Tag Archives: Book review

The Manners Fandom

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Meg

I choose Snobs at the library entirely because it’s by Julian Fellowes, from Downton Abbey, and I was not disappointed. Snobs is sort of a double comedy of manners, half titled Brits surrounded by those who wish they were too, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Never Ending Bad Day

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Meg

I greatly enjoyed The Labyrinth Society, and looked forward to reading middle grade fiction in Never Ending Bad Day. Reading this reminded me how much I loved this type of novel when I was younger! I think I read every … Continue reading →

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The Summer Queen

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Meg

Elizabeth Chadwick’s The Summer Queen tells the story of young Alienor (who will be called Eleanor from now on, because my spellcheck prefers it), from her childhood with her sister Petronella in Aquitaine, through her marriage to Louis of France, … Continue reading →

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Checkpoint: Reflections on Gaming, Travel and Place

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Meg

I’ve started a new project combining two of my favorite things, gaming and travel, and now I’m looking for contributing writers. This will be a collection of essays, vignettes and general reflections on games and location. I have, um, two … Continue reading →

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MYS ROB and MYS WIS

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Meg

After reading Finished Business, I wanted some more ancient Rome, so I picked up Parthian Shot from the library. In actual hardcover, because the Chapel Hill library doesn’t quite have the ebook collection that NYPL has. Across from MYS WIS, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Finished Business

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Meg

Last summer, I posted about reading David Wishart’s latest Marcus Corvinus mystery, Solid Citizens. This summer, I received the newest one, Finished Business, which means more Roman mystery. YEAH! Marcus Corvinus is aging a bit now, and becomes a grandfather when his adopted daughter … Continue reading →

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Manga Classics: Pride and Prejudice

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Meg

Manga Classics: Pride & Prejudice is graphic version of P&P, plus with gorgeous hairstyles, spastic Mrs. Bennett, and — most importantly — Darcy’s shirt just can’t stay on.  The sisters of Longborne are beautiful in the typical fantasy-manga style of … Continue reading →

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Feminist Magical Realism, in Cambridge, Plus Books

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Meg

Menna Van Praag’s The House at the End of Hope Street is magical realism set in Cambridge, which pretty much explains exactly why I wanted to read it. A young Cambridge grad student, Alba, stumbles upon a house she’s never … Continue reading →

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Editorial and Supernatural Adventures in ‘Ghost Train To New Orleans’

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Meg

My cousin Andrea got me The Shambling Guide to New York City for Christmas, and I just loved it. Then I received an ARC of Ghost Train to New Orleans, the second book of Zoe and her adventures.  I like … Continue reading →

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I Like Boats: ‘The Girls at the Kingfisher Club’

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Meg

Genevieve Valentine’s The Girls At The Kingfisher Club is out today! I wrote about it over at Yahoo, where, unfortunately, my original title “I like boats” was not as funny to others as it was for me, and I had … Continue reading →

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