The weather is getting chillier where I live, and I’m starting to yearn for afternoons curled up with a hot drink, rereading something cozily canonical like Austen or Shakespeare. Part of what’s cozy about that scene, for me, is the interpretations of characters I developed on first reading, and still stand by. In fandom, “headcanons”…
We’ve Read Multiple Works by These Women and You Should Too!
The other week, author Shannon Hale shared the following on Twitter: In writing workshops I ask the men, "Can you think of 5 women writers that you've read multiple books of theirs?" Most cannot. Then I ask the women, "Can you think of 5 men writers that you've read multiple books of theirs?" The question…
Book Beat: The Sue Grafton Memorial Award, Too Much Jane Austen, GalleyMatch, and The Marrow Thieves
Hello all, and welcome back to Book Beat! I know everyone’s a bit preoccupied with movies lately, what with the Oscars having been held this past Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the book world has gone completely quiet (although, I’ll admit it’s hard to match the ups and downs of last week). So read on…
Book Beat- Jane Austen’s Death, Wellcome Prize and Richard Wagamese’s Legacy
Happy Thursday, book lovers! It’s me, Ashley, again! I missed talking about the weekly book news round up! I am currently in that awful period of the semester when I have all my final essays due before exams start. So right now, the only thing I am reading is scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. Boring, I know….