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February 27, 2023

REVIEW: Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsarchaeologist / archeology / colonialism / Egypt / engineer / France / museum / museum exhibits / non-fiction / Paris / politics / World War IINo Comments

The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against ... more >

June 8, 2021

REVIEW: A Rogue’s Company by Allison Montclair

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / amateur sleuths / class differences / colonialism / dysfunctional family / female friendship / London / matchmakers / mystery / POC / Post WWII5 Comments

In Allison Monclair’s A Rogue’s Company, business becomes personal for the Right Sort Marriage Bureau when a new client, a brutal murder, two kidnappings, and the recently returned from Africa Lord Bainbridge threatens everything that one of the principals holds dear. In London, 1946, the Right Sort Marriage Bureau is ... more >

Black woman with her long braids in a low ponytail wearing an off the shoulder dress in teal and purple, in the arms of a white man with reddish gold hair wearing a white shirt and a gray silk waistcoat. They're on the balcony of an old building; the background is a European cityscape.
May 6, 2019

REVIEW: A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscolonialism / Contemporary / fake relationship / interracial-romance / multicultural romance / POC / POC author / Royalty4 Comments

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Dear Alyssa Cole, Once again you have been blessed by the cover gods. But better than that, the inside of the book lives up to the promise of that beautiful cover. A Prince on Paper was lovely.  I’m generally a hero-centric reader. And I did love Johan. But the star ... more >

November 7, 2015

REVIEW: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

JanineB Reviewscolonialism / gender / identity / SF / spaceship / war7 Comments

The following  review contains some spoilers. — Janine Dear Ms. Leckie, I loved your debut, Ancillary Justice, and keenly anticipated its sequel. Ancillary Sword showed many of the same strengths and I liked it a lot, even though it didn’t quite live up to its predecessor. Now comes the third ... more >

October 28, 2015

Wednesday News: Law, music, race, and gender

JanetPublishing Newscolonialism / diversity / Fantasy / feminism / Gloria Steinem / Jay Z / lawsuit / music / neuroscience / Osama Fahmy / Regency Romance / sampling / Timbaland / Zen Cho17 Comments

Jay Z, Timbaland Win ‘Big Pimpin” Sample Trial – Timbaland was sued for sampling some flute music from the Egyptian song, “Khosara, Khosara,” by the composer’s nephew. The lawyer for the defense argued that Baligh Hamdi, the song’s composer, sold his rights, before he died, to his record company. That company, in turn, ... more >

July 20, 2015

REVIEW: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

SunitaA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscolonialism / Fantasy / multicultural / SFF19 Comments

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Dear Robert Jackson Bennett: I’m not sure how I came to know about this novel; probably from the blog Two Dudes in An Attic, who participated in a multi-blog read of the book and put it on their Best of 2014 list. I was intrigued by the combination of murder mystery ... more >

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