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Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth review: A messy, enjoyable play on the Gothic The i 1/29/2021 Alys Key © Provided by The i Emily M Danforth is back with her first book for adults (Photo: Borough Press) It is 1902 and, as the new century blooms, new ideas are coursing through America. The publication of a scandalous memoir, The Story of Mary MacLane, has caused a stir for its candid discussion of the author’s attraction to women. Among the book’s most devoted fans are Flo and Clara, two students at Rhode Island’s Brookhants School for Girls. When the pair mee...

Rhode Island (William Morrow) The week before Halloween seemed the ideal moment to pick up the 617-page epic horror novel “Plain Bad Heroines” by Emily M. Danforth. The tangled story toggles between a cursed Rhode Island boarding school for girls during the early 1900s and present day when a group of queer women return to film a movie about the school’s fabled history. Danforth writes with humor and is at her brilliant best with vivid female character portrayals, who are as wild and unpredictable as the untamed Rhode Island shoreline. South Carolina One of the most compelling books I re...

Top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults revealed at ALA Midwinter Virtual January 25, 2021 On January 25, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits taking place virtually from Chicago. A list of all the 2021 award winners follows: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: When You Trap a Tiger, written by Tae Keller, is the 2021...