Back from a long hiatus. Which means I’ve built up a backlog of books I can’t wait to talk about.[…]
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The Potent Pleasures of Eloisa James and the Occasional Antifeminism of the Romance Novel
I’m very interested in the career of Eloisa James, because she’s an English professor in real life and moonlights as[…]
Read moreThe Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Novel, by Pamela Mingle
NB: This book comes out from William Morrow in December. Mary is, in many ways, the least appealing of the[…]
Read moreJane, by Robin Maxwell
When I grabbed this book on the basis of the front cover alone, I secretly hoped it would be a[…]
Read moreSurrendering to Motherhood: Losing your Mind, Finding your Soul, by Iris Krasnow
I came to this book because I had picked up The Secret Lives of Wives at my library and in[…]
Read moreThe Lady of the Rivers, by Philippa Gregory
As someone who’s read most of the Gregory oeuvre and likes her approach to historical fiction too much to be[…]
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