Thomas C. Foster is a Professor of English at the University of Michigan, Flint and the author of Twenty-five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity, How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines and How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form (all published by HarperCollins).

Foster is a lively and entertaining guide to novels and every other genre of literature.

As the ultimate professional reader - a college professor for over 25 years - he shows audiences (lay people and students) how to make their everyday reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.

^[1]