White Fang’s Mom Was A Bitch

Happy International Women’s Day! I still have the copy of White Fang I was supposed to read in high school. It’s a Scholastic Classic with a forward by K. A. Applegate (The Animorphs, Everworld). As problematic as the characterizations are (Gray Beaver takes all of thirty seconds to develop a debilitating addiction to firewater), it’s…

Review: ‘Loteria’ by Cynthia (cina) Pelayo

I just read an awesome book! Beautiful, haunting, titillating, tantalizing – all perfect descriptors for ‘Loteria.’ Using her knowledge of Latin American history, as well as modern curiosities and phenomena, Pelayo brings classic fairie tales and folklore into present day in a way that is satisfying while leaving the reader desiring more. Most of the…