What I’ve read, and loved, since June! A Lady By Midnight, by Tessa Dare (out 8/28, historical romance) Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn (mystery/suspense) A Lady Never Lies, by Juliana Gray (out 8/7, historical romance) Speechless, by Hannah Harrington (out 8/28, YA) Thief of Shadows, by Elizabeth Hoyt (historical romance) Ride With Me, by Ruthie… Read More Book, Line and Sinker: July Reads
Years ago, when discussing fan fiction, I would make the analogy that it’s like babysitting your neighbors’ kids: You get to practice with these characters for a few hours, see what it’s like, and then give them back. In more recent days, I’m coming to see a flaw to that logic. Because no two children are… Read More Going Pro: What Gets Lost in the Move?
It’s with a sort of numb horror that I’m thinking about how, the same week that the Internet explodes with condemnation of Daniel Tosh and his crass gang rape joke about a female heckler at a comedy club, a young woman was attacked by a mob in Guwahati, India, while a camera crew recorded the… Read More All We’re Really “Asking For”
You’ve pretty much had to be living under a rock to not hear about Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike, which opens in U.S. theaters tomorrow. Loosely based on the life of lead actor Channing Tatum, from its promo campaign you could safely assume it’s two hours of nonstop thongs and gyrations. “Plot, what plot?” is the… Read More Object Lessons: Magic Mike, the Male Gaze and More
Taking on a job that involves a lot of reading means, well, a lot of reading. I have visions of getting to December 31 and, frantic and red-eyed, forgetting exactly what moved and inspired me in the several months prior. Since we don’t want that, I thought it might be prudent to start tallying the 2012 releases… Read More Book, Line and Sinker: June Reads
It’s 2012, and we’re still having a world-wide conversation about women’s sexuality. Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t get it either. So, allow me to throw my .02 cents in the ring with a resounding “What in the ever-loving HELL is going on around here?” I wish I could tie this all up in a… Read More Fifty Shades Of…Why Are We Still Talking About This?!
Sujoy Ghosh spins a Kahaani featuring a heroine you can’t help but root for. With the backdrop of Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebration and the overarching metaphor of the mother goddess coming to life to accomplish what the gods never could, Ghosh crafts a masterful thriller…and a wrenchingly human story of loss. At the center of… Read More Kahaani: Once Upon a Time in Kolkata
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