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• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Lessmore - an Oscar-winning Animated Tale

  

  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg has recently won the Oscar in the category "Short". I wasn't s... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Jane Austen in Italy

  

  1. NEW LOVELY EDITION OF THE MAJOR SIX One of the most popular Italian women's magazine, Donna Moderna, is going to feature one of Jane Austen's six major novel... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dancing Back in Time - the Renaissance Historical Dance Society

  

  Louise Smith is my guest today to present her group performing dances from different historical periods, Renaissance Historical Dance and to tell us about her... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I So Wanted to Have a Jane Austen Reading Club! My Guest Post at Darcyholic...

  

  Today I'm a guest at Barbara Tiller Cole's blog, Darcyholic Diversions. I tried to tell about my rather comical real life experience of a Jane Austen Reading... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 BOOKS

• Jane Austen's Rogues & Romance - Coming to Facebook March 2012

  

  Are you fond of Facebook games and apps? And what about Jane Austen and her world? If you are interested in all of them Great news for you , then! BBC... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Two Women in Mr Thornton's Heart - Join Me at Melanie's Musings for the Nort...

  

  Re-reading North and South or re-watching the TV series (BBC 2004), I can never avoid figuring out the dreaded event, pushing myself a step ahead the words... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 BOOKS

• I Was Interviewed at Paper.li Blog

  

  Maria Grazia: Using Social Media to Share a Literary Passion | The People Behind the Paper.lis MARIA GRAZIA - USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO SHARE A LITERARY PASSION Las... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 BOOKS

• Spooks Nostalgia & Strong Women

  

  by guestblogger Anne Illsley Hermione Norris and Richard Armitage We've often discussed Spooks here on Fly High focusing on Lucas North (for very well-known... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Jane Austen is ... Happiness!

  

  Isn't it true that we read and re-read Jane Austen because her novels and her wit can make us happy? It is undeniable truth. The subject of Jane Austen and... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Henry Tilney's Diary by Amanda Grange - My Review

  

  A lovely page-turner, a charming re-telling of Northanger Abbey focusing on Henry Tilney and on his personal vision of the events we loved reading in Jane... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bbc Birdsong - to Love and to Be Loved. Nothing More.

  

  BBC two-part serial Birdsong , adapted from a novel by Sebastian Faulks (1993), is a gripping, touching love story set in the years of the First World War. But... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS

• My Top Ten Classic Love Stories

  

  Download free DA cards at Chad Thomas's site Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! Are you happily celebrating? No? Like me trying to cope with the great deal of... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Meet Holly Christina from New Zealand and Sing Jane Austen with Her

  

  My guest today is very young, very beautiful and very talented. She loves Jane Austen, of course, and that's the main reason for being here to meet you. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: Wolf Hall - a Tale of Power, Politics & Lust

  

  (from the blurb) "Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning," says Thomas More, "and when you come back that night he'll be sitting on a plush cushion... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Boar - a Comic Book About Richard Iii by Cecilia Latella

  

  In my constant quest for real Richard III, I've found out this graphic tale online. It is by an Italian graphic artist who happen to be also a Ricardian with a... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 BOOKS, COMIC BOOKS

• Shannon Hale, Midnight in Austenland - Giveway Winner Announcement

  

  Here we are! I'm ready to make one of you very happy. Those who entered the giveaway to win Shannon Hale's new book, her return to Austenland, Midnight in... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Guestblog - Phillipa Ashley, a New Muse?

  

  When I heard Michael Fassbender won the Best Actor award at the Evening Standard awards last night, I gave a quiet cheer – but wasn’t the least bit surprised. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 MOVIES

• Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens!

  

  I should have celebrated this occasion, Dickens Bicentenary, at school with my oldest students, the ones in their final year. No way. Schools are still closed... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Snow Brought Us Back in Time and We Didn't Like It.

  

  It has been snowing for 4 days now. The reaction of the majority of people tothis news may be: "How beautiful! Winter snow!". But it hasn't been beautiful at... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Shakespeare & Love: Twelfth Night(1996) and Much Ado About Nothing (2011)

  

  Watching adaptations of classics is one of my favorite pastimes and I'm glad I could recently add two titles to my "watched" list: the film Twelfth Night... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 CULTURE, MOVIES