Prior to working at the university level, she worked as a school librarian in both the elementary and middle school settings. She spends most of her time reading and listening to young adult literature and reviewing books for her blog at http://www.karinsbooknook.com. She is the author of an audio book review column titled AudioTalk that is featured in VOYA. Her book, Sci Fi on the Fly: A Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction for Young Adults was published in July 2015.