Over on Twitter, Austen expert, Paula Byrne, recently asked why Jane Austen serves so well as a comfort read in troubled times. Prof. Byrne's question produced many excellent answers, and I'd like to expand on my comment from that Twitter thread. The world seems full of George Wickhams and Fanny Dashwoods right now. Political leaders and … [Read More...] about We’ll always have Darcy…
I read a book (or the curious foibles of a writer)
In any list of achievements for 2020, reading a book hardly seems worth mentioning. Especially if you're a voracious reader. As I was…right up until the day I started writing novels myself. Then, despairingly, I stopped reading (almost) completely. Why? Let me answer the question with a series of comments made by the illiterate devil … [Read More...] about I read a book (or the curious foibles of a writer)