Lady Almina, Highclere Castle, and Puff Pastry
by In the 1980s, when feminism trickled into higher education in the U.S., literary critics, historians, and others turned to excavating the untold stories of women …
A Natural History of the Romance Novel, by Pamela Regis
An interesting if occasionally dry survey of the evolution of the romance novel into the modern day’s bestselling genre, and a heartfelt defense of why …
Bringing up Bebe, by Pamela Druckerman
First of all, kudos to Druckerman for writing a book with three small children underfoot. Yes, spoiler alert; by the end of the book, she …
Margaret Fuller and Woman in the 19th Century: Initial Thoughts
Quite by accident, while wandering through my local university library, I picked up Woman in the Nineteenth Century (your free copy available at Project Gutenberg, …
The Probable Future, by Alice Hoffman
Jenny and Stella stepped carefully over the lady’s slipper orchids that grew up through the pine bark and mulch. They walked past pitcher plants and …
The Spa, by Fay Weldon
Back from a long hiatus. Which means I’ve built up a backlog of books I can’t wait to talk about. But one of the most …