Today our guest is Maxine Kaplan at 12pm SLT. We shall meet at a tavern by the sea, ignore the drunken sailors in attendance and we shall discuss the coming of age of tavern Wench Tanya.

As Tanya survives encounters with somewhat hostile yet thankfully amateurish antagonists, discovers her magical powers and her independence (from men or the oppressive wasteful feudal society Maxine has conjured up for this wonderful YA Fantasy novel?) she becomes a bit of a socialist and a true inspiration, not only for young readers but early middle-aged virtual book talk hosts ….

Meantime: visit the Book Club anytime and watch past shows via the playlist below:

If you'd like to suggest an author, please email slbookclub@draxtor.com.