Kathryn

Bookish Babe & Founder

Hi, I’m Kathryn! I honestly can’t believe I’ve been lucky enough to do this for almost a decade now and it really is true that time flies when you’re having fun! Blissfully Bookish looks very different than it did on day one, but one thing has always stayed the same: it’s my creative outlet and a literal dream to have the privilige of connecting with the bookish community through my art and passion.

If I could go back and tell the little girl hiding under her blanket with a flashlight and book that one day she’d get to work with the same authors she idolized, make lifelong friends she never would’ve met otherwise, and even see her name printed in the acknowledgements of stories she didn’t want to end... she would never belive me.

I wear a lot of hats here at Blissfully Bookish: reader, designer, web guru, social media maven, model, and about a million other things, but truly the most important is a fan. Keeping my love of reading alive is what fuels everything I do and pushes me to create pieces that feel authentic and a little bit magical.

When I’m not working on Blissfully Bookish, you’ll usually find me with my husband, Daryl, and our daughter, Lirael which is most workdays too, since she’s our official product quality control specialist. I love being on the water, escaping to the mountains, and loving on our pets. I’m an INTJ, an Enneagram 8w7, a proud introvert (despite my moon sign being Sagittarius), and I thrive on very on-brand introvert hobbies like reading (obviously), video games, and fully embracing my quiet time.

Some of my favorite authors and series include:

• The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix
• Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
• Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Daryl

Chief Financial Storyteller

Hello all, my name is Daryl! In the initial years of Blissfully Bookish’s development I had the great pleasure of working behind the scenes helping my wife, the Bookish Babe herself, build and form this venture into the exciting one it is today. As time progressed, my involvement in the day to day did as well. I focus most of my time on business development, financial compliance, consulting, optimization, order fulfillment and product development, along with heavy doses of manual labor, including some creative critique as well. Now, the two of us are an integrated team focused on developing and delivering the most unique, high quality and exciting new products to the bookish community, and beyond!

At the core of what we do though, the underlying element behind the origins of Blissfully Bookish, is a true love and appreciation Kathryn and I share for literature, of all forms and genres, and the creativity it both inspires and nurtures. Throughout our lifetimes we have been swept away by enchanted forests and towering mountains, explored the deep, dark corners of space, cheered on the valorous and the vengeful alike, and imagined ourselves wielding magic right alongside our favorite characters, but that was not enough. We wanted to be a part of a community that shares these exciting tales, bringing them to life in our everyday, and in some small way helping each of us feel just a little bit more connected to the worlds we love so much.

During my time away from bookish endeavors, I, of course, love spending time with my wife and daughter, the two absolute centers of my world, mountain biking and trail running any chance I get, fishing, traveling, working on projects outdoors, diving, hiking with our golden retriever, Persephone, and enjoying the company of our cat Nyx, the Pixie Bob.

Some of my favorite authors and series include:

• “The Legendarium” of Works by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• The Magicians Series by Lev Grossman

Bridey

Retail Realmkeeper & Digital Knight

Hi everyone, I’m Bridey! After many years of friendship with Kathryn and Daryl, I officially joined the Blissfully Bookish team in 2025 handling wholesale relationships, product descriptions, photos, and any small side quests Kathryn might bestow upon me. Though I spent many years handing out business cards and repping Blissfully Bookish’s incredible products, I am thrilled to be part of the team that provides so much bookish magic.

When I’m not immersing myself in fantastical worlds, I can be found playing video games badly, consuming too many bagels, watching cooking shows even though I don’t cook, and hanging out with my two dogs, Bandit and Macey, and adorable cat, Nyla.

Some of my favorite books include:

• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• Guild Hunter by Nalini Singh
• One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
• Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan