In The Margins
A place for literary musings, bookish blurbs, and deep dives any bibliophile will love. I promise you it will be weird & wonderful!
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Say what you want about the romance, but these books are overwhelmingly written by and for women, where women’s desires are given center stage. And increasingly they are inclusive, smart, savvy, and sexy! So, allow me to cue up a stack of steamy(ish) novels fit for a ravenous binge. Bon Appetit!
Love love? Love horror? I know that at first glance, horror and romance seem like strange bedfellows. Whether your ideal lover is a sinister killer or you swoon at the thought of a heroic honey, here are some must-read horror romance books! Something here to fill any of your fantasy’s. It’s okay, I won’t tell…
First word. First kiss. First love. First heartbreak. The list of milestones measured by firsts in our lives is never-ending. Unsurprisingly, the benchmarks that are most memorable for me are of the bookish kind. First book read on my own. First trip to the library. First library book never returned (oops). First book bought with my own money. First book read in secret, hidden from the prying eyes of parents. First book that kept me up all night. First book that made me snotty cry. At a certain age, you might believe that the firsts are behind you, that’s why I love seeking out debut novels. It’s keeping this reader young at heart!
Looking for a great read to give as a gift over the Holiday season? I’ve got you! Gathered for you here are selections tailored to a multitude of inclinations, fixations and fancies. If you want to give me a gift, hire me for this job! A professional book shopper…I’d almost do it for free!
There is something about reading a microhistory, a book that is laser focused on just one subject, that makes me a little giddy. Apologies, sometimes it's impossible to tamp down my inner nerd. Looking for tales of the toilet, backstories about butts, portraits of pockets, snippets about sugar...here you'll find deep dives into niche subjects you didn't know you were interested in! Reading should always be this fun!
Most readers live in their head, at least a little bit. The most fun I have had there is playing with the characters brought to masterful life by Stephen King. There is no malevolent evil or naive heroic plan I wouldn't chase headlong into the darkness. Join me won't you. If you dare...
I was one of those nerds who loved back to school, but if I had to attend one the houses of higher learning depicted in these Dark Academia books, I probably would have dropped out. Possibly as I ran for the exit while screaming my head off! More likely, I would have fully embraced it! What can I say, I'm complex...
Full disclosure, I have never been one of those people. You know, the cool ones. The ones who captured the attention of others like moths to a flame, the ones whose every utterance is brilliant and witty, the ones whose boldness leaves us breathless. You might not agree with some of my more edgy, dare I say, evil choices, but you can’t deny they have that thing. You know what I’m talking about.
In almost every fantasy, sci-fi or speculative novel, you are rendering a world that readers want to escape to, a cover to open into a place they are choosing to lose theirselves in, a place that will allow them to escape whatever real time struggles they may be experiencing. It must be a nuanced and rich universe that will ensure pages get turned and that is no small amount of work! Check out what these authors have to layer in…
As an accompaniment to my new Feature The Grimm Reader, I thought I would share the embarrassment of riches that makes up all the niche horror genres out there. Including the key themes and the tone of each style. Should you choose to brave a deeper dive into potential reads included in the feature, you might want to sleep with the lights on…