<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Quill Ink]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quill Ink, the place with all the on dits about editing projects, publications, and reviews by Christina Boyd.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:36:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thequillink.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[GUEST REVIEW: Smoke on the Wind by Kelli Estes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Rose reviews USA Today bestselling author Kelli Estes's SMOKE ON THE WIND: A sweeping parallel story that captured my emotions and interest through its vivid Scottish settings—both historical and contemporary—along with its colorful, layered characters, fans of historical fiction who appreciate strong, sympathetic female leads must add Smoke on the Wind to their TBR stack.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-smoke-on-the-wind-by-kelli-estes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b8d44bd550596893ccc124</guid><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest Writers]]></category><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[book club]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_8926cd64bc934f70b81b85416c6932bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Grace Fox's Writing is Often Inspired by Her Past Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd interviews debut author Grace Fox. Grace grew up traveling the back roads of America, collecting stories the way some people collect postcards. The places she’s seen, the people she’s met, and the dreams she’s carried have always found their way into her writing.
Grace's debut novel THE VIRGO PROPHECY is a paranormal thriller with romantic elements set in Arizona. Grace is actively seeking agent representation.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/interview-grace-fox</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c80715effe4b22024a067c</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Debut author]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should Be A Movie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[scifi mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_cbf27378573c4a92b4c1eb4989b66fd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW: A Crime Through Time by Amelia Blackwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Rose reviews a cozy, quirky, and utterly enthralling new Pride &#38; Prejudice-inspired paranormal mystery. A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where crime, time travel and Jane Austen collide.

]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/review-a-crime-through-time-by-amelia-blackwell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ace514f5bbc763184e4caf</guid><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[fan fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Debut author]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book series]]></category><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[British author]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_32c2ff1d4ddf43bbbe7f1fa24a9ebb06~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview Sam Evans' First Book Taught Her to Keep Going]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd interviews author Sam Evans. Sam has lived all over the US but currently resides in the Upper Midwest. She’s a software engineer by day but letting her imagination run wild is her full-time occupation. She lives with her partner, a high-strung border collie, and an insane kelpie. She routinely drinks too much coffee and gets too little sleep.  ]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/interview-sam-evans-first-book-taught-her-to-keep-going</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699e7a6ef5362f0f9433d0b5</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category><category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_f9d49ec9f3ff4d9aaa99db2795b6a99a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GUEST REVIEW: Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Rose reviews New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict's latest novel, Daughter of Egypt. Set in the glittering yet turbulent world of 1920s British high society, Benedict weaves together the Roaring Twenties discovery of King Tut’s tomb with a parallel story from ancient Egypt, where a woman dares to ascend the pharaonic throne.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-daughter-of-egypt-by-marie-benedict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69acdce3f5bbc763184e46f6</guid><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_b553dc2f0ebf4d6891815cf516e9d930~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am, I am, I am.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this International Women’s Day, I’m thinking about the power of simply being alive.



