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Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of King, Virile Lovers and Passionate Politics

November 30, 2015

Adrianne Price

What’s a girl to do when she has to leave her home, move to a strange country, and marry a man she’s never met?

Book cover for "Unexpected Stories" by Octavia E. Butler, featuring cupped hands holding a white bird against purple.

Very Unexpected Short Stories

November 22, 2015

Sade Johnson

Short stories that were once thought lost have been found! These two shorts are great additions to any Octavia Bulter's fan's collection.

Salon@615: Sue Grafton with Judy Kaye

November 21, 2015

Jenny Ellis

Sue Grafton discusses her book X, with Tony Award-winning actress and narrator of the Alphabet Series, Judy Kaye. This event was part of the Salon@615 author series.

Keep Reading and Carry On

November 10, 2015

Amanda Dembiec

An original author, creating a fictitious author writing what amounts to fan fiction, that was then borrowed by another fictitious character for more fan fiction, and then back to the original author who took the fictitious author's character and wrote her own fan fiction? What's not to love about that?

Black and white image of three soldiers marching in World War One parade.

Armistice Day

November 9, 2015

Amber Williams

Ever wonder why Veterans Day is always November 11? 

New Fierce Teen Heroine

November 3, 2015

Raemona Taylor

Daniel José Older magnificently infuses magic, culture and heritage with typical elements of fantasy.

Blurry, close-up image of a screaming face in warm tones with an orange text box centered over the mouth.

Book review: Don't Look Now

November 2, 2015

Beth Deeb

I could read Daphne du Maurier stories for the rest of my life.

How to be a Heroine or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much

October 30, 2015

Adrianne Price

In her delightful memoir How to Be a Heroine or, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much, playwright Samantha Ellis revisits the stories that shaped her development as a woman and a writer, paying homage to the those literary heroines who became her muses.

Book cover with illustration of man's face with yellow flowered vines and flowers growing across it.

The Day of the Triffids

October 29, 2015

Ben English

You might not expect a novel about killer plants to be thoroughly lacking in over-the-top corniness, but John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids handily pulls it off.

A. Philip Randolph: A Lesson in the Forgotten History of Civil Rights

October 28, 2015

Megan Adovasio-Jones

A. Philip Randolph was an activist who spoke out about inequality and labor rights in the early part of the 20th century, helping to pave the way for civil rights even before Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X.