Tag: romance
SOLID BALD presents: ‘fangs for the folk’
solid bald sings again…
Dancers In The Dark & Layla Steps Up: The Layla Collection by Charlaine Harris
charlaine harris does it again… again and again and again and again
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
very enjoyable time travel thriller-romance combo
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: J.C. Zielinska, author of How To Make Your Life Amazing
Come and meet J.C. Zielinska, author of How To Make Your Life Amazing
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Chris Bennett, author of Windslash – The Last Elemental
Come and meet Chris Bennett, author of Windslash – The Last Elemental
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Feyisayo Anjorin, author of The Hypocrite Series
a conversation with Steve McLean, author of Stealing Deep Purple
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
a three part post-apocalyptic novel that swings all the way back around to pre-apocalyptic
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Sheila Muckle, author of Roses and Redemption
come and meet Sheila Muckle, author of Roses and Redemption
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: Michael Twaits, author of The Art of Drag
a chat with Michael Twaits, performer, educator and author of The Art of Drag
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
too many notes on a lyrical novel that is frequently beautiful but isn’t quite perfect
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #12)
in novel 12 of 13 i finally find something in Sookie Stackhouse i don’t like (that’s a joke i loved it)
Very Far Away From Anywhere Else by Ursula K Le Guin
breathtaking short and obscure naturalistic novella that works works works
Love Novel by Ivana Sajko
maybe im too damaged to see this bad romance how it was written… for me, a love-affirming joy
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse Book #8)
i return to the perfect oeuvre of america’s greatest living novelist
Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #5)
some of my best friends are the vampires from True Blood
Pleasure Beach by Helen Palmer
if u love literature like i do you’ll love this
Reunion by Fred Uhlman
a tiny novella with a lot going on
In The End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwongo
it’s good flaneur-type stuff so it’s a yes yes yes from me but it did make me think
Weird Fucks by Lynne Tillman
great very short book that never gets *that* weird
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
speculative short essay that proposes the historic existence of shame-free desire
The Trespasser by DH Lawrence
unambitious, uncomplex, wish it had been sexier
Thriftwood: A Personal History of Scouting by Alice Wickenden
great memoir about youth and scouting
That Lonesome Valley by Melissa Lee-Houghton
some thoughts on a novel you should probably read
Mi novio Caballo [My Boyfriend, the Horse] by Xiomara Correa
a book about modern love i.e. travel and drugs and sex with a horse
Compass by Mathias Enard
A beautiful novel for an ugly world.
Victoria by Knut Hamsun
I know I should be spending my free time writing something that isn’t this blog. I know I should haveContinue Reading
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
I thoroughly enjoyed The Paying Guests, which was a relief as the last book I read was DIRE. I’d neverContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 