Hot Shots of the Week: Carrie On

She loves literature and lingerie equally, because she’s deep and complicated. They’re most definitely not going to laugh at her. Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie was published on this day in 1974. Famously, the manuscript for Carrie was rescued from the trash bin by King’s wife Tabitha after ol’ Uncle Stevie tossed it out in … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Carrie On →

Book Love

Some thoughts on book collecting, book reading, and book love, on National Book Lovers Day. Sometimes I look at the stacks of unread books that litter the rooms of our house and it dawns on me: I’m never going to read all of these books before I die. That’s a deep, existentially dreadful thought for … Continue reading Book Love →

Hot Shots of the Week: Thirst Traps with a Bunch of Books

There’s a funny moment in the Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law where Gina Gonzaga’s character Nikki sends a “thirst trap with a bunch of books” selfie to another character. While we never actually see the picture on the show, the very game and gorgeous Gonzaga has taken this idea and run with it ever … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Thirst Traps with a Bunch of Books →

Reading is Fundamental

It’s National Read Across America Day! Also known as Dr. Seuss’s birthday. A friend and neighbor handed down her sons’ Seuss books to me when I was just a toddler and I adored those stories, and especially because my mother read them to me and used different voices for different characters. So, along with comic … Continue reading Reading is Fundamental →

Every Day is Book Lovers Day

I’m fortunate to have inherited my mother’s love for reading, and all things book related. Thanks to my lovely, neurodivergent brain, I always have several books going at once. I buy way too many. Some days I’m haunted by the thought of never finishing all the books I buy in one lifetime. Every book lover … Continue reading Every Day is Book Lovers Day →

Vampire Lovers

“Just to let him get the full inventory I eased out of my very mini-skirt and tight—but tight—sweater. Get the picture? Jimmy did. ‘I’ve got three parts for you’ he said.” That’s actress and Hammer horror legend Ingrid Pitt, in her extremely entertaining book Ingrid Pitt’s Bedside Companion for Vampire Lovers. In that passage she’s … Continue reading Vampire Lovers →