Scarlett: The Sequel to Gone with the Wind by Alexandra Ripley

I will be the first person to say that I never cared for Gone with the Wind. The book, people, not the film! But yes, I found GwtW just so sentimental and racist, though I do understand that it was written from the perspective of a white woman who lived in the South and who … Continue reading Scarlett: The Sequel to Gone with the Wind by Alexandra Ripley

The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino

The author Italo Calvino is not for all readers, a fact for which I am grateful and for which I love him and his writing even more. Reading this book in particular is like taking a semiotic journey through a vaguely medieval setting in which signs and symbols abound, but that take on multiple meanings … Continue reading The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino

Latest Episode of “Fear Feasts” Podcast Is Out!

The second episode of Season 2 has dropped on my podcast collaboration Fear Feasts! We're talking about haunted nurseries, mysterious bell pulls that ring all on their own in the middle of the night, the terrifying lack of good scones in Great Britain post-WWII, the creepy spirit of a dead little girl who likes to … Continue reading Latest Episode of “Fear Feasts” Podcast Is Out!