Madeleine Miller, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES, at Main Point Books tonight!

Madeleine Miller, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES, will be at Main Point Books in Bryn Mawr, PA tonight for the 7 p.m. meeting of the Fiction Book Group. Miller’s debut is a retelling of Homer’s The Illiad from the point of view of Patroclus. Achilles, “the best of all the Greeks,” son of the cruelContinue reading “Madeleine Miller, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES, at Main Point Books tonight!”

New Editor’s Letter at Girls in Capes – The Second Problematic Favorite Issue

I’m a few days late, but check out my newest Editor’s Letter for the October issue at Girls in Capes: The Second Problematic Favorite Issue. My preferences in fiction and fact are incredibly far apart, but that’s one reason to look at my preferences in fiction even more closely.  What exactly do I like soContinue reading “New Editor’s Letter at Girls in Capes – The Second Problematic Favorite Issue”

New review at Girls in Capes: Puella Magi Suzune Magica, vol. 1

I’m really excited about this series! Puella Magi Suzune Magica is a story of a magical girl assassin set in the world of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a magical girl anime that aired in 2011. The titular character of the spinoff is a “magical girl” assassin in both senses of the phrase: she’s a magicalContinue reading “New review at Girls in Capes: Puella Magi Suzune Magica, vol. 1”

New manga review at Girls in Capes: LOVE AT FOURTEEN, Vol. 4

Check out my latest manga review at Girls in Capes! Kanata Tanaka and Kazuki Yoshikawa are very grown-up for middle schoolers. Between Kanata’s womanly grace and Kazuki’s sophisticated manliness, the rest of Class 2-B is awed – and a little intimidated – by their maturity, seriousness, and good grades. But Kanata and Kazuki really don’tContinue reading “New manga review at Girls in Capes: LOVE AT FOURTEEN, Vol. 4”