My reading background?  It's... eclectic to say the least; L.M. Montgomery, historical non-fiction, fairy tales, manga, Stephen King, Terry Brooks and Robert Browning are all books I've read in the last week or so.

My actual background is slightly more straight foreward.  I studied literature in college, and decided to make a career out of it.  I have a husband and a five year old son.  My son has Alport's Syndrome so 10% of all profits go towards kidney research.