A Fine Imitation: A Feminist Book Review

Who doesn’t love the 1920’s?? I for one am eagerly awaiting the Miss Fisher movie, mostly for the outfits. A Fine Imitation gives us all that glamour, wrapped up in a time of great changes in American culture, from main character Vera’s college days in 1913 at Vassar, through the war, to her stuffy life… Read More

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue: A Feminist Book Review

“On the morning we are to leave for our Grand Tour of the Continent, I wake in bed beside Percy. For a disorienting moment, it’s unclear whether we’ve slept together or simply slept together.” Whenever I recommend The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue to anyone, I never try to explain the plot. I just… Read More

Book Review: “How To Knock a Bravebird From Her Perch”

There are many reasons I read books. Sometimes it’s for entertainment and diversion. Sometimes it is to explore the future or come up with a vision of a life beyond ours on earth. Those are the kinds of books that I want to read, but there are also books you and I should read. Books that help you grapple with… Read More