“There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real.” Hmmm. I’m of two minds on this one. On the one hand: WOW. James Salter is an incredible writer. His descriptive style is flawless: clear, concise, creative, and imparted with … More Book Review: All That Is, by James Salter
Two years ago, my husband and I were browsing the book section of a card store called Rainbows and Triangles in Chelsea. They used to have an amazing selection. We loved to go there to discover LGBT books you wouldn’t necessarily find on the shelves of more commercial stores like Barnes & Noble. They still … More Great LGBT Book Recommendations: Full Circle, by Michael Thomas Ford
Compelling drama, but oddly cold “There is a fort in the South where a few years ago a murder was committed. The participants of this tragedy were: two officers, a soldier, two women, a Filipino, and a horse.” With its short page count, Reflections in a Golden Eye is more of a novella than a … More Great LGBT Book Recommendations: Reflections in a Golden Eye, by Carson McCullers
Welcome back to the dark, twisted world of Dexter Morgan. For the uninitiated, Dexter is a complicated figure. He’s a serial killer, for one thing. But he also works for Miami’s homicide department as a blood spatter analyst. He walks the line between law and disorder thanks to the Harry Code, a strict guideline taught … More The Dexter Books, by Jeff Lindsay (Part 2)
007 fakes his death so he can travel to Japan undercover and finally come face to face with his greatest enemy: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. … More The Bond Movie Series: You Only Live Twice
If you remember from last time, Jane Rizzoli is now a mother and a wife as we finished the sixth book in Tess Gerritsen’s detective series. Her new roles are forcing her to grow as a person and struggle to balance her newfound personal life with the career she values and has no intention of … More The Rizzoli and Isles Books, by Tess Gerritsen (Part 3)
In my early twenties, when I was beginning to think about coming out myself, I developed something of a fascination with gay literature. Things like that are typical for me. First of all, as long as I’m interested in the subject matter I think research can be tons of fun (Nerd alert, I know. I … More Great LGBT Book Recommendations: Maurice, by E.M. Forster
James Bond is in a race against time in Thunderball, tangling with Emilio Largo and Fiona Volpe to find stolen nuclear warheads before the clock runs out. … More The Bond Movie Series: Thunderball
“The problem with my life was that it was someone else’s idea.” Thank goodness for librarians. For a lot of reasons, really. I’m very lucky to have a lot of friends who work in libraries, mostly in the Young Adult area. I guess that’s one of those things that happens when you love books: you … More Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Perhaps the most iconic of all 007’s adventures, Goldfinger finds James Bond facing off against the diabolical Goldfinger, Oddjob, and the beautiful Pussy Galore. … More The Bond Movie Series: Goldfinger
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