Reading the End

So Elaine Castillo is a literary fiction writer (who, I believe, has written a bunch of fanfiction in her life; I can just sense it; I know she has), and this installment of Anatomy of a Sex Scene draws on her second novel, Moderation.

Hello, yes, I know, I know you were wanting to hear about my favorite books for the entire year, and perhaps I will provide that in 2026.

Heated Rivalry, AKA the gay hockey show, has been getting a lot of buzz for its explicit(-ish) sex scenes, and a lot of that buzz has been coming from viewers and critics whose experience with the romance genre is such that they are charmed by the novelty…

Children The precipitating incident of Wearing the Lion is that Heracles, possessed by a fury that Hera has sent, kills his three sons.

When I started reading romance novels, about twelve years ago, I asked for recommendations and only read the romance novels that people told me were the best ones out there.

As I post this, the first few episodes of the new series of Leverage: Redemption have dropped.

Okay, I am trying to do this more, because there’s a lot of good stuff to read on the internet, and I want to share it with y’all.

I’ve been thinking lately about the role of book reviews and book reviewers, and happily for me, some smart people have been saying smart things on this topic.

Here are some things I have been reading; perhaps you, too, will enjoy them!

A couple of years ago, I decided to go all in on DVD acquisition, because I found it within myself that I did not trust the streaming ecosystem.