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On Neil Gaiman and Losing Our Literary Heroes
Lately there have been a couple of news shattering sexual assaults in the media. Some we have…
To momentarily join her…In the Dream House, by Carmen Maria Machado
In the Dream House, published in 2020, is a memoir about domestic violence (psychological/emotional abuse), specifically within…
Everything I’ve Read in 2024 So Far
I have read a lot of books this year! In fact, I’ve already hit my reading goal…
Independent Bookstores of Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa has several independent bookstores that are worth visiting! As I’ve explored each of them I’ve taken…
1987’s Moonstruck is the Romantic Comedy I’ve Been Waiting For
Before embarking on a little bit of a very belated Oscars post, I’d like to talk about…
Thoughts on TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea
On the surface this is a book about a group of supernatural children under protection due to…
John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood and Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice and Boyz n the Hood are two films written and directed by John Singleton in…
Poetry: The Essential Emily Dickinson and Howl, Allen Ginsberg
Yes, this is an odd coupling to put together, but I reread both of these recently. What…