Daphne Russell is a seasoned educator with 35 years of experience who discovered how to use books as tools to foster introspective thought processes, leading to internal transformation. Her universal method, grounded in customer service principles, has the potential to level the literacy playing field, create confident readers, and eventually cultivate a collective reader conscious. Daphne's first book, Read or Die, chronicles her experience implementing this method at Mansfeld Middle School in Tucson, Arizona. After years of working with disengaged teens, she developed the VISCERAL Method, now available as an ebook. Her current manuscript, The Future of Education is Evolution, addresses the current state of education and advocates for honest, systemic change from within. Daphne considers herself an Educational Evolutionist, acknowledging the scholars and pioneers who paved the way for her insights. With three and a half decades of teaching and refining her approach, she has tirelessly worked to find a simple, effective solution to help every child embark on and strengthen their lifelong reading journey.