Kim Zarins has a PhD in English from Cornell University and teaches medieval literature at Sacramento State University. When she isn’t reading, writing, or teaching, she hangs out ...ver maisKim Zarins has a PhD in English from Cornell University and teaches medieval literature at Sacramento State University. When she isn’t reading, writing, or teaching, she hangs out with her family in Davis, California, and coaxes a scrub jay named Joe to take peanuts from her hand.ver menos