Her work has appeared in NYmag, ELLE, Air Mail, Literary Hub, and more. She lives in Greenwich Village with her husband and is working on a satirical reimagining of the Odyssey from Athena's POV.
Sanibel's new novel is To Have and Have More.
At Electric Lit the author tagged seven "campus novels that diverge from the standard arc and provide more in the way of professors and politics of academia while remaining in that most beloved of settings: the private school campus." One title on the list:
The Rector of Justin by Louis AuchinclossRead about another novel on the list.
When you look back on your schooldays, there is probably at least one authority figure who still feels larger than life. Auchincloss captures the fascinating phenomenon of an institution being carried on the back of one such person. Headmaster Prescott is beloved by (almost) all who pass through the prep school’s halls and the prospect of his retirement is a death knell for the school. The hero worship Prescott receives and the weight of his failures counterbalance each other to create a character who also manages to carry this entire book. The Rector of Justin is both a paean to wonderful schools and also a cautionary tale about believing in your own mythos.
--Marshal Zeringue
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