Ace of Spades is set in a private prep school that is rocked by the text revelations of Aces. Aces is going after the school’s most popular girl, Chiamaka, who has her entire life planned meticulously, and musician, Devon. It’s best to know nothing about the plot going in. IContinue Reading
“It is September 1942 and, in the blacked-out streets of London, the game is once more afoot.”—from A Study of Crimson Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce’s World War II version of Holmes and Watson return in an all new mystery. A scientist goes missing at a remote Scottish castle whileContinue Reading
“In November 1954, Annie took her dog and got on a horse and started riding. Destination: California.” And so began The Ride of Her Life. Annie is poor. Dirt poor. After being in the hospital and given two to four years left to live, Annie’s sole goal is to liveContinue Reading
Nine babies are created in the 1970s without using men at all. The first baby born is called Girl One. This is her story. Girl One discovers her mother is missing and her parent’s home partially burned down. She decides to investigate with a reporter. To find answers, they visitContinue Reading
Two British soldiers are held in a remote Turkish prisoner of war camp during World War I. One day, they hatch a remarkable escape plan. First, they convince their captors that a Ouija board works to reach the spirit world. Then, the “spirits” tell the guards to take the prisonersContinue Reading
Wake uses archival records to piece together the untold story of female-led slave rebellions and revolts. However, it is also a memoir of the author’s difficulty in obtaining the information. Despite having a Ph.D. in history, she runs right into the wall labeled the victors write the history. And theseContinue Reading