Meet Our Editors
Our small team of editors reads every book and reviews every product featured in the Bas Bleu catalog (with the exception of Reader Reviews). Our editorial team has a combined fifty years experience writing for Bas Bleu...and the company is only twenty-five years old! In fact, our brand manager is Bas Bleu's longest standing employee.: She started out in 1995 taking customer calls and writing catalog copy, and grew along with the company. Notice the initials in parentheses at the end of every book review? That identifies its writer, a reminder that the folks in our editorial office are real, avid readers...just like you!
Christie Hall (CH): Brand Manager
Hobbies (besides reading): working crosswords, building towers with my two-year-old, rolling with the Bowl Weevils on casual league night, floating (lake or ocean)
Other Jobs I've Had: ice cream scooper, ballroom dance instructor
Secret Talent: nimbly catching things I clumsily knock over
Favorite Indulgence: another dozen East Coast oysters
Backup Career: air hockey hustler/sommelier
Ann Gregory (AG): Merchandising Manager
Hobbies (besides reading): jogging (both for exercise and after my kids), traveling, crossword puzzling, listening to podcasts, falling asleep during movies
Other Jobs I've Had: fast-food drive-through worker, video store clerk, magazine intern, production editor at publishing house
Secret Talent: matchmaking
Favorite Indulgence: warm chocolate croissant and a latte
Backup Career: rescue dachshund farm owner
Aisha Anderson (AA): Merchandising & Purchasing Analyst
Hobbies (besides reading): Jogging, working out, going to my kids games
Other Jobs I've Had: mostly all in Merchandising/Advertising, but I have taught workout classes
Secret Talent: Ice Skating
Favorite Indulgence: chocolate-specifically Turtles, and Raisinets
Backup Career: Helping people/consulting, making jewelry, and having a food truck
Rachel Radomski (RR): Literary Merchandising Associate
Hobbies (besides reading): collecting stray cats and draping plants, redecorating once a month, and cooking while dancing around the kitchen to my favorite music (also listening to music, in general)
Other Jobs I've Had: ballet instructor, event coordinator, assistant to Wisconsin construction mogul
Secret Talent: finding excuses to stay home
Favorite Indulgence: homemade mac & cheese, a fresh salad, and a glass of wine paired with an episode of Gilmore Girls
Backup Career: writer in a cabin on the lake with too many pets, a communal garden, and renewable energy
Honor Chotkowski (HC): Literary Merchandising Associate
Hobbies (besides reading): learning new crafts, art and DIY, being walked by my dog, cooking elaborate meals
Other Jobs I've Had: stylist, server, camp counselor
Secret Talent: using every dish I own when cooking
Favorite Indulgence: pizza, Family Feud, and an ice-cold beer
Backup Career: Michelin food critic or casting director
Hannah Harper (HH): Merchandising & Administrative Assistant
Hobbies (besides reading): solitaire, group exercise classes, and pursuing farmer’s markets, antique shops, and thrift storess
Other Jobs I've Had: daycare teacher, hair salon receptionist, college dean’s office receptionist, HVAC company receptionist
Secret Talent: cat whisperer
Favorite Indulgence: iced coffee (at any point in the day/year) and caprese sandwiches
Backup Career: an extra in any Marvel movie