Hello! I'm Devoney Looser, Professor of English at Arizona State University. (I pronounce my name DEV-oh-knee LOE-sir.) I also go by Stone Cold Jane Austen, especially when I'm on roller skates. I grew up in Minnesota, where postage-stamped sized backyards were turned into winter ice rinks using garden hoses, and cold weather brought more opportunities to snuggle up and read great books. Now I live in the desert, near a fantastic roller rink. I have the good fortune to teach Jane Austen to college students, and I serve as the faculty adviser to ASU's roller derby team. (That's how I got my alter-ego nickname, playing roller derby.) I met my husband--also an English professor and Austen scholar--over a conversation about Mansfield Park, and together we're raising tween sons who find Austen tolerable but un-tempting. I have a personal website, too, if you want to learn more about what I've been up to lately: www.devoney.com