It takes a while to penetrate the thicket of Victorian bramble that surrounds A.S. Byatt's Possession, but the beating heart of the novel within makes it worth the effort. Possession opens with two letters falling…
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6 questions we always ask: Gayla Marty, author
Before I get to the bio information that I blatantly stole from her website, I have to tell you two things. One, Gayla’s answers sent me a Googling like a madwoman. I’ve learned a lot,…
6 questions we always ask: Erin Hart, author
Erin Hart writes a series of archaeological crime novels set in the mysterious boglands of Ireland, the lastest of which is False Mermaid. After graduating with a theater degree from Saint Olaf, she earned an…
The Swan Thieves
By all accounts, I should have really liked Elizabeth Kostova's The Swan Thieves. That makes the fact that it's a wretched failure all the more disappointing. The Swan Thieve, Kostova's second novel, begins with the…
6 questions we always ask — Girl Detective
Girl Detective, is one of those fabulous blogs that is tough to identify — part litblog, part foodblog, part momblog, and part indefinable awesomeness. It’s written by the Girl Detective, a Minneapolis writer and mother…