COVER REVEAL: Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi

COVER REVEAL: Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi

[ad_1] For someone who had asked me to be his girlfriend a couple days ago, Wesley sure wasn’t acting like my boyfriend. “Listen, Parvin,” Wesley started, finally making eye contact. “I’ve thought about it a lot and I think it’s better if we just stay friends. You’re just . . . a little . . .” My heart stopped. I held … Read more

On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

[ad_1] An academic’s whimsical decision to take a DNA test leads her into uncharted territory, where she discovers some extraordinary truths about herself and new possibilities for her future.     “We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you’d flunked Algebra, Griswold,” Roberts said, racking another shell into his hunting rifle and peering over our … Read more

What I’m Reading: Emily Neuberger

What I'm Reading: Emily Neuberger

[ad_1] Emily Neuberger’s debut novel, A Tender Thing, is the perfect novel for anyone missing live theater, or who loves historical fiction…which, is most of us, I think. It centers on Eleanor, a young ingenue who leaves home to audition in an open casting for her favorite production. She ends up catching the eye of … Read more

Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law

Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law

[ad_1] No vampire is ever innocent… The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for any vampire who breaks the laws designed to safeguard their kind’s survival. This new case in particular puts his mandate to the test.     1. The sun had long set over the distant mountains, and the night … Read more