Book Review: Billy Smith Shanghaied Ace by Noël Sainsbury, Jr. William “Billy” Smith, noted teen aviator, has been called to Australia by a wealthy banker, Mr. Clafflin whose daughter Janet was on the missing passenger liner GLORIA (sic). The banker believes that the ship was not sunk, but is stranded off course somewhere in the… Continue reading Book Review: Billy Smith Shanghaied Ace
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Book Review: Headstrong
Book Review: Headstrong by Rachel Swaby This is a collection of short biographical sketches of women who made advancements in various scientific fields. According to the introduction, it was inspired when the New York Times ran an obituary of Yvonne Brill that listed her home cooking as her most important accomplishment, followed by being a wife… Continue reading Book Review: Headstrong
Comic Book Review: Roy Thomas Presents: Planet Comics, Vol. 1
Comic Book Review: Roy Thomas Presents: Planet Comics, Vol. 1 Comic books were still a very new thing in 1940, and the publishers were still trying to figure out what there was a market for. Science fiction themes seemed popular, so Fiction House created the pulp-inspired Planet Comics to appeal to fans of rockets and aliens.… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Roy Thomas Presents: Planet Comics, Vol. 1
Book Review: Burqas, Baseball and Apple Pie
Book Review: Burqas, Baseball and Apple Pie by Ranya Tabari Idliby Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. My copy was an Advance Reader’s Edition, and there may be changes in the final product. A fairly large percentage of the Goodreads giveaways I enter… Continue reading Book Review: Burqas, Baseball and Apple Pie
Comic Book Review: Persepolis
Book Review: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Disclaimer: I received this book through the Rasmussen College One College, One Book program on the premise that I would review it. This is the graphic novel memoir of Marjane Satrapi, who was nine years old when her home country of Iran had a revolution and kicked out the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Persepolis