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• Book Under the Spotlight - Edward Glover, a Motif of Season

  

  “Reading them for the first time, Victoria was struck by the written words: I will do what people want but only as I want it to be. They summarised pithily her... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 BOOKS

• Talking Jane Austen with ... Helena Kelly, Author of Jane Austen the Secret...

  

  Her just released Jane Austen the Secret Radical has been animating a new interesting debate around our beloved Regency lady. Helena Kelly has been under the... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spotlight on ... Meryton Vignettes: Tales of Pride and Prejudice by Elizabeth...

  

  Mrs. Bennet makes a shocking discovery.Caroline Bingley learns there’s more to life than chasing after Darcy. Elizabeth must navigate a situation she never... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kickstarter Campaign Launched for Jane Austen Travel Guide

  

  TILBURG, 7 November 2016 – Het England van Jane Austen (Jane Austen’s England) is the first – and only – travel guide devoted to exploring locations in England... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Loreena's Gift Blog Tour - Author Colleen m. Story: 3 Things You Can't Teach...

  

  A BLIND GIRL'S TERRIFYING "GIFT" ALLOWS HER TO REGAIN HER EYESIGHT--BUT ONLY AS SHE FERRIES THE RECENTLY DECEASED INTO THE AFTERLIFE.Loreena Picket thinks she... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Book Under the Spotlight: Jack Wild, It's a Dodger's Life. Interview with...

  

  The bookThe book under the spotlight today is an autobiography coming out 10 years after the death of its protagonist, actor Jack Wild, whom many of us still... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Author Denise Stout Visited the Will & Jane Exhibit in Washington D.c.

  

  Denise Stout is an enthusiastic Janeite who was lucky enough to be able to visit the exhibition, Will Jane: Shakespeare, Austen and the Cult of Celebrity at... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• October Watching, Reading, Teaching, Living

  

  1. WATCHING - Don't you love Sunday nights?Aidan Turner as Ross PoldarkMost people hate Sunday nights since the weekend is over and the idea of starting a new... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Happy Peace Day, Dear Friends!

  

  Today, 21st September, is the International Day of Peace, also known as Peace Day. It was brought into being by United Nations Resolutions in 1981 and 2001. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Books & More Books! a Great Must - Read List from Guest Blogger Stacey

  

  Our guest blogger today is young and lovely Stacey Marone. Get to know more about her reading the bio note below this post and following her on twitter. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Spotlight on ... Everlasting Lies by Barbara Warren

  

  About the Book Edina Paxton is kissed at twelve, seduced at fourteen and married with child at fifteen. She immediately regrets her marriage to Charles Vernon... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Are You a Writer? Here's Top Books to Amp up Your Writing Skills

  

  (by guest blogger Rachel Bartee) If you want to be a successful writer, there’s no room for stagnation. You must continuously learn new stuff and improve your... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Period & More Period: Poldark is Back - Are You in for Some More Cornish Delight...

  

  Autumn usually brings new series and new shows on TV. Summer is going to end soon, this means we must get ready to some excitement. Are you waiting for... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Books & More Books - 'me Before You' and 'after You' by Jojo Moyes

  

  PrologueI did it again. It was around the end of the school year in May. I saw one of my students fully-immersed in the reading of a book during the break and... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Books Under the Spotlight

  

  New books under the spotlight, ebooks to be more precise. The latest downloaded in my iPad and added to my TBR list. A book for each of my favourite genres.... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Reading Italian: Fabio Stassi & Alessandro D'avenia

  

  Fabio Stassi, La lettrice Scomparsa (2016)La Lettrice Scomparsa (The missing reader) is a literary mystery. A book which contains an entire shelf of good books... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Scotland, at Last!

  

  Loch Lochy, the Highlands, ScotlandAfter an exciting experience it is not easy to go back to your everyday life. After a journey, you download, order and archiv... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• 6 Must-see Places Jane Austen Fans Can't Miss

  

  (by guest blogger Cassie Phillips) Wanderlust goes hand in hand with reading an Austen novel. Every time I turn a page I can’t help but want to follow Mr.... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rage Blog Tour - a Special Excerpt from a Great Thriller

  

  ... dark – and darkly humorous – European crime fiction at its best... (Reader Dad Blog)Rage is a book by Poland’s number one crime writer, Zygmunt... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Book Review - House of Shadows by Pamela Hartshorne

  

  What if the life you were remembering wasn’t your own?Pamela Hartshorne knows how to intrigue her readers. This is the fourth of her time slip, historical... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES