So. Many. Exciting. Books. October/November is bursting at the seams with titles that I am itching to get my hands on. If I could, I would clear my calendar and hole up with these books until Christmas. Without further ado, here is a list to spur you on to your local indie bookstore. October 25 … Continue reading Fall 2022 is Outdoing Itself: Forthcoming Fiction Titles to Get Excited About
I've been somewhat immersed in the Brontës for the past month. I didn't mean to be, but it all started with a podcast and it snowballed from there. The podcast in question is On Eyre from Hot and Bothered (a Not Sorry Production). The hosts Vanessa Zoltan and Lauren Sandler do a thorough and wonderful … Continue reading A Brontëful Season
It's a very bizarre thing to find yourself squeeing in the middle of a gut-wrenching and upsettingly graphic story about the bubonic plague. And yet. Here we are. Doomsday Book was published in 1992 and is the first full-length book in Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel series. It tells the story of Kivrin Engle, a … Continue reading Fangirling with Connie Willis
I don't often find a contemporary mystery novel that hits the spot. As I've mentioned before, I think that contemporary mysteries swing too far either to the cozy or the bleak. This is why, when I want a mystery fix, I always reach for the detective fiction from the Golden Age (the 1920s-40s). The authors … Continue reading Isabel, Isabel, didn’t worry. Isabel didn’t scream or scurry: The Adventures of Isabel: An Epitome Apartments Mystery by Candas Jane Dorsey
I have worn many hats in my time. When I was very young, and people would ask me, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I would always answer without hesitation: I wanted to be a writer. I wrote stories all the time. I kept lists of names that I liked in … Continue reading Reading Gaudy Night (a.k.a. Doing My Proper Job)
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