Don’t believe all the hype: Sarah Ashwood isn’t really a gladiator, a Highlander, an expert fencer, an archer, a magic wielder, or a...

This book promised to be the perfect fit for me. Steampunk, check. Strong female character, check. Bi racial couple, check. Bechdel test,...

I love getting reviews. I hoard them close and stroke them and whisper, "My precious." But the other day I got one that made me bang my...

I had a terrible year at reading. I only read 150 books last year. I know that is more than all the students in all of my classes have...

I love reading, usually I'll pick up whatever I can get my hands on but there are a few books I read the moment it comes out. This is my...

With Google it is super easy to research. Or is it? I see this with my students all the time. It is painful, first they don't know how to...

Nice when a romance starts off knocking the Bechdel test on the head. Two women are on a desert planet, hunted by some pretty nasty...

I love that it is set in New Zealand. As a kiwi I can appreciate the subtle hints of the setting like bacon and egg pie. I've been...

It is Christmas and that always brings out the South African in me. We eat Koeksisters and Braai boerwors. It made me think about things...

I made this mistake once. Wrote a cool protagonist who was blind and by the end of the book he had his sight back. I was wrong. First of...