Tag Archives: Author S

Project Boyfriend By Stephanie St. Pierre

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

Can Stacey capture Max’s heart, or is her downhill romance destined for a crash landing? This one came out in 1991, fairly late in the run of Bantam’s Sweet Dreams romance imprint, which I didn’t notice until I sat down … Continue reading →

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Too Bad About The Haines Girl By Zoa Sherburne

Posted on January 27, 2017 by

“I’d rather die than hurt you like this. But I’m going to have a baby!” The other title referenced by Caitlin Flanagan in her Atlantic hit piece on how YA lit has gone to pot, this one follows the same basic structure as Mr. and … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: The Love Boats By Jeraldine Saunders

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

(Click here for information on the 2016 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature.  This month, the August selection, Jeraldine Saunders’s The Love Boats.)  I was somewhat reticent to get into another swingin’ travel industry expose, after … Continue reading →

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Stories From The Twilight Zone By Rod Serling

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

Watch Rod Serling’s exciting series THE TWILIGHT ZONE each week on the CBS television network. So, one of my OTHER projects this summer was to watch or re-watch all five seasons of The Twilight Zone, a series that has loomed large … Continue reading →

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Checking In With The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Sybil By Flora Rheta Schreiber

Posted on July 8, 2016 by

(Click here for information on the 2016 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. As all of the four selected titles have filmed adaptations, we will be looking at the movie versions as we go along. … Continue reading →

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Veronica Ganz By Marilyn Sachs

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

“Peter Wedemeyer, Peter Wedemeyer, I’ll get you, Peter Wedemeyer!” So, this is one of those books where you think you know exactly what you’re going to get, then it turns out to be something completely different, and then it still … Continue reading →

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An X-Rated Romance By Tina Sunshine

Posted on February 18, 2016 by

Nothing would stop us in our pursuit of perfect grammar, a good body, and true love. OH, COME ON! While a frequent theme here is that YA novels from 30 or 40 years ago dealt with topics like drugs and … Continue reading →

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