Briana Lawrence Interview Three: Spoiler-FULL Interview

“There’s no way a black mom’s not going to know something’s going on!” In this spoiler-filled Part Three of our interview series, Briana Lawrence discusses the parallels between superpowers and sexuality, the “mental gymnastics” of having to come out repeatedly, and how she wanted to represent self-discovery and trauma in magnifiqueNOIR. Do not watch if… Read More

Briana Lawrence Interview Two: Writing and Publishing

“I wanted more representation, but I didn’t think I could be the one to do it.” Briana Lawrence talks about how a snowstorm helped create her magical girls, how her wife convinced her to “make them all queer”, and how it’s ok to ask for support in Part Two of our video interview series (22… Read More

Briana Lawrence Interview One: Icebreakers

“When you say you’re a writer people assume you’re just sitting there…” Welcome to our interview series with November/December author partner Briana Lawrence! What was Briana’s first anime? Can she choose a favorite cosplay?? In Part One, we ask Briana a series of icebreakers to get to know her better, then get into her busy… Read More

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby: A Feminist Movie Review

I reviewed the original A Christmas Prince two years ago and found it passable. The sequel, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, was so bad I didn’t feel it was worth my time or yours to write a review. The plot was nonsensical, the character choices made no sense, and Prince Richard is still unable… Read More

The True Queen: A Feminist Book Review

Finally, the sequel to 2015’s Sorcerer to the Crown is here! I loved the first book. Fairies! Reserved Victorian-era magicians! Scandals! Diverse representation! That ending! Basically everything I typed above applies to the sequel, The True Queen. This time, we follow two sisters, Sakti and Muna, as they try to figure out how to remove… Read More

O Human Star: A Feminist Graphic Novel Review

Like some of the best stories I’ve read, I heard about O Human Star and author/illustrator Blue Delliquanti at WisCon. I bought the first volume in 2017, the second in 2019, and am eagerly awaiting the conclusion to the trilogy. An ongoing webcomic serial, these graphic novels tell the story of Alastair Sterling, the father… Read More