“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” —Sylvia Plath



In a world that feels chaotic, loud, and uncertain, there is something grounding in that simple rhythm—“I am, I am, I am,” the reminder that we are still here. I am still here. Still breathing. Still becoming.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/i-am-i-am-i-am</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ae324bf5bbc763184f0c92</guid><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Share of the Conversation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Debut author]]></category><category><![CDATA[Feminism]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest Writers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Asian American Author]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_a81cd271152840579d40a41ad253eda8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_388,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Heather Grace Stewart's Heart Leaks Into Her Characters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Grace Stewart writes emotionally rich romantic comedies filled with real heart, cozy spice, and a touch of magic. Known for The Timeless Love Chronicles, her stories blend laugh-out-loud banter with deep connection, found family, and swoony Highland romance. If you love Bridget Jones, Emily Henry, or Outlander-style escapism with humor, you're in the right place.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/interview-heather-grace-stewart-s-heart-leaks-into-her-characters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699a3dc7f5362f0f94315fe3</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contemporary]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book series]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian writer]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_1468486d48ef48baa0b5dfc91f459ba8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: THE RISE OF SCARLETT HEROUX by Elizabeth Watson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd reviews debut authors Elizabeth Watson’s Rise of Scarlett Heroux . It begins with a gut punch and never loosens its grip. Set in Soleil—a sleek, modern fantasy world where magic is outlawed and politics are lethal—the novel opens with Scarlett Heroux witnessing her father’s assassination and being forced into his parliamentary seat before she’s had time to grieve.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/review-the-rise-of-scarlett-heroux-by-elizabeth-watson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699a3720f5362f0f94315d6f</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews by Christina Boyd]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_b3b9db37990b45e7a6a6e32a62821075~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GUEST REVIEW by Eleanor and the South Beach Murders by Ellen Yardley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Rose reviews Eleanor and the South Beach Murders, #2 Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery, by Ellen Yardley. For fans of Colleen Cambridge, S.K. Golden, Jacqueline Winspear, and Ashley Weaver, a brilliant 1950s Cold War historical mystery featuring  former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s indispensable assistant as an equally resourceful sleuth. As the duo become entangled in a deadly international mystery connected to famous singer Josephine Baker, can Kay trust her own instincts before it’s too late]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-by-eleanor-and-the-south-beach-murders-by-ellen-yardley</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697fb693f1094fef14ea214b</guid><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book series]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[cozy mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[Canadian writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:26:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_1c7bbd747f9e4f04a2d0b21bb272d8b8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_954,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: THE IMPOVERISHED ORPHAN by Kelly Miller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd reviews The Impoverished Orphan, Kelly Miller’s latest variation of Pride and Prejudice, is a wholly inventive, emotive, and deeply enjoyable reimagining that will delight devoted Janeites and newcomers alike. With grace and originality, Miller reshapes Jane Austen’s beloved classic into a tender Regency romance layered with a compelling cozy mystery.

]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/review-the-impoverished-orphan-by-kelly-miller</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699214c015e99da320d415f7</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews by Christina Boyd]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[fan fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Audiobook, Audible, Voice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Independent publisher]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bennet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:04:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_f4afc818cd5d4d2bbac02721a70c5a50~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GUEST REVIEW: Introducing Mrs. Collins by Rachel Parris]]></title><description><![CDATA[GUEST REVIEW by Sophia Rose

Charlotte shines in author Rachel Parris’ debut novel, Introducing Mrs. Collins. Charlotte is the voice of every woman in history who had to set her dreams aside for the practical, and her story was well told.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-introducing-mrs-collins-by-rachel-parris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697fae3ff1094fef14ea1c75</guid><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[fan fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mr. Darcy]]></category><category><![CDATA[British author]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bennet]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:01:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_b6a579da22384f8f9aeb299c887ce343~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_961,h_599,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Watson is Drawn to Underdog Narratives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd interviews debut author Elizabeth Watson:  I first met Elizabeth Watson through Bianca Marais' Great Beta Reader Matchup. After a couple of exchanges, Elizabeth, Sarah Dohlman in Australia, and I decided we were a match and would like to continue working together. That was over two-years ago, and we met via Google Meet every other week to discuss the pages we had critiqued. Elizabeth and I even met in real life when her family traveled to Seattle for a quick peek at the PNW. ]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/interview-elizabeth-watson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6958e6ecbf8801c790d71bb0</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Debut author]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should Be A Movie]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_e91eff858c754fcfba3806167d12f1a7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Review: ANNE OF A DIFFERENT ISLAND by Virginia Kantra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Rose reviews ANNE OF GREEN GABLES tribute ANNE OF A DIFFERENT ISLAND by NY Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra. ]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-anne-of-a-different-island-by-virginia-kantra</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6958e672bf8801c790d71b8e</guid><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contemporary]]></category><category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Southern writers]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_e0bec5cc1c674d8eb41f8bf2e4cbb7fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Murder Made Her Wicked by Elizabeth Hobbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Rose reviews MURDER MADE HER WICKED, book 2 in Elizabeth Hobbs' A Marigold Manners Mystery.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/review-murder-made-her-wicked-by-elizabeth-hobbs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6958e37ebf8801c790d71a84</guid><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book series]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[cozy mystery]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_18441dbce61e461a99c822a26c3c2f10~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Fern Ronay Says There’s A Reason Things Seem Better in the Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd interviewed author, podcaster, and spiritual explorer Fern Ronay. She has lived in Manhattan, Chicago, and now sunny Los Angeles with her husband, but she always considers herself a Jersey girl. She is the author of two novels, Better in the Morning and Better Believe It, and is the host of the podcast Signs from the Other Side.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/interview-fern-ronay-says-there-s-a-reason-things-seem-better-in-the-morning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69439124a5912a76c36bcb5b</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[paranormal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Paranormal]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:27:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_bb2fe2cd25a549dda1077e0a84228f68~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Review: LADIES IN WAITING Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters by Adriana Trigiani, Elinor Lipman, Karen Dukess, Eloisa James, Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding, Diana Quincy, Nikki Payne, Sarah MacLean]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Quickie Review: Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters by Adriana Trigiani, Elinor Lipman, Karen Dukess, Eloisa James, Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding, Diana Quincy, Nikki Payne, and Sarah MacLean



