Everyone talks about those proverbial "beach reads," and while I think it a positively alluring idea, I can't say that I have the attention span or gumption to actually read on the beach; there is always hot sun glaring off my pages, sand working its way into my crevices (books and body), and who can concentrate with scantily clad beach bums about?
However, in the spirit of summer reading, June's theme is "heat." I was particularly pleased with the writers' interesting takes on the theme this month. We have pieces on sports, lesbian fiction, independent publishing and a hot Book Tour of my favorite city--Wilmington, North Carolina. Not to mention several pieces about the hottest authoress since Colin Firth's codpiece, none other than Jane Austen, a summer staple for readers everywhere.
Sit back, grab a cool glass of lemonade and usher in the summer with Estella's Revenge.
Happy reading!
Andi
Table of Contents
Letter from the Editor
Author Interviews
Articles
- Book Tour: Wilmington, North Carolina
- Too Hot to Read
- The Heat of the Contest Reheated
- Small Presses Can't Take Heat
- Pump Up the Volume
- Feeling the Heat? Reading Under Pressure
- The Appeal of Jane
Columns
- Judging a Book?, June 2007
- Retro Reads: Hot Ones
- Bookgasm: The Literary Lesbians Edition
- From the Bookshop..., June 2007
- Sure, I Know the Queen, June 2007
Reviews
- The New Yorkers: A Novel
- Dark at the Roots: A Memoir
- Crashing Through
- Cherry Whip
- Pressed Pennies
- Indiscretion
- Becoming Jane Austen
- Austenland
- 501 Minutes to Christ: Personal Essays
- A Woman Alone at Night
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