6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk
To be honest, I’m not sure whether 6:40 to Montreal is a bad book, or if I’m just deeply annoyed with the ending. Multiple things can be true at the same time, of course, but I like to go into a review with a clear head and pure motives. Writing fiction is hard, and I myself can’t do it. Trust me, I’ve tried. There will be no snarking here for the sake of scoring points or looking clever. Just sound advice on whether or not you […]
Letters to My Weird Sisters: On Autism and Feminism by Joanne Limburg
Dear Ms. Limburg, Thank you for your book. Since my own late autism diagnosis, I’ve been reading everything by and about autistic women I can get my hands on. Your “Letter to the Reader” included a great list of books, some of which I had already read, or heard about, but many I had not. Books that teach me things are my favorite kind, and even before the letters proper started, you taught me many things. “Bayfield Hall Sculpture Trail, ‘Three Weird Sisters’ by Meg […]
In the Stacks: Short Stories About Libraries and Librarians by Michael Cart, ed.
There’s a mystique to the worlds of libraries and librarians that pops like a soap bubble after you’ve worked in one for a while. Libraries and librarians are magic, it’s true; what most people don’t understand is that it’s blood magic. “Unsorted books make librarians sad” by quinn.anya is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 . In the Stacks bills itself as a collection of stories about libraries and librarians, but it’s really more about the fantasy of libraries and librarians. To be fair, it was published […]
Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia
Last week I sat down to read Iman Hariri-Kia’s new novel, Female Fantasy. I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish it, and I don’t want to review it so much as just hand it out. You get a copy, and you get a copy, and you and you and you get copies. Everybody on BookTok gets a copy. Most importantly, everybody who’s ever looked down their nose at romance in general or romantasy in particular gets a copy. Everyone can read it, have whatever […]
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
One does not simply walk into 2026 without a good book to read. As luck would have it, I can recommend one straight out of the gate. Django Wexler’s How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying is the foul-mouthed, irreverent comedic fantasy novel that will set the tone for your own year of mischief and mayhem, should you choose to have one. And honestly, why wouldn’t you? “The Dark Lord” by melbourneflower is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 . Davi has absolutely had it […]
