Tag Archives: Netgalley

Montclair Filament

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Meg

I started reading Elisabeth Egan’s A Window Opens shortly before I left for Yangzhou, but for some reason, moving to China and immediately losing my suitcase put me slightly behind on my reading and blogging.  I mean, I could have just … Continue reading →

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“If You’re Not The One”

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Meg

In If You’re Not The One by Jemma Forte, Jen Wright is in an underwhelming marriage, with two small and needy children. She’s wishing for a little more passion and excitement when she’s hit by a car, and while in … Continue reading →

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Happy All The Time

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Meg

Happy All The Time by Laurie Colvin tells the story of Guido and Vincent, third cousins and best friends, and of Holly and Misty, the two women they eventually meet and marry. Character-driven stories are great, even better if the … Continue reading →

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The Fiction Vendetta

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Meg

Let’s get it out of the way at the beginning: Yeah, I read that Slate piece this summer, shaming the uncultured, lowbrow adult readers of YA fiction, and my response is the kind of intense eyeroll I haven’t given since … 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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‘Rich Kids of Instagram’: Satyricon and the City

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Meg

Rich Kids of Instagram is a Tumblr of, well, rich kids posing with their expensive stuff. Whether it’s yachts, sports cars, resorts or dropping $10,000 on cosmetics, the Tumblr recalls late-Roman excesses. It’s hard to tear my eyes away, and … Continue reading →

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Small Blessings

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Meg

Small Blessings, by Martha Woodroof, is about a small college town where everyone cares about each other just a little more than usual. Professor Tom Putnam is planning to live out his life quietly teaching English and quietly caring for … Continue reading →

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Raina Telgemeier’s ‘Sisters’

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Meg

I know I’m supposed to say that I’m familiar with Raina Telgemeier’s work because she’s won basically every award for YA fiction and/or comics ever, but actually I stumbled across her amazing graphic novel versions of The Baby-Sitters Club. Claudia … Continue reading →

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Target Audience

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Meg

Did you know that teaching full-time is time consuming? I’m pretty sure I came to that realization last summer, too, actually.  The actual teaching load is a lot easier this summer, because I’m much more comfortable with the curriculum, with … 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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