Week beginning 12 August 2026 (corrected to include the complete Bob McMullan paper)

Richard L. Schur Suits A Cultural History Bloomsbury Academic, November 2026 Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic, for this uncorrected proof for review. As a lover of legal dramas such as Picket Fences, Boston Legal, Ally McBeal and The Practice, I was immediately drawn to this history of a legal drama that, on my limitedContinue reading “Week beginning 12 August 2026 (corrected to include the complete Bob McMullan paper)”

Week beginning 6 May 2026

Victoria Purman The Marriage Trap Harlequin Australia, HQ (Fiction, Non Fiction, YA) & MIRA | HQ, April 2026 Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I regret having come late to Victoria Purman’s historical fiction, and of the many books she has published I have read only two: The Radio Hour andContinue reading “Week beginning 6 May 2026”

Week beginning 25 March 2026

Thomas S. Hischak Bringing Song and Dance to the ScreenDirectors of Golden Age Hollywood Musicals Bloomsbury Academic, October 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Bloomsbury Academic for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The tone, the language, the content: all lead the reader on a remarkable journey through musicals in the Golden Age ofContinue reading “Week beginning 25 March 2026”