Awesome Women Wednesday: Dealing with Dragons
Some of you know that dragons are a subject close to my heart, and they also make terrific books. Friendly dragons, angry dragons, big dragons, small dragons, smart dragons, less-smart dragons – I love...
View ArticleAwesome Women Wednesday: Orphans
When I was younger practically every book I read starred an orphan, whether they were the plucky save-the-day sort or the Victorian ones that taught Important Lessons about how being nice would lead to...
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Awesome Women Wednesday – Sleuths
Half the people I know are freaking out this week about the on-screen return of sharp-witted private investigator Veronica Mars, and it got me thinking about some of my favourite sleuths in books:...
View ArticleAwesome Women Wednesday: Musicians
Apart from reading and writing, music is one of my top ways to spend time – I sing in a choir, I’m (very slowly) learning the guitar, and every one of my Spotify playlists is a masterpiece. Here’s five...
View ArticleAwesome Women Wednesday: Pilots
Recently I read the terrific Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith, and it inspired me to think about some of my favourite women pilots in fiction! Ida Mae Jones – Flygirl, Sherri L. Smith Ida Mae was born to fly...
View ArticleJuly Reads
Since Awesome Women Wednesday is tough to keep going on a weekly basis, I’ve decided to do it alternate weeks, and use the other weeks to blog about something else instead! So, the last Wednesday of...
View ArticleAwesome Women Wednesday: Leaders
My current reread of the Vorkosigan Saga got me thinking about what a terrific leader Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan is, so I thought I’d theme this week’s post around the inspiring women leaders I’ve...
View ArticleAugust Reads
August has been such a busy month that I’ve had less time than usual for reading, what with a marathon weekend watching all eight Harry Potter films (I was not emotionally prepared), Nine Worlds...
View ArticleSeptember Reads
My September in terms of reading was mostly swallowed up by two authors – Seanan McGuire and Michelle Cooper. Seanan McGuire’s latest Toby Daye book, The Winter Long, came out earlier this month, and I...
View ArticleOctober Reads
Well, I thought October was going to be a busy month for reading, but what with one thing and another I didn’t end up getting around to much? Pretty much everything I did read was great, though! I...
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