Intrusive Thoughts
Trixie Belden, another of the ghost-written books for girls. This time with a lot of detail about horses.
Year of the Month
“The Myth of Sisyphus” and Absurdism didn't happen in a vacuum.
Year of the Month
The limits of knowledge, and of cynicism.
Le Guin swerved from the expected in her second Earthsea book.
Year of the Month
The third book in Rice's romantic, blood-soaked Vampire Chronicles dramatically upped the stakes and scope.
Content note: This article contains references to sexual assault, including child abuse, and incest Originally published on The Solute I first read One Hundred Years of Solitude the summer I graduated high school, which I hope we can all agree is the perfect time to read it. I had discovered Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “A Very Old […]
Intrusive Thoughts
The Especially For Girls line was useful but also a demonstration of a real problem in media.
Intersectional Femivision
When and how we ask kids to grow up
Year of the Month
Bedtime is at 7:00 pm. When Frances goes to sleep is another question entirely.
Celebrating the Living
Without Tabitha King, there would be no Stephen King, but she's also an accomplished writer and his most important reader.
Intersectional Femivision
A look at Bechdel Tests and Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate Series
Celebrating the Living
Stephen King is more than just a horror writer, but there's nothing wrong with being a horror writer.