Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Cooper - Friendship and Books

Bremond Berry MacDougall is a graduate of University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Spanish. While raising her three children between Austin and New York City, she amassed a collection of many thousands of books that make up what she calls a “readers’ library” (as opposed to a collector’s library). Rather than first editions, it contains dog-eared favorites, collections from both of her grandmothers complete with personal notes, and books she hasyet to read. She and her husband helped to establish Eleanor Hall at St. Andrew’s School in Austin, a kindergarten building named after her late mother who was a champion of joyful learning. A board member of the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, a nonprofit that aims to advance well-being, equity, and justice for all of New York’s children, she lives in Manhattan. Lisa Cooper-Lisa A. E. Cooper is a lawyer by profession and attended Amherst College and University of Texas School of Law. She has worked at a small Bay Area law firm that specializes in immigration law since 2008. A lifelong reader and book lover, her stint as a communications director for a school in Palo Alto undergoing a rebrand sparked her interest in publishing. Working with a graphic designer to rethink the school’s print magazines in an age that prioritizes digital experiences was an exciting and rewarding challenge. The mother of two adult daughters, she recently relocated to New York City. www.quiteliterallybooks.com