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• Always Be Writing

  

  (by guest blogger John Montana) Many times I hear writers say they are stuck or are in a writers slump, because no ideas are coming or they don’t know what to... Read more

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

• Period & More Period - Doctor Thorne, Trollope & Fellowes Are a Winning Pair

  

  “Conduct! Is conduct everything? One may conduct oneself excellently, and yet break one's heart.”I've been watching quite a bit of present-day drama series... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Back from Hell - Room & Thirteen

  

  I happened to watch the film Room and start watching the BBC 3 drama series Thirteen on the same day and the similarity of the topic they dealt with inevitably... Read more

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

• Book Review - a Rip in the Veil by Anna Belfrage (the Graham Saga, Book 1)

  

  Hooked from page one. There’s so much I love in this book that once I got started, I couldn’t stop and read it in a few days: Scotland in the 17th century, at... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Book Review - Spirit of the Highway by Deborah Swift

  

  Book Blurb1651 - England has been engaged in a bitter Civil War for nearly ten years. Ralph Chaplin, a farmer’s son, has fallen for beautiful copper-haired Kate. Read more

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

• I'm a Guest at Vulpes Libris - Fieramente Il Libro, a Literary Event in My...

  

  I'm guestposting at a wonderful book blog today, Vulpes Libris, for a project near and dear to my heart, Fieramente il Libro. Join me there and help me make thi... Read more

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

• Victoria Grossack, in Defense of Mr Collins - Read & Win New Meryton Mystery...

  

  Tom Hollander as Mr Collins (2005)Mr. Collins is a dreadful bore, with his long speeches and his constant apologizing. He’s a wretched dancer and a ghastly whis... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And the Winner is ... John Montana Watched and Commented the Oscar Ceremony for...

  

  So the 88th Annual Academy Awards were on last night. And as usual, they were filled with controversy because many black actors/actresses felt they were... Read more

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

• The Regency Era Comes to the Amish - Sense and Sensibility by Sarah Price

  

  On March 1st, my book, Sense and Sensibility (Realms, 2016) is released! This adaptation of Jane Austen’s book by the same title is a bit different than others... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Waiting for the Oscars, I've Seen a Few: Brooklyn

  

  Waiting to discover this year’s winners in a few hours, here's my third Oscar- nominated -movie review. I’ve been recently seeing a few of the nominees. Have yo... Read more

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

• Waiting for the Oscars, I've Seen a Few: Labyrinth of Lies

  

  Waiting to discover this year’s winners in a few days, I’ve been watching a few of the nominated films. What about discussing one of them each day till the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Waiting for the Oscars, I've Seen a Few: the Danish Girl

  

  Waiting to discover this year’s winners in a few days, I’ve been watching a few of the nominated films. What about discussing one of them a day till the Oscars... Read more

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

• Mr Darcy? He'll Just Stay a Jerk. Mr Knightley? Yes, Please! Talking Jane...

  

  Hello and thank you for joining us at My Jane Austen Book Club, Katie! It’s awesome to have you as a guest and to celebrate the release of your... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blog Tour - the Stylist by Rosie Nixon

  

  My reviewRosie Nixon's debut novel is out!Enjoyable, glittering, glamorous.Can being in the wrong place at the wrong time make your life unexpectedly wonderful? Read more

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

• Bad Grammar = Forever Alone? Tips for Love at First Type

  

  Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Is grammar important in our love life? Can bad grammar affects our love relationships? Apparently the answer is: Yes, it is! I... Read more

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

• Jane and the Waterloo Map Blog Tour - Talking Jane Austen with ... Stephanie...

  

  Stephanie BarronAward winning author Stephanie Barron has been touring the blogosphere since February 2nd and will go on till February 22nd, 2016 to share her... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Kids Grow up and ... They Are Pretty Special - Tommaso Troia: Find a Job You...

  

  Here's a new story in the series "My kids grow up" dedicated to my former students. Tommaso has always been very active, lively, smart. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Suffragettes - a Movie, an Anniversary & a Quote

  

  The Anniversary: 6 February, 1918Let's start with the anniversary, then. The campaign to gain women the vote in Britain had run for decades by 1918. Thinkers... Read more

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

• At the Cinema - All Hail, Macbeth !

  

  "... a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” At the cinema with my studentsIt came out on the 5th this month and, at last, I came... Read more

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

• Period & More Period - the Ultimate Map of Downton Abbey Locations

  

  It wasn't easy for UK fans to bid farewell to their beloved Edwardian friends from Downton Abbey. US viewers still have a few episodes to go(check PBS... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES