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Sophia Rose
4 days ago4 min read
REVIEW: The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor by Patricia Rice
Sophia Rose reviews The Secrets of Wycliffe Manor by Patricia Rice, narrated by Jayne Entwistle.
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Christina Boyd
Mar 114 min read
INTERVIEW: "Mr. Malcolm's List" by Suzanne Allain, A Twenty-Year Journey from Book to Film
Christina Boyd interviews author, screenwriter Suzanne Allain who adapted her novel Mr. Malcolm’s List into a screenplay.
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Sophia Rose
Oct 10, 20244 min read
Review: THE CHALLENGE OF ENTAIL by Jann Rowland
Guest Sophia Rose guest reviewsJann Rowland’s “The Challenge of Entail.” New hope arrives for the Bennet family when Mr. Bennet discovers…
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Christina Boyd
Sep 17, 20244 min read
Why We Read (and or Write About) Jane Austen by Heather Moll
Austenesque author Heather Moll offers her take on Why We Read and Write About Jane Austen some two hundred years after the author died.
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Sophia Rose
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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
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Christina Boyd
Jul 18, 20245 min read
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
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Christina Boyd
Jul 9, 20247 min read
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.
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Christina Boyd
Apr 9, 20244 min read
INTERVIEW: Alyson Noël Still Can't Believe She Creates Stories for a Living
Christina Boyd interviews NYT bestselling author Alyson Noel, best known for THE IMMORTALS series, THE RILEY BLOOM series, STEALING INFINITY
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Christina Boyd
Mar 26, 20245 min read
INTERVIEW: Elin Eriksen Says There’s a Technical Side to Good Writing
Christina Boyd interviews Norwegian author Elin Eriksen. Elin Eriksen writes Austenesque dramas, a proud mother of four children, a grandmo
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Christina Boyd
Mar 14, 20246 min read
Why We Read (or Write About) Jane Austen by Harry Frost, Narrator
Why We Read (or Write About) Jane Austen by Harry Frost, Narrator: Jane Austen's novels offer a glimpse into English society and culture ...
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Christina Boyd
Feb 27, 20249 min read
INTERVIEW: Laurie Viera Rigler Says Character Rules Throughout Writing Process
Christina Boyd interviews Laurie Viera Rigler. Rigler’s best-selling Jane Austen Addict novels have been published in North America, the UK,
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Christina Boyd
Feb 14, 20243 min read
Review: SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY by Nikki Payne
Review by Christina Boyd of Nikki Payne's SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITIES. Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated inn but must..
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Christina Boyd
Jan 31, 20243 min read
Review: INTO THE BARGAIN by Colleen Cowley
Guest review by Sophia Rose: A young lady with no income—and shortly no home—must be in want of a wizard husband. Pen Novak has two weeks...
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Christina Boyd
Jan 30, 20245 min read
INTERVIEW: Bianca Marais Prefers Her Characters to Lead the Way
INTERVIEW by Christina Boyd: Bianca Marais is the cohost of popular podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing and bestselling author
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Christina Boyd
Jan 10, 20244 min read
Guest Review: CHAOS TERMINAL by Mur Lafferty
Sophia Rose reviews CHAOS TERMINAL by Mur Lafferty: Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective and fled to outer space to...
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Christina Boyd
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Guest Review: WITS & WAGERS by Amy D'Orazio
Guest Review by Sophia Rose:
Wits & Wagers is the latest from the pen of Amy D’Orazio offering a sparkling comedy of manners in a variation
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Christina Boyd
Nov 21, 20239 min read
INTERVIEW: Nicole Clarkston Published Her First Book Before Telling Her Family
Interview: Nicole Clarkston is a book lover and a happily married mom of three. Originally from Idaho, she now lives in Oregon...
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Christina Boyd
Nov 15, 20234 min read
Guest Review: THE TURNCOAT by T.J. London
Guest review by Sophia Rose: “The Turncoat” had me in its grip and left me emotionally wrung out. I can’t praise these enough.
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Christina Boyd
Nov 14, 20239 min read
INTERVIEW: Jessie Lewis Says Life is One Long Research Trip
Interiew: Jessie Lewis enjoys words far too much for her own good and was forced to take up writing them down in order to save her family…
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Christina Boyd
Oct 3, 20236 min read
INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy
Joana Starnes has been living in Regency England for decades in her imagination and plans to continue till she lays hands on a time machine.
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