Celebrate Jane Austen’s classic novels with this short-story anthology featuring forgotten characters as they experience their own happy endings.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-ladies-in-waiting-jane-austen-s-unsung-characters-by-adriana-trigiani-elinor-lipman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6920c817343ea690e8f97784</guid><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quill Collective series]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[fan fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Feminism]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_0f852a39898e4ebc89e7b0ef33b9b8d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Review: CHRISTMAS AT THE WOMEN'S HOTEL by Daniel M. Lavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guest reviewer Sophia Rose says of NY Times bestselling author Daniel M. Lavery's novella, CHRISTMAS AT THE WOMEN'S HOTEL:  Warmhearted and amusing, with ‘found-family’ anticipating Christmas at the heart of it all. A historical holiday women’s fiction that puts one solidly in the holiday spirit.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/guest-review-christmas-at-the-women-s-hotel-by-daniel-m-lavery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691a42b347774a8fb01d098f</guid><category><![CDATA[Guest reviewer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[YULETIDE]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[guest review]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:32:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_fa40758794e448a38c1fdd6b9ee58de5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Rose</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Cathleen Earle Writes Best in the Morning ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd interviews Austenesque author Kathleen Earle.]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/interview-cathleen-earle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6930637e40df6eb66c70a9ca</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[fan fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bennet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mr. Darcy]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:45:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_5daaba22711a41e3baf3174bdeb9087c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: WILD FOR AUSTEN by Devoney Looser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christina Boyd interviews Wild for Austen by Devoney Looser. It's a lively exploration of Jane Austen’s life and legacy, and Devoney Looser delivers it with irresistible wit. I thoroughly enjoyed the book’s fresh take on Austen’s world, especially the surprising stories that challenge the persistent myth of Austen as a quiet, unassuming spinster. ]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/review-wild-for-austen-by-devoney-looser</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691b3cedf99f548a2b6412fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews by Christina Boyd]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recommended Read]]></category><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[reference]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Why we read and write about Jane Au]]></category><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><category><![CDATA[Favorite Austen Scene]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:11:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_16d4f72357494943ad56a919b4827edc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Austen’s 250th: How I Marked the Occasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Austen turned 250 this year, and I celebrated her quietly—very quietly—at home in Washington State, while rain poured steadily outside. Though floodwaters rose in many areas here in Western Washington, from the safety of my home, the rain seemed suited for reflection and long glances out the window. I didn’t attend a ball or host a tea (confession: I didn’t drink tea at all). Instead, I brewed coffee, indulged in pastries, and settled in for an all-day Austen movie marathon.
]]></description><link>https://www.thequillink.com/post/jane-austen-s-250th-how-i-marked-the-occasion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6942e272a5912a76c36b790e</guid><category><![CDATA[Quill Collective series]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[fan fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Austen-Inspired ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mr. Darcy]]></category><category><![CDATA[British author]]></category><category><![CDATA[women authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[American writer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mansfield Park]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pride and Prejudice]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:15:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86d0d5_e3d92ae967284636b1149657d797b301~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christina Boyd</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>