My literary work experience started as a bookseller at Magers & Quinn. From there I joined the marketing team at Consortium Book Sales and Distribution/Ingram, and most recently I was the Marketing & Sales Manager at Coffee House Press.

My favorite books introduce me to something I’ve never encountered before: an idea, a voice, a character, a form. I gravitate towards translated fiction, short stories, and all kinds of essays.

Besides reading, I like black tea with whole milk, Lake Superior, cooking food with lots of flavor, and being outdoors. I live in Minneapolis with my husband, our son, and our cream-puff cat.

(In case you were wondering, Marit is a name from my Swedish family tree, and I pronounce it MAHR-it.)