Hugo Contreras will be the first to tell you that he’s a fraud at the […]
Cities of Women, by Kathleen B. Jones
Christine de Pizan is one of the few medieval women we know from their own […]
Even Though I Knew the End, by C.L. Polk
Every book I’ve read by C.L. Polk is better than the last. I liked Witchmark. […]
And the Band Played On, by Randy Shilts
I was born in 1981. That year some of the earliest cases of what would […]
Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips
Trigger warnings for rape and coercion. There are a lot of secrets in Jayne Anne […]
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Few friends can say, like the characters in Jesse Q. Sutanto’s highly entertaining novel Vera […]
The Apology, by Jimin Han
There’s something about people—and characters—who insist that their way is the best way that absolutely […]
The Hollow Places, by T. Kingfisher
One of the sad things about being an adult is that, when you find a […]
I Have Some Questions for You, by Rebecca Makkai
I don’t know why so many of us are fascinated by true crime. I know […]
American Ending, by Mary Kay Zuravleff
Trigger warning for interpersonal violance. Two epiphanies bookend American Ending, by Mary Kay Zuravleff. Near […]