B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / class differences / cookbook / cooking / Early Victorian / English Historical / female friendship / Historical / Historical fiction / identity / self discovery / Womens-FictionNo Comments
Before Mrs. Beeton and well before Julia Child, there was Eliza Acton, who changed the course of cookery writing forever. England, 1835. London is awash with thrilling new ingredients, from rare spices to exotic fruits. But no one knows how to use them. When Eliza Acton is told by her ... more >
Publishing Newsbook deals / book mending / comic book store / gender / identity / Libraries / Pixar1 Comments
Book Deals: Week of January 9, 2017 – Ooh, I spotted some Romance in the PW book deal report for this week: Cindy Hwang, editorial director at Berkley, acquired world English rights for The Wedding Date, a debut novel by Jasmine Guillory, in a two-book deal arranged by Holly Root of Waxman Leavell Literary. According ... more >
Publishing Newsgender / gender fluidity / gifts / identity / marriage / polyamory / reading / Sphinx / The Argonauts8 Comments
2015: The Year an “Orgy of Specificity” Revitalized Romance – Judy Berman’s contemplation of her favorite romance of the year: Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts, becomes a launching pad from which she discusses the construct of identity, as books like Nelsons, and Ann Garétta’s Sphinx defy gender constructions and conventions to deliver what ... more >
B 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 >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscolonialism / gender / identity / loss / Science Fiction / social justice / spaceship21 Comments
READERS PLEASE NOTE: The following is a review of Ancillary Sword, the second book in Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch series. Out of necessity, the review’s plot summary contains big spoilers for book one, Ancillary Justice. If you have not yet read Ancillary Justice and would like to read it spoiler-free, ... more >
A Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsgender / identity / loss / political intrigue / psychological thriller / revenge / Science Fiction / spaceship30 Comments
Dear Ms. Leckie, I finished reading your debut novel, Ancillary Justice, about a week ago and I am still in awe of just how good it is. I suspect I will remain in awe for a long time. I first came across Ancillary Justice, the first book in the Imperial ... more >