Shelf Life

Shelf Life BY: BARBARA FITOS “THIS IS A HOME WHERE LEARNING HAPPENS.” These were the words of the lovely woman who purchased my Orlando condo for herself and her daughter, which I sold when given the opportunity to return home to Ocala. She had focused on the wealth of books that filled my home. That […]
Romantasy in February

Romantasy in February BY: BARBARA FITOS February—the season of love and the month we honor the legacy of Black history. What better way to begin than with “romantasy”—the newest subgenre combining fantasy and romance. “Romantic fantasy,” coined in 2008, became wildly and virally popular on social media through such authors as Sarah J. Maas […]