Elizabeth Scott 's latest novel, Living Dead Girl, has been piling up accolades and controversy alike. It is the utterly compelling and heartbreaking story of Alice, who had been abducted at nine years-old, and has been living with the man who abducted for the past five years. Her life is one of daily physical, emotional and sexual abuse – each day another drop of hopelessness. … [Read more...] about Another Quickie with Author Elizabeth Scott
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Is Dumbledore Gay? GAY LIKE ME?*
If I never hear the word "heteronormative" again, it'll still be too soon. You know, I totally understand why there's so much outcry about J.K. Rowling not outing Dumbledore in her books despite it being completely irrelevant to the plot. I mean, geez, I don't even know how I managed to grow up remotely queer without any literary role models. I'm so jellus that kids today even … [Read more...] about Is Dumbledore Gay? GAY LIKE ME?*
Fourth Comings
Written by Hannah All right, let's get the big spoiler out of the way first. Marcus and Jessica don't end up together. And you know what? I'm glad. That's right. I'm glad Jessica and Marcus finally broke up. One of the best things about Fourth Comings is how it illustrates that two people in love may, in the end, still not be right for each other. The idea that love is … [Read more...] about Fourth Comings
Big Batch of Books
Vol. 1 by Michelle Left Bank, by Kate Muir Left Bank is the tale of Madison, a Texan-born French movie star who goes out of her way to be as Parisian as possible (which seems to necessitate being in a loveless, frustrating marriage), her husband - the famous French philosopher Olivier - who is a bit of a slut as that seems to be what he thinks being a famous French … [Read more...] about Big Batch of Books
Bye-Bye, Magical Pants
A couple of weeks ago, on a Tuesday, I sat down and read Forever In Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood in one fell swoop, stopping only for food and the occasional bathroom break. Three days later, I went to see the author, Ann Brashares, read at a bookstore in San Francisco. And, while my friend and I might have been the oldest ones there without kids of our own, we … [Read more...] about Bye-Bye, Magical Pants