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Day 57: 'The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein'

If you like: Frankenstein, horror, feminist retellings, Deborah Harkness, Sabaa Tahir 2018 is the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s...

Day 55: The List (sisters)

If you like: sisters. For our last list, a tribute to the highs and lows of sisterhood: After Dark by Haruki Murakami: Annie recommending...

Day 53: Five Marvel comics

If you like: Doctor Who, The Americans, Nancy Drew, dogs named Pizza. I was standing in line, waiting so Maggie Stiefvater could sign a...

Day 49: 'Twelfth Night'

If you like: Coffee Prince, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Dil Bole Hadippa, Gilmore Girls. Look, I knew I would write about a...

Day 48: The List (skip the first)

I have a disrespect for continuity that drives some people crazy, Maggie included*. Perhaps the worst transgression: I started "Lost" in...

Day 47: 'The Wee Free Men'

If you like: Scottish accents, Harry Potter, Gail Carson Levine, CS Lewis Annie brought me The Wee Free Men as a gift after spending a...

Day 45: 'Anya's Ghost'

If you like: graphic novels, medium spooky, Spell on Wheels, Ghostopolis, Witch Boy, Hocus Pocus. Anya’s Ghost is a graphic novel that...

Day 43: 'The Raven Boys'

If you like: contemporary magic, Welsh mythology, Kelly Armstrong, LJ Smith, Sarah Rees Brennan, the Wake trilogy. The assembly of...

Day 42: 'Prez'

If you like: A Modest Proposal, DC's Young Animal imprint, The Murderbot Diaries. When I re-read Prez so I could write about it, I came...

Day 40: 'Howl's Moving Castle'

If you like: fantasy, magic, humor, Gail Carson Levine, Ursula K. Le Guin, Studio Ghibli. Day 40: In which Maggie tries her best to...

Day 37: 'The Changeling Sea'

If you like: Naomi Novik, Sharon Shinn, Robin McKinley, The Darkangel Trilogy. This was one of those magical used bookstore moments, when...

Day 28: 'Mansfield Park: An Annotated Edition'

If you like: "Wives and Daughters," Anthony Trollope, nice girls who come in first. Poor Fanny does not have much of a chance in a...

Day 23: Nancy Drew

If you like: Super Mysteries, comic books, Goldie Vance, Sammy Keyes, exclamation marks. I went through a phase around the age of 12 when...

Day 22: 'Circe'

If you like: mythology, feminism, witches, Ursula K. Le Guin, The Robber Bride. Circe is a beautiful feminist story of metamorphoses. At...

Day 18: 'North and South'

If you like: Jane Austen, costume dramas, strong female characters, rebellion, romance, Bronte sisters. Dear “North and South,” why do I...

Day 14: The List (mysteries)

If you like: Foyle's War, French cafes, puzzles, ghosts, Elizabeth George The Kelley Sisters are here with another list! This time, we’re...

Day 13: 'Sadie'

If you love: crime podcasts, gritty YA, crying a lot, K.M. Walton, Ellen Hopkins. Sadie is a difficult YA story that is quick to devour....

Day 10: 'The Parker Inheritance'

If you like: supportive friendships, social issues, The Westing Game, Three Times Lucky, E.L. Konigsburg. The Parker Inheritance is a...

Day 8: 'The Prince and the Dressmaker'

If you like: Disney movies, dreamy period pieces, defying gender norms, Vogue, Noelle Stevenson. There’s a lot to love about the graphic...

Day 7: 'Brazen'

If you like: nonfiction, amazing women, Bill Bryson, Drunk History, comic books, feeling better about the world. A lot of nonfiction...

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