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• Dead Writers Theater Presents Michael Bloom's Adaptation of Emma in Chicago

  

  Most readers prefer Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility, but critics generally regard Emma as Austen's most carefully crafted or skillfully written... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Interview with Pauline Montagna - Get Your Free Copy of Her Historical...

  

  The Slave by Pauline Montagna is the latest historical novel I read and it is a lovely, gripping one. A real page turner. I was first drawn to it by the origina... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Rome - Hogarth, Reynolds, Turner: British Painting and the Rise of Modernity

  

  Easter Holidays have been an occasion to catch up with things I love, like going to Rome, visiting friends and play the tourist. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• In War the Words of a Poet Can Save Lives, in Life the Words of a Poet Can Make...

  

  "... in war the words of a poet can save lives ...in war the orphans and those without a book have no refuge" Erri De Luca's original first name was Henry, an... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Talking Jane Austen with ... Victoria Kincaid: the Secrets of Darcy and...

  

  My special guest for these Easter holidays is Victoria Kincaid, author of The Secrets of Darcy and Elizabeth. Victoria has a Ph.D. in English literature and... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• That is the Sort of Bravery i Must Have Now: Insurgent and Allegiant by...

  

  I've been reading quite a lot this latest week. I have finished 3 books and that's something I'm really proud of after I had been reading very little in the... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• On Jane Austen and Active Volcanos. Meet Joy Dawn King, Win Her "a Father's Sins...

  

  Welcome to our online club, Joy. I'm really glad you accepted to be my guest at My Jane Austen Book Club and I'm so curious to discover more about you and your... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All for One and One for All, the Musketeers Charmed Us All

  

  Luke Pasqualino Howard Charles on set for series 2Sorry for the silly rhyme but isn't that true? Those four charming guys with their swords, leather-clad... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Gift of the Phoenix Blog Tour - Read an Excerpt and Win $25 Gift Card

  

  Tour ScheduleGift of the PhoenixWhen three strangers are brought together by the discovery of a common enemy, they must fight to keep the magic of the Phoenix... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Divergent: Reading the Book, Watching the Movie

  

  Divergent - the storyHaving been hailed as “the next Hunger Games“ Divergent is the first book in a trilogy by Veronica Roth (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiance)... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Happy Mother's Day! Jane Austen and Her Mothers

  

  Alison Steadman as Mrs Bennet (1995)Today is Mother's Day in the UK, Jane Austen's country, and author Victoria Grossack wants to celebrate it with us, sharing... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Books & Music Saturday

  

  My love for books is known beyond borders, since I've been blogging in English for a while now and I have been sharing my passion with readers living in so... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Alive Alive Oh, Alive Alive Oh ... in Dublin, That Is.

  

  Dublin - Grafton StreetWere you curious to know more about my trip to Dublin? Well, I thought it was better to wait on. I didn't want to write on the heat of th... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Breathtaking - Seven Bestselling Novels of Love and Suspense at a Very Special...

  

  Breathtaking: Seven Bestselling Novels of Love and SuspenseBoxed set is only $ 0.99 March 24th through March 29th. Amazon * Barnes Noble * Kobo *... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Acting and ... Casting the Runes - Interview with Antonia & Noel Byrne, the Box...

  

  My fascination with the theatre and the acting job brings me to virtually meet interesting, fascinating people from time to time and I can't resist the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Lovely Janeites: Meet Renee Diggs and Win Mr Darcy & Elizabeth Necklaces

  

  Happy Spring Day, darling readers. What's better than meeting a new lovely Janeite and try to win one of her cute creations? Read Renee Cohen Diggs's blogpost,... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• At the Theatre :the Greatest Love Story of All Time Or the Worst Couple of...

  

  I've been recently involved in a discussion on Facebook about Romeo and Juliet, the young protagonists of Shakespeare's tragedy (1595), who were included in a... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Fathers and Sons, Those Flat on Their Backs and Those Dreaming of a Walk in the...

  

  Hello everyone! It's been a while, I know, since I posted something really personal but here I am, ready to update you about my latest adventures and... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Blog Tour - Consequences by C.p. Odom, a New Variation of Pride and Prejudice...

  

  Hello, Janeite friends! I hope that you're fine and merry wherever you are and , especially, that you are ready to join today's guest at My Jane Austen Book... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Waiting for the Oscars: Which Ones Have i Seen? 12 Years a Slave, Her, the...

  

  Oscar Weekend is finally here! The 86th Annual Academy Awards air live tonight Sunday, March 2, at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on ABC, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.Have yo... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES