Victorian sororomania: creative and cultural ‘sisterhoods’ in the 19th century

This report on the Watts Gallery Victorian Sorority symposium was originally published on the BAVS Victorianist site – you can … More

Tremletts Chemist – a history

Recently, I’ve been working as the project researcher for the Tremletts Chemist history project. If you’re local to Portsmouth, UK … More

Vanessa Lawrence’s novel Sheer is presented as the personal memoir of a success-obsessed beauty mogul. The story starts with make-up … More

Book Bimbo, signing in with a review of Rebecca Novack’s upcoming novel. Imagine that Luigi Mangione is a 32-year-old lesbian … More

Attensity! The Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement. Edited by D. Graham Burnett, Alyssa Loh, and Peter Schmidt Are you … More

Lycanthropy and the modern woman: Femme Feral, by Sam Beckbessinger No spoilers Ellie’s got far too much on her plate. … More

Last weekend, I was invited to do a talk about some of Sussex’s weird and wonderful folklore at the Battle … More

Green eyes for a ‘green fairyland’: I’m A Fan, by Sheena Patel No spoilers Listen to the article here: You … More

Spooky tidings this Samhain, fellow spirits. Do you want to hear some ghostly tales? Of course you do. I manifested … More