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• Bringing the Past Back to Life - Author Interview: Larry Hewitt, the Juno Letter...

  

  Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere, Larry. It’s a pleasure and an honour to have you as my very special guest on FLY HIGH!This is my first question... Read more

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

• To Austenland and Back to Reality

  

  I have been posting about it for a while on My Jane Austen Book Club facebook page: pictures, news, trailers, clips, interviews, whatever I could find about... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Meet Simon Lewis, Writer.

  

  I’m very pleased to introduce my guest today: British novelist and screenwriter, Simon Lewis. I’m reading his novel GO these days and it is such a gripping... Read more

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

• The Headmistress of Rosemere, Interview with Author Sarah Ladd

  

  Life is unexpected. Each day holds new surprises — some exciting, others unwanted. What matters most is how we respond to those trying situations. Sarah E. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Valentine's Day at Pemberley

  

  Yep! I decided to spend a few hours at Pemberley today. The excitement of young Valentine's Days gone, nothing's better than a journey into romance and... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pride and Prejudice Prequel Free for Valentine's Day!

  

  200 years after the publication of Pride and Prejudice, Melanie Kerr is giving away the eBook of her new novel, whichtreats readers to the complete and... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books on Screen: 12 Years a Slave, the Railwayman, the Wolf of Wall Street

  

  Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupFrom this autobiographical book, Steve McQueen's major new film starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Meet Author Samantha Jayne Adkins & Win Her Austen-inspired Books

  

  My relationship with Jane Austen began on T.V. In fact, when I finally read Pride and Prejudice and university, I wrote a paper complaining how the 1995 BBC... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• William & Lucy - Interview with Author Michael Brown

  

  Have you ever wondered whether the idealized, unreachable beloved of the great classic poets really existed? What they were like in their everyday life? Read more

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

• Elizabeth's Bennet Forgotten Sister - Interview with Pamela Mingle

  

  The anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice has recently had Jane Austen fans around the world celebrating Elizabeth, Darcy, and the entire... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Couples Whose Love Reminds Us of Elizabeth and Darcy

  

  (from Bookish)In vain they struggled, but it wouldn’t do. Their feelings would not be repressed, and as readers, we eagerly read on as their love overcame them... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Anita b., a Young Woman's Courage in a New Movie by Roberto Faenza - My Review

  

  Today is the international Holocaust Remembrance Day and I've been glad and proud of our special school day: at the cinema with 150 students and some colleagues. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Much Ado About ... My Weekend

  

  It's been long since I last did so many different things in only one weekend! But this weekend has truly been pretty busy and special.On Saturday morning I was... Read more

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

• Spotlight on ... Love Spell by Stan Crowe + Win $25 Amazon Gift Card

  

  Tour ScheduleLove Spell Clint Christopherson’s love life is a running joke. When a crazed gypsy curses him with the best wish he could ever ask for, the... Read more

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

• Angela Parisi - Menoutis' s Guest Post: Solution to the Quiz and Winner...

  

  Mr Darcy and the Bingleys - Pride and Prejudice (2005)Angela Parisi - Menoutis was my guest on January 13rd (HERE). On that occasion she introduced herself to... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cate Toward, Master of the Mill - a North and South Variation

  

  Hello there! I’m Cate Toward, I’m a Brit, and the mum of two pretty damn amazing thirty something’s. I’m also the soppy housekeeper to aging Jack Russell’s. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Ready for the Duel? the Musketeers Vs Mr Selfridge

  

  Dear classic and period drama lovers,Have you enjoyed Downton Abbey latest season? And what about Death Comes to Pemberley? I really loved them both. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Why Earls Fall in Love - Interview with Author Manda Collins

  

  Hello and welcome at FLY HIGH, Manda. It’s a great pleasure to have the chance to present you and your new spellbinding novel, “Why Earls Fall in Love” to my... Read more

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

• Books on Screen: the Book Thief, the Faults in Our Star, Philomena

  

  The Book ThiefThe story of a young German girl who steals books, her family and the Jewish boxer hidden in their basement as they struggle to survive in Nazi... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Picturing the Stars - Interview with Sarah Dunn

  

  Sarah Dunn directing The Hobbit castShe met and photographed the movie stars we all admire. She managed to capture very special smiles, looks, intense... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES