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Once upon a time not long ago, two responsible college professors, Lynn the psychologist and Kathy the literary scholar, fell in love with the television show
Supernatural and turned their oh-so-practical lives upside down.
Fangasm pulls back the curtain on the secret worlds of fans and famous alike. Anyone who's been tempted to throw off the constraints of respectability and indulge a secret passion—or hit the road with a best friend—will want to come along.
About the author
Lynn S. Zubernis is associate professor of counselor education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She is also area chair for stardom and fandom for the Southwest Popular Culture Association. Katherine Larsen teaches at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is the area chair for fan theory and culture for the Popular Culture Association. Larsen and Zubernis are principal and associate editors of the "Journal of Fandom Studies." Together, they have authored "Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame, and Fan/Producer Relationships" and edited "Fan Culture: Theory/Practice" and "Fan Phenomena: "Supernatural." They aren't telling the names under which they write fan fiction.
