About the Author

Susan Harlan is an associate professor of English literature at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a writer whose work has appeared in the Guardian US, the Toast, Roads & Kingdoms, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Literary Hub, Jezebel, Curbed, the Hairpin, the Establishment, the Common, and the Awl.

Reviews

With her insight as an English professor and an appreciation for great decor (plus the right amount of humor), Harlan has crafted the perfect read for literary fiends and design junkies alike.
*Apartment Therapy*

A masterful mash-up of highbrow literature and pervasive pop culture, this clever take on the classics will appeal to any book lover who can sheepishly admit their HGTV addiction.
*Ken Fulk, Interior Designer and Creative Director*

As someone who pauses during a novel’s steamy love scene to picture the gauzy bedding the author fleetingly mentions, I adored diving into Susan Harlan’s quirky and hilarious take on famous literary homes. So. Much. Fun.
*Young House Love*

Apartment Therapy for bookish types and the literary characters they love, Decorating a Room of One's Own is weird and wonderful fan fiction at its most elegant and evocative.
*Slaughterhouse 90210*

“Susan Harlan's revisionary take on rooms of one's own is a lively romp through literary history. In her version of Interior Decorating 101, she redesigns parlors and bedchambers with sardonic sophistication for literary heroes and heroines. Put down your class notes, and take a look at this!”
*Professor Emerita of English at the University of California, Davis*