The Keepin’ It Real Book Club

About a month ago Erin Balser and I took the Keepin’ It Real philosophy and turned it upside down — instead of getting you to sing the praises of the books you loved, we asked you to come vent your pent-up ire toward certain genres or fictional elements that make you want to cause a scene in your local bookstore. But that was only round one of the sexy little scheme we call Reading Roulette.

Now after a brief hiatus (Erin got a new job, I got a new apartment, and we both got a little crazy), we’re ready to take it to the next level. ‘Cause complaining is easy, but standing up for a type of book that just got trashed? That’s when things start to get dangerous. But we’ve found five people who think we don’t need no haters are willing to try and prove those naysayers wrong:

For those who’d like to see historical fiction become a thing of the past (lookin’ at you Steph and Jennifer):

Recommender Jen Knoch is the principal blogger on this site, an Associate Editor at ECW Press, and would totally consider living in the 18th century if there were hot showers and toasters (though [...]