About Me

Alexa Victoria Schmidt

This page is a collection of my publications and my personal interests, from booklists to my Spotify playlist, so that you have a chance to learn a little bit more about me, to see if my vision and interests might fit your editing needs. 

My Research Papers:

My graduate research paper, titled “International Cross-Media Adaptation: a Case Study of The Witcher, was published on PDXScholar. If you’d like to learn more about the adaptation and publication history of Netflix’s latest book-to-screen adaptation and how authors can benefit from the use of new media, read more here.

If you’re more interested in the business of book publishing and the growing supply chain issues, read my report published in collaboration with Independent Booksellers and Publishers Association and other students at Portland State University on good distribution practices. You can read my section on “Cost Effective Book Delivery” here to learn more about solutions for distributing print books in our current market. 

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Other activities I enjoy… (besides reading)

  • Yoga
  • Hiking and walking through Portland’s waterfront park
  • Playing video games, including games like Legend of Zelda, Halo, and the Sims
  • Cooking and Baking
  • Gardening
  • Playing board and card games (watch out I’m a card shark)
  • Binge watching my favorite shows, including Stranger Things, Avatar: The Last Airbender, New Girl, and anything that’s Marvel or Star Wars
  • Volunteering for the Oregon Brewer’s Fest, and other organizations in Oregon
  • Advocating for human rights and climate intervention

Some of my favorite books…

  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson
  • Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Any and all Harry Potter
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  • The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

On my bedside table now…

  • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Movies kept on heavy rotation…

  • MCU Cycle
  • Star Wars
  • Harry Potter
  • Someone Great
  • Cleopatra (1963)
  • Gone with the Wind
  • Howl’s Moving Castle
  • Gone Girl
  • Lord of the Rings
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