So You Want to Write a Book Review…
It has come to my attention that there are some reviewers out there who don’t know how to write a book review. By that I mean they are slamming books and the author and...
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Sci-Fi Sunday: Science Fiction Quotes
I’ve had a rough week. I was originally going to do an author profile of one of favourite science fiction authors, but I don’t have the energy or brain power. Instead, I am going...
Book Challenges
At the rate things are going, I am going to be out of content before Banned Book Week gets here. I live in Virginia and politicians here are trying to catch up to the...
The Book Life…in Memes
I think it’s obvious Marie Kondo was not an English major, and probably has never known one… During my undergrad I was averaging 23 required books a semester. I have a small bookcase just...
Sci-Fi Sunday: Feminist Science Fiction
Welcome to another Sci-Fi Sunday. Today I’m going to talk about feminist science fiction. Why specifically feminist science fiction? While there is nearly a 50-50 split in the number of male authors to female...
Books for Pride
Happy Pride everyone! A lot of people are putting out their reading lists for Pride. Each year a lot of the same books get recommended. This isn’t a bad thing, but for those who...
Nigerian Stories
My friend Tyler sent me this video of a Nigerian booktuber railing against white academia. Seriously, white academia needs to stop. To add insult to injury over the $100,000 advance Trish Lorenz got for...
5 Ways Real Life Mimics Literary Dystopias
My MA in literature has a cultural studies concentration. This means how literature reflects culture and society, and how society and culture reflects it back. This will will cover everything from folktales to contemporary...
