On a shelf full of heavily fictionalized erotic memoirs, this book is something different—a mostly true story that claims to be fiction, and a book by a male submissive that neither glorifies nor flinches from the darker side of masochism.
Issue: March 2007
Poseidon Blessed
It is not every day a girl washes ashore in a casket, and we should give thanks that it is so.
The chest bearing Danaë and her infant son came to [...]
Catch and Release
One Sunday in April, long ago, my father set out into the Little Akron River, about twenty miles from our home in Center Run, Pennsylvania. He was alone. By his [...]
Farewell Summer: An Interview with Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury is perhaps the greatest living master of science fiction, with hundreds of short stories in print; his novels, including Something Wicked This Way Comes and Fahrenheit 451 are taught in classrooms around the world. In this interview, the creator of The Martian Chronicles talks about his hopes for manned NASA missions, his reasons for writing, and his work with Ray Harryhausen, Katherine Hepburn, and John Huston.
Why Review Books?: My Sort-of Manifesto
Upon joining RE as a staff reviewer, Mathilde Madden had one request: let her introduce herself to the readers. Being generally accomodating people (and delighted to read almost anything she writes), we said “sure—just say something nice about us, and don’t try to convince anyone to join a cult.” We’re not so sure she managed the second one; her passion for books is kind of infectious.
Headlamps
“Your Daddy works on the trains, doesn’t he?”
Lilly resents the question immediately. She glares, not at Teresa, and the little proto-wings sticking out of Teresa’s shirt and waving in the [...]
The Strangeling, by Saskia Walker
New imprint Juno Books is already making waves with its genre-straddling erotica. Here, a standard fantasy world is fleshed out with detailed descriptions of sex magic—and a thoroughly delectable villain.