Book Review: Unguarded by Scottie Pippen and Michael Arkush
REVIEW Let me begin by saying that I am in no way, shape or form a sports fan. I can count on my hands the number of professional sports games I’ve sat through, and most of them were Rugby, which…
Book Review: “Rosemary and Rue” by Seanan McGuire
I rarely get involved in a book series unless it has been completed or nearly completed by the time I begin. Inevitably, I’ll catch up, and the anxiety of waiting for what comes next always gets to me. Occasionally, however,…
Book Review: “Hell of a Book” by Jason Mott
SUMMARY In Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more…
Book Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
SUMMARY Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie…
One Ring to Rule Them All: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Influence on Epic Fantasy
I’ve been thinking about J.R.R. Tolkien and the world of The Lord of the Rings for over 20 years and can likely attribute my scholarly pursuits to an early fascination with The Hobbit. March 25 is the anniversary of Frodo destroying…
Book Review: Blood of Elves by Andrej Sapkowski
Summary Humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace for over a century. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting again. The only good elf, it seems, is a…
Book Review: “May the Best Man Win” by Z.R. Ellor
SUMMARY Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year of high school. Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdated school administration, Jeremy decides to make some noise—and…
Movie Review: The Green Knight
It took me a long time to watch this movie—I did not want to risk distracting myself in the midst of my Master Thesis with a new version of the Gawain character. Thankfully, having waited meant accessing the movie was…
Mrs. C’s Book vs Movie Review Challenge
Join Mrs. C’s Book vs Movie Review Challenge! Children in grades K through 5 can read a book, watch the movie based on the same book and then submit their review through Monday, January 31 to receive a small prize….
Erica’s Book Talk: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Evelyn Hugo is an aging Hollywood actress who is finally ready to tell her side of the story. After years of bad press about her love life, Evelyn hires a young journalist named Monique Grant to write a tell all…