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Book 516: Jane Austen: A Brief Life – Fiona Stafford

August 30, 2017

After being disappointed by the much hyped (by me internally at least) Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly I […]

July 26, 2017

As part of reengaging with blogging I took a look at the last few monthly recap posts I did and

September 30, 2015

So this sounds a lot fancier than it was. I’d love to say I sat down one-on-one and picked her

July 10, 2015

In case you missed it, I went to Spain last month (scroll to the end for some GREAT panoramas). I was

March 11, 2015

Monday night, I had the pleasure of attending a reading at Harvard Bookstore (Shop Local!) featuring John Boyne, of The Absolutist fame,

September 22, 2014

I don’t care what people say. I love J.K. Rowling. [This was written before she came out as a transphobic

August 8, 2014

And she’s back! Now don’t get me wrong, Markinson (TBM)’s last novel, Marionette, wasn’t bad and was excellently written, it just

April 30, 2014

I couldn’t start two monthly recaps in a row with book typos (don’t worry there is one), but I do

May 24, 2013

The writing in this book is quite possibly the most beautiful writing I’ve ever read. The premise of the book,