“Secrets that everyone knows”
“Reality is full of secrets that everyone knows and refuses to acknowledge,” says Xaviere in Shawna Lemay’s novel Everything Affects …
Author Archives: Sarah Emsley
The Last Phone Booth
When I read about the “world’s smallest Austen museum” in a red telephone box in Steventon, Hampshire, in a recent …
“Oh, novels! What would I do without you?”
Let’s read Jane of Lantern Hill! Thanks to everyone who commented—here, on social media, in letters and emails, and in …
Reading L.M. Montgomery Together
Would you like to read one (or two) of L.M. Montgomery’s novels with my friend Naomi and me? As I …
Reading Close to Home
It’s a pleasure to introduce this guest post by my friend Naomi MacKinnon, whom I met online several years ago …
Inspired by Pride and Prejudice
What are your favourite Pride and Prejudice-inspired books? With Valentine’s Day coming up, since this novel is one of the …
Living in Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice was published 210 years ago today, by Thomas Egerton, and Jane Austen earned £110 by selling the copyright. …
Rereading Persuasion, Part 2
I don’t think I’ll ever tire of reading about second chances. I finished rereading Persuasion, and I’ve been thinking about the …
Rereading Persuasion
After my sister and I watched the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion in December, I decided to reread the novel again. I’ve been …
Places I Want to Remember
As the year ends, I can’t help but look back, and I’ve gathered a few of my favourite photos from …
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