December 2, 2025
Purple background, with novel cover centered on page. Cover includes images of white, gray, and purple roses, with a slash through the middle. TEXT: Violeta - Gothic Literature Review - Julie Sara Porter
Published by Julie Sara Porter at December 2, 2025
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Violeta: A Gothic Literature Tale Fit for the Ages

Fourteen-year-old Violeta Valentine lives with her older brother, Tommy, and their widowed mother in Arizona. Violeta’s mother isolates Violeta and targets her with abuse and neglect. Tommy tries to protect her as much as he can. This tense situation explodes one day when their mother puts both children’s lives in danger.
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November 30, 2025
Promo image from Dear Viv, featuring The Vivienne from the WOW show RuPaul's UK Drag Race - TEXT -- Dear Viv: An Intimate Portrait of a Dragon Superstar Gone Too Soon - Documentary Film Review - Nereesha Patel
Published by Nereesha Patel at November 30, 2025
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Dear Viv: An Intimate Portrait of a Drag Superstar Gone Too Soon

Would this documentary be a respectful tribute to Viv, or would it be a hastily cobbled-together piece that served only to sensationalize the lurid aspects of their life?
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November 29, 2025
Pictures of the Osbourne Brothers in concert on stage, holding guitars and singing - TEXT: Concert Review - The Brothers Osbourne - Perri Dodgson
Published by Perri Dodgson at November 29, 2025
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The Brothers Osborne at Birmingham’s O2 Academy Theatre

The Brothers Osborne are country rockers from Nashville, Tennessee. But “country rock” barely describes the rich, emotional timbre of their music. Heart-wrenching guitar, played by John with such skill it’s as if his whole life was bursting from the instrument, is the perfect partnership for TJ’s richly textured baritone vocals.
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November 22, 2025
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Published by Julie Sara Porter at November 22, 2025
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The Bluestockings: A History of The First Women’s Movement — a Book Review

The Bluestockings calls back to a time when the idea of intelligent discussions among women was frowned upon and sometimes forbidden. These brave, intelligent women articulated important issues and discussed ways to change them.
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November 17, 2025
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Published by Zina Mona at November 17, 2025
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Maya and Natasha: A Cold War Novel of Twins and Ballet — Review

Despite the difficulty of creating a historical novel, Durham skillfully depicts the love, jealousy, and other complexities of a twin sisterhood influenced by trauma, distance, and forgiveness.
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November 15, 2025
Promo poster for KPop Demon Hunters Sing along event - in dark violet blue, purple, magenta, and light blue - TEXT: Film Review - Janaye Roberts with the MockingOwl Roost Staff
Published by The MockingOwls and Janaye Roberts at November 15, 2025
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KPop Demon Hunters (2025): Musical/Action

There are plenty of reasons this movie has captured everyone’s attention. It performed so well on Netflix that the platform decided to give it a limited theatrical run, and in just one weekend, it earned an impressive $18 to $20 million at the box office.
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November 14, 2025
A stack of books on a wooden table top. The tones of the image are warm and orange-brown (natural wood). Text: Zina Mona - 5 Nonfiction Books to Introduce You to the Genre - Book Roundup
Published by Zina Mona at November 14, 2025
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Five Nonfiction Books to Introduce You to the Genre

Nonfiction has the reputation of being dull and complicated, but that’s simply not the case. Just like fiction, nonfiction is its own diverse world with its own conventions. From self-help to histories, there’s a nonfiction book for every kind of reader.
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November 10, 2025
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Published by Gretchen Wallett at November 10, 2025
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Music as Character: The Soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop

Kanno takes this concept and runs wild with it, creating one of the most original soundtracks in anime history and sparking the production of eight CD’s worth of music and a five disc boxset that is a must for any fans.
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November 3, 2025
Bones TV review - promo image on laptop screen, featuring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz - TEXT: Karrie Ann Wortner - TV Review - Bones: A Love Letter to Science, Sarcasm, and the Squint Squad
Published by Karrie Wortner at November 3, 2025
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Bones: A Love Letter to Science, Sarcasm, and the Squint Squad

Let me start with a confession: I didn’t expect to fall in love with a show that opens nearly every episode with a decomposed corpse. But Bones — oh, Bones — is not your average procedural. It’s crime-solving wrapped in anthropology, sprinkled with conspiracy theories, topped with slow-burning romances that will make you scream “JUST KISS ALREADY!”.
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October 31, 2025
Deep red rose on a black, otherwise "darked out" image. Rose is lying on the ground, with a short stem and leaves piercingly obvious. The cover of the book "Carmilla" (all black and white with two women illustrated from the Gothic era, looking off into the distance) in upper right hand corner. In deep red text, matching the rose's color, Carmilla: Review of a Classic Vampire Novella. Zina Mona.
Published by Zina Mona at October 31, 2025
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Carmilla: a Review of the Classic Vampire Novella

Filled with gothic imagery, Carmilla makes for a dark and spooky reading experience. I was immediately enamored with the setting, from the vast castle to the village ruins. I easily became absorbed in the story, and the tense atmosphere from the start pulled me right through to the end.
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