I don’t think I’ve ever read a book before that made me want to shower […]
The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due
Trigger warnings for abuse and torture of children and prevalent racism. Tananarive Due’s novel, The […]
The Third Wife of Faraday House, by B.R. Myers
Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to leave her guardians’ home in Halifax, Canada. Not only is […]
The Devil Raises His Own, by Scott Phillips
Scott Phillips takes Bill Ogden, protagonist of Cottonwood, and transports him years and miles away […]
Commonplace book: June 2024
From “A Reviewer’s Life,” by Christine Smallwood in The Yale Review: CRITICISM IS AN ACT of […]
A Sorceress Comes to Call, by T. Kingfisher
Trigger warning for coercive control and abuse. T. Kingfisher has a gift. I love how […]
After Oz, by Gordon McAlpine
The end of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, is a happy one. Dorothy […]