Author: kayliametcalfe
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Book Review: James
This retelling of a classic hits it out of the park. As a modern book written in a modern style, it will appeal to a modern audience. I’m not one of those “throw away the canon of old white men authors” people… but we need to supplement and expand the canon and this book is…
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Book Review: The Future
Alderman reinterprets a Bible story and uses it as the basis for a cult while at the same time pointing a very accusatory finger at tech billionaires for the evils of the world. This is not a post apocalyptic novel (or is it?) and it doesn’t have all the answers (or does it?) But in…
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Book Review: Parable of the Sower
This is a really interesting book full of interesting and frightening warnings about the future, and I am glad I read it. I also really like speculative fiction which helps.
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Relaunch, Reviews, and What the Heck is ASPECT?
Yes! I am relaunching the Pages and Popcorn Podcast feed… but this time instead of talking with a rotating group of cohosts about movies based on books, it will be just me doing a weekly podcast where I talk about books.
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Book Review: Reader, I Murdered Him
This book is, in essence, a bit of well-written fan fiction of a literary character that most people don’t give more than a passing thought to. It isn’t high literature. It isn’t meant to teach us things about the human experience. But, sapphic love is great and needs as much representation as possible, so cheers…
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It’sAQueerThang – January 2023
This episode covers the topic of hate crimes, specifically toward the LGBTQ+ community. Our guests include Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderama, US Attorney Phillip Talbert with the Department of Justice, Daren Miller with the Stop The Hate Town Hall plus Dr. Katherine Fobear of California State University Fresno discussing the new LGBTQ+ minor at the…
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It’sAQueerThang – December 2022
In case you missed it… Listen Now to the edited version of our radio broadcast from December 2022: Proud Boys and Pride Flags… plus Best of pop culture of 2022!
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It’sAQueerThang – November 2022
In case you missed it… Listen Now to the edited version of our radio broadcast from November, 2022
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Book Review: Razorblade Tears
This book feels like a bit of a throwback to the more male-centered Thriller/Adventure novel and includes several familiar cliches and tropes, but it also can sit comfortably in the realm of Contemporary Fiction because while violence might be the beginning and end of the action, there is a lot of introspection and relationship building…
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Book Review: Kiss Her Once For Me
And no, it isn’t entertaining because of the plot. We all know what is going to happen and when and pretty much how. It is very close to a story via paint-by-numbers. So, what saves it? The characters.