A Tail of Queerness, Werewolves, and Menopause

Yes, you read that title correctly. Catherine Lundoff’s Silver Moon is a book about change, though not the usual changes we’re used to reading about in queer supernatural fiction. As…

Object of Desire Thrills and Chills

Full confession, I love murder mysteries and crime thrillers. I grew up on crime procedurals and British murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and the like. As an adult…

A Summer Rom-Com, Queer Girl Style

Summer is right around the corner, and you know what that means: summer reading! Books by the pool, books to take on vacation and relax with on the airplane or…

Love Queer Steampunk? Read Murder on the Titania

Imagine, if you will, Sherlock Holmes, only he’s been transformed into a queer Latinx woman with a penchant for piracy, thievery, invention, and exasperating her boring but stolid right-hand man…

Why We Need Vikander’s Lara Croft

And a sequel. Preferably more than one, but I’ll start with one. There are a couple things I want to be clear about up front: I’m not here to argue…

Red as Blue a Lyrical, Cathartic Coming of Age Story

A few weeks back, I was given the joy of interviewing Ji Strangeway, author of the hybrid novel Red as Blue, for my Creator Corner series. As of today, the…

The Last Jedi Novelization is a Mixed Bag

In the Star Wars universe, novelizations of films offer unique opportunities. They may confirm—or undermine—speculation or implications drawn from the movies. They may generate new theories or sideline old ones.…

A Defense of Finn’s Character Arc

You might be surprised to learn that when I watched The Force Awakens, my favorite character was Finn. His story of breaking ranks and the cycle of violence hit home…

Lucasfilm Might Not Be Crazy

I know, I know, saying this makes me sound like I might be the one who’s crazy. The announcement that Lucasfilm has hired David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (D&D)…

A Definitive Guide to ASOIAF Analysis

A friend of mine recently finished George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF), and she asked me if I had any recommendations for essays or podcasts…