Reading the Regency — Almack’s
I’m writing this on Book Day. Lord of the Rakes is in stores an online today, so naturally I’m all about that. (Note: If you haven’t noticed elsewhere on this page, you can read an exerpt and order your copy here.) But I’m still all about reading, and my love of really, really old books. […]
This Week’s Video Clip
One of my absolute all time favorite romantic movies is unfortunately very hard to find. It’s the Barretts of Wimpole Street with Norma Shearer as Elizabeth Barrett and Frederic March as Robert Browning and Charles Laughton as one of the creepiest screen villains of all time. A little context for the scene below: Elizabeth Barrett […]
This Week’s Video Clip
Wherein Lauren Bacall shows the rest of us how it’s done. Sorry about the ad.
In Praise of Villains
So, there I was, reading away. It was the latest book in series I love, approaching the suspenseful climax, I was in the groove, the author was in the groove. All was right with the world. Then it happened. The villain turned stupid. Made a sudden,s attack for no reason than an explosion of temper […]
What Man of Steel Got Right
THIS POST HAS SPOILERS. GREAT BIG SPOILERY-SPOILERS. MEGA-MONDO-HUGE SPOILERS OF A MOST SPOILERIFIC NATURE. Okay? Okay. In the interests of full disclosure, I will say that Christopher Reeves will always be My Superman. So, I was torn about going to see Man of Steel. But, lately, super hero movies have gotten so much better, which […]
The Lunch Post
I’m not quite a foodie. I would kind of like to be a foodie. I love food and cooking, I adore eating out. I read chef memoirs and I’m addicted to the show Chopped. But I’m not quite adventurous enough to be a True Foodie, and try as I might I can’t take stuff like […]
Reading the Regency — Gretna Green in Novel Form
I’ve developed a new book addiction. I’ve always liked old books. Really old books. I admit it. I learned to read out of the Wizard of Oz, grew up on Alice in Wonderland and E. Nesbitt and company. As an adult, I discovered Bronte, Austen, Gaskell, and, of course, Shakespere. What I didn’t know until […]