women’s issues – Cannonball Read 17

New Cool Book Alert: The Thorn Key

The Thorn Key by Jeana Jorgensen

March 6, 2025 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

The very cool Jeana Jorgensen – folklorist, professor, dancer, and sex educator – has published a gorgeous collection of her fairy tale themed poetry in her new book The Thorn Key! I love Jeana’s academic work. Her books Fairy Tales 101 and Folklore 101 are amazing introductions to both studies, teaching its readers a TON in a way that is fun and conversational. I should have reviewed those here LOL! If you have been interested in learning more about the history and study of fairy […]

If you like lots of snark without too much information weighing it down

Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill

February 17, 2024 by KimMiE" 1 Comment

I have a very thoughtful husband who keeps his eyes and ears open for books he thinks I’ll enjoy. Often, these turn out to be winners, and I can see why he thought Unmentionable would be right up my alley. I love Victorian literature and history, having read and enjoyed Judith Flanders’s massive The Victorian City last year. I also like humor and have been known to engage in snarky commentary now and then. Unmentionable, then, seems like a safe bet for me. What I’m […]

Then you shoulda put a ring on it (or not)

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister

September 3, 2019 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

#cbr11bingo – Not My Wheelhouse My usual reading is children and teen fiction or comic books, so I figured adult non-fiction would be a good opposite for me. But in order to get through that I did pick a subject I am interested in. I have been quite single for most of my life, and lately I’ve been feeling particularly odd-woman out amongst my throngs of married friends and acquaintances. I tried Kate Bolick’s Spinster and sort of hated it. But this one held more promise […]

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