Book Salons, Hormones, and Online Hate Mail: a Post-Retirement ConversationElaine Showalter and Diane Middlebrook, who are English professors, authors, and longtime friends, each made the decision to retire last year after teaching for many years at their respective universities (Ms. Showalter at Princeton, Ms. Middlebrook at Stanford). Their decisions have allowed them to pursue full-time writing careers. We asked Ms. Showalter and...Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |