It’s March! In New England, it’s been very cold and very windy. Not a fan. However, I’m also not the biggest fan of spring given my terribly allergies. But after March comes April, and you know what that means. The SBTB April Fool’s Day surprise! We’re working on something great. We hope you’ll love it as much as we do! … I am obsessed with this “fairy tale” village in the Bay Area. Does anyone … Continue reading Links: Animal Interviews, Romance Merch, & More →
Passing Strange is an odd but lovely novella that involves fantasy, history, art, and romance in 1940s San Francisco. It’s not very tightly constructed, but it does have a beautiful romance and a lovely, dreamlike tone. The story begins in the present day as Helen, an American woman of Japanese descent, sells an original art work by an artist known as Haskel. Haskel painted covers for pulp fiction novels and magazines, and over time the … Continue reading Passing Strange by Ellen Klages →
Sometimes a book has all my catnip but it doesn’t gel into a cohesive, engaging story. Breath of Earth is one of those books. The language is descriptive, the setting intriguing, and the characters are diverse. Even the cover art is lovely. But I never got a feel for what was happening or why I should care. Here’s the publisher’s description of the plot, which I am including because my description of the plot is, … Continue reading Breath of Earth by Beth Cato →
