Monthly Archives: November 2019
New Release: Sticking It To The Man
Just in time for Christmas, I am pleased to announce the publication of Sticking It To The Man: Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Popular Fiction, 1950 to 1980, a follow up to 2017’s Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real … Continue reading
Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? By Henry Farrell
(Click here for information on the 2019 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. For the titles that have filmed adaptations, we will also be looking at the movies as we go along. This week, … Continue reading
My So-Called Life: A Novel Based In The Award-Winning Television Series By Catherine Clark
Less than perfect… I realize I am about to alienate myself from my entire generational cohort, but: I never cared for ABC’s acclaimed, award-winning, Claire Danes-and-Jared Leto-star-making, abruptly canceled, fondly remembered “My So-Called Life”. Aggressively marketed at the time as … Continue reading
Going on Sixteen By Betty Cavanna
Fervently Julie whispered to the mirror, “I hope.” Betty Cavanna was one of the queens of the Malt Shop genre: gentle coming-of-age stories featuring young heroines facing teenage crises and growing up. Published from the 1940s through the 1960s, these … Continue reading
Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: A Long Fatal Love Chase By Louisa May Alcott
(Click here for information on the 2019 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the August selection, Louisa May Alcott’s postumously-published A Long Fatal Love Chase.) Like her most famous literary creation, Little … Continue reading
Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989 