Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win
Charlotte Walsh was written for me. At least, it feels that way. It covers politics, Pennsylvania, women in power, feminism, bigotry. It also details motherhood – working motherhood at that…
Category: Brain Candy
The Queen Of Hearts
I’ve been having Christina Yang withdrawals. Don’t get me wrong – I still love Grey’s (I caught up on about 6 seasons over the course of a year), and am…
Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows
Erotic stories. Punjabi widows. They’re two phrases that you’d never see put together. Until Balli Kaur Jaswal did just that. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows has a little bit of…
Love, Hate, And Other Filters
“It’s selfish and horrible, but in this terrible moment, all I want is to be a plain old American teenager. Who can simply mourn without fear. Who doesn’t share last…
The Rules Of Magic
I have this thing with witches. And magic. It started with Charmed (and a lifelong obsession with Shannon Doherty, probably). Next came Hermione Granger, who is the reason Harry and…
Leia: Princess of Alderaan
If there’s a book about Leia (or General Organa, as I prefer), I’ll read it. If Claudia Gray publishes a new book, I’ll read it. When both happen, I end…
When Dimple Met Rishi
You can’t be what you can’t see. And growing up, I didn’t see myself in American culture. There was Apu, yes, and I gravitated towards Aladdin because it was the…