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This is the story of two reasonably intelligent women (Lynn is a psychologist, with a PhD in clinical psychology, gainfully employed as a therapist, professor, and researcher; Kathy is a writing professor with a PhD in Eighteenth Century literature) who fell hard for a show called Supernatural.

We became so fascinated by what it means to be a fan that we decided to combine our skills to write a book on fandom from the fans' perspective. As academics do, we first hit the libraries and internet, accumulating stacks of articles and hundreds of pages of research. We typed and revised and theorized, quoted and footnoted, and ended up with an academic text crammed full of the current scholarship on fandom.

This is that book.

However, somewhere along the line, the research took a back seat to the road trip as we traveled across the US and Canada interviewing the show’s fans, as well as the actors and directors, writers, journalists, bloggers, convention organizers, significant others and insignificant hangers-on. The book split in two. Fangasm! is the story of that year-long roadtrip -- the surprises we never saw coming, the secrets uncovered, the behind-the-scenes insights, the heartwarming and heartbreaking fan confessions. It’s also the story of our shared obsession and the friendship that sustains us through 4 am line-ups, overtaxed credit cards, canceled flights and airport camp-outs, and of course the occasional accusations of insanity. Go here for more on Fangasm! Stay here to find out more about Stalking Fandom.

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Posted on December 2, 2008 by spnfans

The road so far . . .

The book is titled Stalking Fandom and that’s exactly what we’ve done for the last year and a half. We’ve been to fan conventions large and small, talked to bloggers, journalists, writers, directors, producers, actors, photographers, convention organizers, anyone and everyone we could get to who could give us some perspective on who the fans of Supernatural are and what they do. We’ve done silly things, embarassing things, amazing things. We’ve made some wonderful friends, and had our lives enriched in ways we could never have foreseen when we started this project. We’ve learned a lot about fandom and the people on both sides of the fourth wall, but we’ve also learned a lot about graciousness, generosity, and the kindness of strangers.

Now . . .

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: fandom, fans, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Supernatural |

6 Responses

Nikki Marie, on December 8, 2008 at 2:39 pm said:

First to comment?? And I haven’t even been around lately!!

I am so proud of you guys right now my chest might burst! So excited for you!!

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Karen H., on December 15, 2008 at 6:53 pm said:

We all have dreams, but not many of us make them come true. You guys did it and I’m so proud of you both!

I can’t wait to buy a copy and will insist the book be autographed! Yeah, I know you know what I think about autographs, but these will be the first autographs I will really want to have!

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Becky, on December 15, 2008 at 8:23 pm said:

Love the book title! That is so appropriate. I can’t wait to read the book. And this subject is sooo much better than Freud and Swift .

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Mary (Bardicvoice), on December 17, 2008 at 12:33 am said:

The title is perfect! I’m looking forward to seeing the book, and I am very happy to have been on the sidelines watching parts of your journey … 🙂

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Amanda, on January 2, 2009 at 8:11 pm said:

What a roadtrip you guys have had! I really wish I could have been there for the entire trip but I’m glad I got to share a small part of it with you both. It has been an absolute pleasure to meet you and be able to share my personal experience with you and I’m eagerly looking forward to reading Stalking Fandom.

Any news on a publishing date yet?

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kbusse, on April 1, 2009 at 12:11 am said:

Just wanting to comment how excited I am about your book and how much I’m looking forward to meeting y’all 🙂

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