In the depths of the Blitz, Britons have started to dream of King Arthur. Everyone […]
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
It was a delight to re-read Persuasion, by Jane Austen, along with some of the […]
The Other Bennet Sister, by Janice Hadlow
I always wondered about Mary Bennet, the middle Bennet daughter, originally introduced to us in […]
Murder at the Spirit Lounge, by Jess Kidd
Trigger warning for suicide. Nora Breen returns in Murder at the Spirit Lounge, by Jess […]
Feast, by Catherine Kurtz
Trigger warning for rape, racism. At the outset of Catherine Kurtz’s troubling novel, Feast, Minha […]
Honey, by Imani Thompson
The first one wasn’t meant to be fatal. The second was maybe an accident. The […]
A Perfect Hand, by Ayelet Waldman
The further I got into Ayelet Waldman’s incredible new novel, A Perfect Hand, the more […]
Strange Beasts, by Susan J. Morris
There are few things as satisfying to me in a story than women who, after […]
The Bookshop Below, by Georgia Summers
Readers frequently describe books as magical. We’re being metaphorical about how stories can transport. But […]
No Man’s Land, by Richard K. Morgan
Duncan Silver’s Great War never ended; it was only the enemy that changed. After he […]