http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/books/review/are-the-new-golden-age-tv-shows-the-new-novels.html?nl=books&emc=edit_bk_20140228 Television is not the new novel. Television is the old novel. In the future, novelists need not abandon plot … More
Tag: Dickens
Beyond the Peacocks of the Estate: Assessing “Downton” Mania, Part II
By Your Salonniere Who doesn’t love being in the Downton world, peeking in on the lives and loves of the … More
Goodreads Review of Dickens’ “Martin Chuzzlewitt”
Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens My rating: 3 of 5 stars Why is it that villains are often … More
“Only a fool would try to improve on fact”: Amy Bloom on Research
Photo from Random House’s Academic Resources, Author’s Spotlight From the Washington Post | The Writing Life | “Lies, Memories, and … More