Reading the Classics: The Warden, by Anthony Trollope
This is the first book in Anthony Trollope’s famous Barsetshire series, which inspired spinoffs by Angela Thirkell, and a ton of various filmic versions. Nobody
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Book Review: The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things, by Paula Byrne
Not too long ago there was an uproar in Jane Austen circles at the discovery of a drawing that was labeled Jane Austen, depicting an
Reading the Classics: THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO
As a novel, The Castle of Otranto is downright risible, but as a period piece it’s fascinating. While it doesn’t have quite as much rape
Reading the Classics: CLARISSA
Once you accept the lugubrious plot of the longest English novel (pure and innocent girl is Wronged, fades away into angelic death) Clarissa, by Samuel
Reading the Classics: PAMELA
Reading Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, is like watching the invention of literature before your eyes. Richardson began this as yet another work-for-hire series of “conduct
Reading the Classics: WIVES AND DAUGHTERS
It’s actually winter in Southern California, closing us in for an entire week. Time to reread the great classics! And Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth
Reading the Classics: MIDDLEMARCH
The occasion of this recent reread was a discussion of George Eliot’s Middlemarch. At the end one of the groups said, “Why is this considered
Wit and the Art of Conversation
As I was growing up, I became aware of people talking about how witty this book was, or that movie, or a famous person sitting
The Brontes, and Author Vs. Critic
It is scarcely the province of an author to refute the arguments of his censors and vindicate his own productions, but I may be allowed
Cafe Reads: The Chameleon Chronicles, interview with Laura Gayle by Sherwood Smith
Interviewer’s Note: Laura Gayle is the pen name for Shannon Page and Karen G. Berry SHERWOOD: One of the pleasures of this series is the
The Rambling Writer Book Review: THE PHOENIX FEATHER series by Sherwood Smith
Don’t miss this thrilling epic fantasy series that transcends genre! “Wow! Amazing!” I have to say upon finishing Sherwood Smith’s epic fantasy 4-book series: Fledglings, Redbark,
Author Inteview: Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith Interviewed by K.E. Kimbriel Sherwood Smith has been writing fiction all her life, but her first publication was in 1986. She’s