Julie Ann

Julie 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 as 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.