The Magician King (The Magicians #2), by Lev Grossman

The Magicians is a defining moment in my MFA years. Not only did I get to talk to the author firsthand, but I still remember so many moments from this trilogy all these years later. I specifically remember reading the second book, The Magician King, over the summer of 2016 in the back room of … Continue reading The Magician King (The Magicians #2), by Lev Grossman →

Twelfth Knight, by Alexene Farol Follmuth

Of all Shakespeare's comedies to adapt for a modern audience, Twelfth Night is a terrific one. Playing around with gender and sexual identities plays very well into a comedy about everyone falling in love with the wrong person without it being too weird. And what a genius move it was to use an anonymous MMORPG … Continue reading Twelfth Knight, by Alexene Farol Follmuth →

The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger

I realized recently that I enjoy stories involving crazy people: crazy entitled people, crazy religious people, people with absolutely zero concept of a world outside of their own needs, people who believe that the world must bend to their whim, bar the consequences for anyone in their orbit. It's so fascinating how far these people … Continue reading The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger →