As most of you bookish types probably already know, a couple of weeks ago the Daily Mail ran a piece opining that young-adult literature is morbid and exploitative and do young adults really need to read stuff like that—the article calls it “sick lit”—after all? (John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars, with a [...]
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31 Dec 12
The list 2012
I didn’t do quite as much pleasure reading as I would have liked this year, since I still have to at least pretend I’m doing reading for school. I did discover a few new favorites nevertheless (and, despite my grousing, I enjoyed some of my school reading, too). I’m ashamed to admit I’d never read [...]
10 Jul 12
Thoughts on A Farewell to Arms
I whipped out my Christmas wish list as soon as I learned that Scribner is releasing a new edition of A Farewell to Arms. Not only does this new edition include all the alternate endings, but early drafts of other key passages, Hemingway’s own 1948 introduction to the text, and new forewords from his son [...]
14 Jun 12
Interview at Muse in the Valley
Today I was interviewed by Kim Larocque on her blog, Muse in the Valley–my first ever author interview! We talked books, history, and of course His Own Good Sword. Head on over and check it out. Share the post “Interview at Muse in the Valley”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestE-mail
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27 May 12
Dialogue: an appreciation
I reread two very different books this past week. The first was Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, the bleak and gritty neo-Western that the Coen Brothers adapted quite faithfully into a Best-Picture-winning film back in 2007. The other, perhaps a little tamer, was Evil Under the Sun, by Agatha Christie. It’s not her [...]
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I'm a student, amateur historian, coffee connoisseur, movie buff, hockey fan, cat lady, and all-around nerd. I'm currently pursuing a degree in history and political science at the University of West Georgia. In my spare time, I write historical fiction and fantasy. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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