After Poppy’s beautiful “That Moment When…” post, A Handy Guide for Choosing Your Institute of Magical Education, LiteraryCharlie’s Angels, Eleanor Oliphant Wasn’t Completely Fine, and Neither Are Many of Us, and Awesome Non-Human Sidekicks in Books art essays, we are so excited to have some guest reviews from her! Poppy is a long-time fan of SBTB and loves cats, books and coffee, in that order. She illustrates The Loo Cats, an imaginative series starring her … Continue reading As Old As Time by Liz Braswell →
Sleeping Beauty is a difficult story. By its very nature, it has a LOT of consent issues, and the straight up rape of a sleeping woman who then gives birth to one or two babies without waking is a commonality in the earliest versions of the tale. Even if you have a version with no rape, and discount the inherent ickiness of “kiss a random sleeping woman” aspect, it’s also a very passive tale for … Continue reading Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell →
After Poppy’s beautiful “That Moment When…” post, A Handy Guide for Choosing Your Institute of Magical Education, LiteraryCharlie’s Angels, Eleanor Oliphant Wasn’t Completely Fine, and Neither Are Many of Us, and Awesome Non-Human Sidekicks in Books art essays, we are so excited to have some guest reviews from her! Poppy is a long-time fan of SBTB and loves cats, books and coffee, in that order. She illustrates The Loo Cats, an imaginative series starring her … Continue reading So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim →
It’s time! It’s time! Put your wallet in the freezer, get a good drink, ring the bell, whatever – it’s time to talk about what we’re reading in the most enjoyably expensive monthly thread! I want to hear about what you’re reading, because I’m sure you’re currently engrossed in something awesome and we all want to know about it. You do have excellent taste, after all. Also, the kitten is absolutely NOT judging you for buying more books … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? May 2016 Edition →
