Lesley Williams is a librarian, writing instructor, book reviewer, and discussion facilitator based in Evanston, Illinois. As a public librarian, she led community discussions on intimidating classics, as well as African American and LGBTQ+ literature. She leads local book discussions about racial and environmental justice, and reviews books for Booklist magazine. Her writing has appeared in Truthout, Mondoweiss, and AWBC Magazine. Her hobbies include clumsy but enthusiastic folk dancing and spotting historical inaccuracies in Jane Austen adaptations and other historical dramas.
