…I love world building, and this novel had such detailed world building that I fell in love. You’ll find everything important about it here. The politics, mannerism, laws, interpersonal relationships,…
…murder follows. Note: I want to acknowledge that Christie’s books contain racist, sexist, classist, and anti-Semitic attitudes and comments. Some are definitely worse than others. (I’m looking at you, Dumb…
…adventures for the day. If you’re not going anywhere this summer, give your staycation a foreign, gritty, worthwhile destination in post-war Italy. Elena Ferrante’s 4 book series, known collectively as…
…made by die hard word nerd, Herbert Coleridge who, at age 17, cataloged all of the known words from medieval England (specifically, 1250-1300 AD). BTW, if you were wondering, this…
…about. What is Dystopian Fiction? Dystopian fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction that explores imagined worlds where society is characterized by oppression, suffering, and often a bleak or nightmarish…
…away. The audience finds the characters affable, poignant and politely humorous in all of the right spots, whereas Gerwig’s treatment is brimming with life. Her versions of Jo, Beth, Meg,…
…also reacquainted with Darcy and Elizabeth, Marianne and Brandon, Anne Eliot and Captain Wentworth, and Fanny and Edmund Bertram. And Wickham, of course. (The Eltons, Miss Bates, and Harriet Smith…
…Solo in my writing room, I felt the community of generous authors around me through two decades of family, career, the deaths of my parents, retirement, and writing my first…
…fiction, utopia fiction, dystopia fiction, urban fantasy, superhero fiction, apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, magical realism, and alternate history fiction. What I mean to say is, if it has any elements…
…Novel, Best Paperback Original, Best Fact Crime, Best Critical/Biographical, Best Short Story, Best Juvenile, Best Young Adult, and Best TV Episode Teleplay. Additionally, there are two specialty awards: the Robert…
