Monthly Archives: August 2011
By the time you read this, I’ll be on vacation. I had thought I’d have some posts scheduled, but I got busy and that didn’t work out. I’ll be back sometime after labor day.
Review: The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin
I feel need to begin by saying that I wasn’t familiar with Staceyann Chin at all before reading her memoir The Other Side of Paradise. Bitch Magazine published a review some time ago that made it sound interesting. Chin’s memoir is, in fact, quite heartbreaking. Outsiders tend to romanticize Jamaica as a place of…
Review: Yes Means Yes! Visions of Female Power and A World Without Rape edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
Yes Means Yes! Visions of Female Power and A World Without Rape is a collection of essays edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti. The premise for this anthology seems to be “how empowering women to have sex on their terms will end rape.” I thought this idea was pretty silly at the start…
I usually like posting a discussion-y type post on Tuesdays. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to take a break from that for a few weeks – my life is going to be incredibly hectic and I’m not going to have the time. I’ll be back with that sometime after labor day. Until then, the…
Review: The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
In the wake of her sister’s sudden death, 17 year old Lennie must figure out who she outside of her sister’s shadow. Lennie and her sister, Bailey, were extremely close and Lennie is stricken with grief. In Jandy Nelson’s debut novel, The Sky Is Everywhere, Lennie finds herself torn between two boys: Bailey’s boyfriend,…
Notes from the Bibliosphere 2011-August 21
Review: Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp
Format: Paperback Published on: October 31st 2006 Published by: Simon & Schuster Pages: 320 ISBN: 0743269772 Goodreads Take a look at the cover of Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent. On the front cover, we see author and actor Anthony Rapp in the costume he wore whilst playing Mark…
Thursday Three: Three Books In Your TBR Pile.
Welcome to Thursday Three! Thursday Three is a weekly meme that asks you to list three items relating to a bookish theme. While I’d prefer you list at least three things, feel free to add more if you wish. Also, it’d be great if you added some explanation as to why you chose what…
Review: Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America by Sarah Schulman
Format: Paperback Published on: December 28th 1998 (first published 1998) Published by: Duke University Press Pages: 176 ISBN: 0822322641 Goodreads In 1998, I was 14 years old. That summer, the First National Tour (also known as the Angel Tour) of RENT came through my hometown of Philadelphia. I had a friend who saw it…
The Book Based on Blog Phenomenon
By this point, I’m sure we’re all aware of this phenomenon: books based on blogs. It’s no surprise that publishers think this is a smart move: if a blog already has a large following online, it stands to reason that at least some of that following will buy the book. It’s about brand power…
