Who we are
Jamie and Erica have been best friends since 6th grade when they met at middle school in Boise, Idaho. They are both first born daughters (IYKYK), call each other “life partners” and validate each other’s every decision daily over Marco Polo.
They started Basic Bookish after spending too much time struggling to find the info they wanted. Hopping from one influencer’s socials to another, then to review sites, author pages, and publisher websites, the search was annoying and the information was scattered. They soon realized they weren’t the only frustrated book nerds out there and decided to solve this dilemma for others, too. Jamie and Erica created Basic Bookish to give bookish besties like them a place to find in-depth series info, a release calendar, guides on what to read next, fan art, links to Bookstagram and BookTok influencer reviews, and cute merch. They’ve built an organized, one-stop shop for all your bookish needs!
Basic Bookish is a play on basic bitches which they consider themselves to be. This isn’t their first business (or rodeo). Whether they are really smart or really dumb remains to be seen.
Erica
Erica is both a California girl and an Idaho girl, but after marrying a Navy SEAL (who Jamie lined her up with), finds herself a resident of the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She is a former tech recruiter turned travel agent and when she isn’t chasing around her 6 year old daughter and hundred pound Pit Bull, she is deep in her romantasy books. Her love affair started with ACOTAR and her roman empire is Zodiac Academy. She’s a kindle reader, passionate about cake, very proud of her leg guitar, and sports a swimsuit that says “brutally honest” because yes, she is.
Jamie
Jamie is a recovering software engineer that found herself preaching books like it was her job, so she decided to make it her job. Her gateway drug was Fourth Wing and her roman empire is Quicksilver. She prefers reading physical books in what she affectionately refers to as her “invalid bed.” She lives in Idaho with her husband and four kids, three of whom are adopted. Her favorite things include weekends in the mountains, Aperol Spritzes, offering unsolicited opinions on her husband’s house flipping projects, and making itineraries for girls trips.
