LuElla D'Amico is associate professor of English and coordinator of the women’s and gender studies program at the University of the Incarnate Word. Emily Hamilton-Honey is associate professor of English and humanities at SUNY Canton.
"""As both a scholar and a Nancy Drew fan, I had high expectations for this collection and it far exceeded them. The compiled essays provide an incredibly useful mix of new scholarship on acknowledged classics, recovery projects of female-centered series, and emerging avenues for new research within this rich body of texts. Crossing between girls' fiction studies, series fiction studies, gender studies, book/publishing history and material culture, the various essays offered delightful surprises alongside rigorous examination of the primary texts. I walked away from this book with a long list of series to look up and a strong desire to revisit some of my favorite Nancy Drew mysteries!"" --Rebekah Fitzsimmons, Carnegie Mellon University ""Beyond Nancy Drew takes its cue from the titular heroine by opening doors that have long been left closed. D'Amico and Hamilton-Honey gather an engaging set of essays that work together to provide a necessary insight into girls' series that have historically been overshadowed by the plucky detective. A valuable asset to scholars and classrooms alike."" --Casey Alane Wilson, Francis Marion University"