This is one of the prettiest, most romantic covers I have ever seen. And my story, Memories of Gravity, will be appearing in this anthology in January (reserve your copy today!). Here’s a taste: Wet spray hit me in the face with salty seawater and I sputtered and gagged, my eyes stinging from the faceful of ocean. The wave had almost knocked me flat. I still had jelly legs even after exercising to rebuild muscles Read more…
I just watched The Eagle, which reminded me of how much I love Rosemary Sutcliffe. I need to do a deep dive back into her books, much the way I’ve been doing with Georgette Heyer. Let the book collecting begin! (Rubs hands gleefully.) The Eagle was definitely respectable, and seriously, Channing Tatum, y’all. And Jamie Bell. All of you people who are all, Ryan Gosling this, and Ryan Gosling that — not for me, thanks. Read more…
One of the most unexpected Austenesque books I read this year was All Roads Lead to Austen by Amy Elizabeth Smith. Smith took a year to visit in six Latin American countries where she set up reading groups to read the most popular Jane Austen novels. How would women (and more than a few men) respond to that most English of authors? Would Austen’s highly mannered, highly restricted, narrow style appeal across cultures not just Read more…