The Lesbian Career Girl series has been a great addition to my personal library, and as soon as Monica Nolan writes another one, I’m going to be sure to buy it and support her work.
Author: Grab the Lapels
I'm a graduate of the MFA fiction writing program at the University of Notre Dame. I also have a MA and BS from Central Michigan University. I teach composition, creative writing, and literature, which has inspired me to follow along with trends in teaching, publishing, and reviewing.
The Passion of Woo & Isolde #BookReview #GuestReview
The web of these two lovers lure others in like trapped insects, as the reader learns of the man’s new wife and the complications she brings to his life.
Jolie is Somewhere by Alana Cash is Book 13 in the #20BooksofSummer challenge
Eight months later, Jolie is suddenly returned to the streets of NYC in the winter without a home or a clue. She sleeps in a dumpster where she is discovered by employees of a nearby coffee shop. This sets Jolie on a strange path on which she meets Lina, the psychic from the first book, Saints in the Shadows.
Watchfires by Hilary Plum is book 12 of the #20BooksofSummer challenge
On the very first page, someone asks, “Did he speak with an accent?” Readers learn this was a question everyone had after the Boston Marathon bombing, which happened the same day Plum’s husband had surgery for his cancer.
Apology, College in Prison, and Belly Song book thoughts #20BooksofSummer
I know writers have a long, long way to go to get to where Susan Stinson was in 1993 when she published Belly Songs.
The Sugar Queen is book 9 in the #20BooksofSummer challenge @SarahAddisonAll
I couldn’t put down The Sugar Queen thanks to its characters, delicious plot, magical realism, and sensory details.
Wresting With The Muse is Book 8 in the #20BooksofSummer Challenge! #poetry #publishing
“But I believe a poet can change things. He can change the way people look and feel about things. And that’s what I want to do in Detroit.”–Dudley Randall
Happy 4th Birthday to Grab the Lapels!
Happy 4th Birthday to Grab the Lapels!
Sex & The Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister is book 7 of the #20BooksofSummer challenge
This novel feels like the result of multiple editors all trying to have their way, which creates strong and weak moments all over the place.
Beauty & The Beast by Catherine Gammon #GuestReview by @JAVosters
“Interesting” is the word I keep returning to, not in the vaguely condescending way in which a teacher might dismiss a student’s idea for a term paper…
