Claire Sewell

About

I am a writer, creator, and librarian in Houston, Texas. My writing often focuses on television, fashion, gender, and memory.

• Book reviews for Library Journal

The Golden Girls Fashion Corner

Since 2018, I have written about the fabulous fashions worn throughout the iconic show's seven seasons. I also explore the historical and cultural impact of the show. My work helps to expand scholarship about The Golden Girls and its continued importance and relevance.As the "Official" Golden Girls Librarian™, My Golden Girls Libguide also connects researchers to scholarly resources and more information related to the show. It was recently featured by Springshare and American Libraries magazine.

Published Writing

• Picture It: The Golden Girls and Interior Design Nostalgia

• "Darndest Thing You Ever Saw!": BEST Products and Houston’s Indeterminate Facade

• Deconstructing HIV and AIDS on The Golden Girls

• Marie Kondo and Books: Tidying Up the Misconceptions

• The History & Origin of Cat Memes: From the 18th Century to lolcats; Or, How Cats have Basically Changed the Internet and the World Furever

• Making a Ruckus: Considering The Goop Lab

• Learning MARC for Absolute Beginners

• Mare of Easttown: Not Just Another Dead Girl Show

• Weeding Is Fundamental: On Libraries and Throwing Away Books

• Librarians' Advisory: A Critically Important Reading List

• Fear Is the Mind-killer: On Deciding to Read Dune

• 6151 Richmond Street: The Fifth Character on The Golden Girls

• Remembering Betty White: Books By and About the First Lady of Television

• Disco Downfall: Halston & the JCPenney Deal

• For the Love of Wordle: A Reading List of Puzzles and Games

• The Partially True Story of the Burning of The Grapes of Wrath

• When The Golden Girls Were Environmentalists

Art & Design

Contact

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"We tell ourselves stories in order to live." --Joan Didion