‘Round the Table • www.ala.org/rt/godort Interview with Incoming GODORT Chair Susanne Caro

Favorite spot in Fargo / North collection of historic anatomy texts. It is years and became addicted to green Dakota a beautiful book. I had one of the images chile. You can add it to just about any- My favorite spot is Island Park. It is near from the book enlarged to a poster for an thing. Christmas (red and green chile) is the river, has music and dancing during exhibit, and it is now in my office. a valid answer. the summer, and wonderful, big trees. It is like a little forest in the middle of Fargo. Favorite movies Favorite conference city Six String Samurai. In a world where New Orleans, for the food. The confer- Favorite pastime/hobby the Russians won a war against the US ence center is great for getting your steps I am a cos-player. It mixes some of my in the 1960s, the only free territory left in but the crawfish étouffée and beauti- passions: science fiction, sewing, and art. is Las Vegas where Elvis rules as king. ful restaurants in the French Quarter are I enjoy the challenge of taking some- But the king is dead and Buddy Holly is the best. I need to explore more of the thing that was a 2-D image and making making his way there to claim the throne restaurants there. something that works on a real human. armed with a guitar and a katana. Rus- I’ve also started doing standup comedy. sian rockabilly soundtrack by the Red Favorite vacation spot Elvises. Camping on the California coast. I love Favorite TV shows going up Highway 1, the beaches and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the great On your reading list now hiking around Big Sur, walking among writing and character development; Dr. ●● In the Name of Science: A History of the redwoods, and if you are there at Who for the creativity and variety; Game Secret Programs, Medical Research, and the right of year, picking wild of Thrones because I now I just want to Human Experimentation by Andrew blackberries. know what happens next and I don’t Goliszek. think George R. R. Martin is going to ●● Cold War in a Cold Land: Fighting Historical figure you’d like to finish writing the series. Communism on the Northern Plains by meet David Walter Mills. This is worse than the favorite book Favorite book ●● The Long Cosmos by . question! Either Mary Edwards Walker, I have a favorite series: , by Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor Roosevelt, Terry Pratchett. They are funny and Music on your phone Dorothea Dix, or Mark Twain. cover so many topics, from politics Fallout 4 Playlist. It is a mix of 1950s and to vampires. Reoccurring characters 1960s with an atomic theme. Pet peeve include Death, semi-sentient luggage, Saying that someone was a person of witches, wizards, a police detective, and Favorite drink their time to excuse whatever they did. gods. There are over forty books in the Red wine or green tea with jasmine. series and are a great form of escapism. What inspires you about your Favorite type of food job? Favorite government document The state question of New Mexico comes My colleagues. I’ve had the honor to I still love Dream Anatomy (National from the restaurant industry: “Red or work with some wonderful, passionate, Institutes of Health, 2006). It explores green (chile)?” For me, it is green. I lived quirky, and interesting people. the National Library of Medicine’s in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for many

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