA in English Literature from Georgetown University and spent six years teaching English at an all-girls high school. As a teacher and scholar, I appreciate the legacy of classic literature and love dense literary fiction that gives off that readerly feel. But as a recovering book snob, I also love the occasional dishy thriller and historical romance.