Elizabeth Reviews: The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eyeby Toni MorrisonGenre: literary fiction​First published 1970 The Breedloves did not live in a storefront because they were having temporary difficulty adjustitng to the cutbacks at the plant. They lived there because they were poor and black, and...

Elizabeth Reviews: Of Mice and Men

 Of Mice and Menby John SteinbeckGenre: novella, fiction, tragedyFirst published 1937 Candy cried, “Sure they all want it. Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much. Jus’ som’thin’ that was his. Somethin’ he could live on and...

Norm’s Nightcap

A Themed Drink for The Dimension Door Podcast, Season 1 Episode 19On the one-year anniversary of the release of The Dimension Door Episode 19: “Not a Normal Episode,” it’s only fitting that I share the full details and instructions for...

Next Quarter’s Book Pick

Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for September 2021 is: House of Salt and SorrowsbyErin A. Craig Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling! In September, Mary and Elizabeth will each share a review of this novel. Then, they will discuss the book and share their...

Elizabeth Reviews: Ever Cursed

Ever Cursed​by Corey Ann Haydu​Genre: YA fiction, fantasy, fairy-taleFirst published: July 2020 “My beautiful princesses,” Dad says when the music pauses and the food stops its endless parade through the hall. “I’m delighted to...