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Guest Review: An Assassination on the Agenda by TE Kinsey
Guest reviewer Sophia Rose says of TE Kinsey's An Assassination on the Agenda, "Sent to keep a government espionage agent’s murder off..."
Sophia Rose
Aug 22, 20244 min read
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Why We Read (And Or Write About) Jane Austen by Nikki Payne
Author and anthropologist Nikki Payne, self-proclaimed Austen's sassy Black friend, offers her take on Why We Read and or Write About Jane
Christina Boyd
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Guest Review: THE BODY AT PENFORD PRIORY by BD Churston
Guest reviewer Sophia Rose says of BD Churston's audiobook, THE BODY AT PENFORD PRIORY: "light and amusing." 4 stars
Sophia Rose
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Shannon Winslow's Passion for Writing Changed Her Life
Christina Boyd interviewed Austenesque author Shannon Winslow who says she was minding her own business—raising two sons...
Christina Boyd
Aug 6, 20246 min read
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INTERVIEW: Caroline J. Trussell Wrote Her First Book at Age Seventeen
Christina Boyd interviewed author and literary agent, Caroline J. Trussell. Caroline has a background in editing, writing, communications
Christina Boyd
Jul 30, 20244 min read
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Guest review: A RUSE OF SHADOWS by Sherry Thomas
GUEST REVIEW by Sophia Review
In this latest of the Victorian era Lady Sherlock mysteries with a gender-bending Sherlock Holmes’ cast…
Sophia Rose
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Nancy Springer Says Ignore Your Critique Group
Christina Boyd interviews Nancy Springer, award-winning author of The Books of Isle fantasy series, the Enola Holmes mystery series...
Christina Boyd
Jul 23, 20246 min read
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Guest Review: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Darcy by Kelly Miller
Guest reviewer Sophia Rose read Kelly Miller's The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Darcy, historical mystery and part romance.
Sophia Rose
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Why We Read (And Or Write About) Jane Austen by Lona Manning
Why do I read and/or write about Jane Austen? by Lona Manning
Christina Boyd
Jul 18, 20245 min read
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INTERVIEW: Robert Dugoni Regrets Killing Off Sloane's Wife
Christina Boyd interviews Robert Dugoni, critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestselling author.
Christina Boyd
Jul 9, 20247 min read
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Guest Review: JANE AUSTEN: DADDY's GIRL by Zöe Wheddon
Guest review by Sophia Rose: Jane Austen, Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of the Revd George Austen by Zoe Wheddon
Sophia Rose
Jul 4, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Gail Carriger Goes on Research Trips All the Time
Christina Boyd interviews NY Times bestselling author Gail Carriger. She writes books that are hugs, mostly comedies of manners mixed...
Christina Boyd
Jul 2, 20243 min read
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Austenesque Free Book Bonanza
Download 58 Jane Austen fan fiction novels, including my multi-author anthology ELIZABETH: OBSTINATE, HEADSTRONG GIRL. Feed your Kindle
Christina Boyd
Jun 28, 20241 min read
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Guest Review: HEART OF A GENTLEMAN by Charlotte Brentwood
SophiaRose guest reviews “Heart of a Gentleman” by Charlotte Brentwood,
#3 in the “Hearts of Amberley” series.
Sophia Rose
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Guest Review: A DECEPTIVE COMPOSITION by Anna Lee Huber
Guest Sophia Rose reviews A DECEPTIVE COMPOSITION by Anna Lee Huber. Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope ...
Sophia Rose
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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Why We Read (and or Write about) Jane Austen by Jan Ashton
Why We Read and or Write about Jane Austen by author editor publisher Jan Ashton.
Christina Boyd
Jun 17, 20245 min read
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INTERVIEW: Melanie Rachel Says Her Characters Say the Things She Only Thinks About
Christina Boyd interviews Melanie Rachel, a university professor, long-time Jane Austen fan, and author.
Christina Boyd
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: A.M. Weald is Somewhat of a Discovery Writer
Christina Boyd interviews A.M. Weald who writes adult character-driven fiction in a mix of genres from the romantic to the speculative.
Christina Boyd
Jun 4, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Cat Gardiner Says Music Sparks the Soul to Words
Christina Boyd interviews Cat Gardiner, author of romance, happy endings, history, and comedy.
Christina Boyd
May 28, 20244 min read
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Guest Review: SUCH GOOD FRIENDS: A Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwill by Stephen Greco
Guest Sophia Rose reviews SUCH GOOD FRIENDS: A Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwell by Stephen Greco. A must-read for Capote fans.
Christina Boyd
May 23, 20244 min read
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