Sorry this is late, my loves! Starline was incredibly professional and easy to interview. I, on the other hand, am a massive flake.

Candi is an AWARD WINNING strip by Starline Hodge, one of the hottest young comics artists working right now. Candi  is semi-autobiographical, and features a fascinating cast of characters, including a ferret engaged in an a battle of wits with some evil squirrels and the Sexy Police!  

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1. One of the neato things about Candi … READ MORE

Okay, Valdes has really come into her own! In this second installment in the Dirty Girls series, the six sucias are entering their thirties with a panicked, maverick energy. Five years after the close of the first book, Dirty Girls’ Social Club, Lauren and Amoury have hit a rocky moment in their relationship. She constantly battles deep feelings of insecurity, her burgeoning alcoholism, and her unacknowledged bulimia. Plus, she’s got some chronic, awkward heart burn she can’t seem to shake. … READ MORE

Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin has been herald as one of the finest novels of the 21st century. And it is. Yet, it is perhaps a novel that often gets overlooked because of it’s “sci-fi” billing. Don’t’ get me wrong, I ADORE sci-fi/fantasy novels. In fact, at least eight out of ten trips to my local Borders Superstore will find me ensconced amidst the aisles, books in hands and no decision in sight. And perhaps, … READ MORE

Pat Conroy’s Prince of Tides is the story of a family in crisis and how the determination to keep the source of that crisis a secret almost destroys the individual members of said unit. Amazon.com offers this as plot synopsis:

…it is the story of a destructive family relationship wherein a violent father abuses his wife and children. Henry Wingo is a shrimper who fishes the seas off the South Carolina coast and regularly squanders what little money he amasses in … READ MORE