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[amazonify]1561635677:right[/amazonify]By Naomi Nowak NBM/Comicslit The field of comics, also sometimes known as graphic novels, is dominated by male creators and readers. However, there’s been increasing push in the last few decades by women to enter the field and make their … Continue reading
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All Around Wide Pre-Tied Headband (product review)
I have very thick hair. I don’t bother with most barrettes or clasps; they just don’t stay in. When I began ballet classes in elementary school, we had to factor in the time it took to wind my hair in … Continue reading
Joy Pendant (product review)
I fell in love with the Joy Pendant the moment I saw it. The sweeping, curling shape embodies a sensation of buoyancy. In it, I see a person spinning with excitement, astonished at their good fortune, then leaping up with … Continue reading
Remarkable Creatures (Review)
[amazonify]0525951458:right[/amazonify]By Tracy Chevalier Read: January ’10 Rating: Illuminating For the Feminist Review I’m a huge fan of Tracy Chevalier. Like a lot of people, I began with Girl with a Pearl Earring, and have since made my way through all but … Continue reading
Chosen by Desire (book review)
By Kate Perry Forever Kate Perry is a pretty kickass chick. Her childhood dream was to be a ninja, and she’s now a seventh degree Kung Fu blackbelt. The serious study required in kung fu appears to have colored her … Continue reading
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Louder Than Words: Marni
Marni Bates comes from a dysfunctional home. Her parents are estranged long before they divorced, and her sister is her rival. Young Marni wants to be loved, so she plays into the manipulative games her father contrives. The shocking realization that her father sees her as a tool, rather than a daughter to love, is the first of many sledgehammers to Marni’s self-esteem. Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary, illness, writing, young adult
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30 Covers in 30 Days Interview Series
Six part interview with Chris Papasadero of design firm Fwis. In November 2009, Papasadero is setting himself a challenge alongside the annual NaNoWriMo event–to design 30 book covers in 30 days. The interview is conducted in one week intervals, and will run through the first week of December at Snap2Objects.com. Continue reading
Racing the Dark (book review)
Racing the Dark is unique among fantasy books. The world draws upon Pacific Island and East Asian cultures to create a rich blend very different from fantasy canon—an island nation with an animist religion centering on sacrifice and binding. Though a young adult novel, Johnson is unafraid to tackle harsh topics, and readers will love her for it. Continue reading
Mating Ritual of the North American WASP
Peggy and Luke meet in Vegas where inhibitions go to die. Aunt Abigail, clearly having her priorities straight, says she will allow Luke to sell the house if he and Peggy remain married for one year. Needing her share of the house’s selling price, Peggy starts leading a double life. During the week she lives and works in the city and on weekends she rents a car, drives to Connecticut, and pretends to be the happily married wife of a genuine, full-blooded WASP. Continue reading
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The Hebrew Tutor of Bel-Air
The majority of the book focuses on Norman alone. He is seventeen, and turning into quite the Hebrew scholar, yet he doesn’t feel a strong spiritual connection with his studies. His student is impossible—she wants nothing to do with this Bat Mitzvah stuff. Rather than fight her, Norman sits back passively and lets Bayla waste their time. He observes the goings-on at Bayla’s, contrasts their rich lifestyle with his family’s poverty, and feels shame. Still, he does very little. Continue reading
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