Sarah Gailey wrote an amazing essay about Ginny Weasley (of Harry Potter fame) at Tor.com. Often considered a more minor character, Sarah looks into how truly awesome Ginny really is, and why she. Is. Not. Impressed. As I’m doing¬†another Harry Potter...
If you like scary reads, then there is one story you should definitely read ‚Äì Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. We’ve all heard of the book, and its famous author, but what is the story behind the creation of this Gothic Horror with its horrific...
I always love hearing about young girls creating a meaningful difference in some way, so when I read that Marley Dias had created a book drive for books with main characters who are black girls I was very excited. 11-year-old Marley, who is from West Orange,...
Being a woman in a man’s world is never easy: now imagine that world is a fantasy kingdom in which chivalry, might, and the sword rule. Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness quartet follows Alanna, a young girl who wants desperately...
Name: Miss Phryne Fisher Occupation: Detective (fictional) Location: St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia, 1928 As seen in: Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher detective novels (1989-) and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012-2015) The first undercover lady...
