Her areas of expertise include the Schoolwide Enrichment Model-Reading and a focus on literacy and literature, through which she serves as a reviewer of books for youth and a consultant to publishers. Beginning later this year, Susannah Richards will be writing a column on all things bookish for Teaching for High Potential. She has been a presenter at NAGC for over 15 years and has served as the a co-chair for the Middle Grades Network, chair of the Teaching for High Potential Advisory Board and worked on publications and event planning for the association. She lives in a house of books, was a member of the 2013 John Newbery Award Committee and regularly reviews and presents on books and English Language Arts strategies for highly able readers and writers.