My favorite dilettante has a new volume of “memoirs” coming soon. Who cares if her stories are fact or fiction? They are always decisively entertaining. Cover art by Hastywords COMING SPRING 2015 — official date TBA Memoirs of a Dilettante Volume Two is the second collection of reminiscences, following Helena […]
If you like interesting things about Christmas and literature, then follow Interesting Literature as they provide an Advent Calendar of Literature, starting today! Interesting Literature We’ve been running this blog now for two years. When we posted our first literary blog post, on 1 December 2012, we set out to […]
Dear Reader, here is another in my unplanned series of book reviews. I hope you enjoy this commercial break. Did you know that currently the ebook version of Occasional Soulmates by Kevin Brennan, the subject of this review, is available for just 99 cents. If you’ve been on the fence […]
In a time long ago, I fancied myself an amateur Woolf scholar. I had volumes of her letters and journals; her novels and essays; any biography I could find; and kept all close to my bed, within arm’s reach. My interest in Woolf started while I was in high school […]
Click Five Fascinating Facts about John Steinbeck to read some fascinating facts about John Steinbeck. Number 5 should be of special interest to my friend Jayde Ashe-Thomas of The Paperbook Collective. She is a fan of author Thom Steinbeck, John Steinbeck’s son (read one of her posts here) and, of […]
I wonder how many of those who may read my blog will be familiar with, much less a reader of, Henry James, a writer who is perhaps the most opposite to Ernest Hemingway, in his style of writing, that is, if not just his time and nature. In short, I […]
Five Fascinating Facts about Jean Rhys is another interesting post from a regular contributor to Interesting Literature. I remember reading Wide Sargasso Sea and being quite moved by it, appreciating Bertha’s side of the story. As much as I also loved Jane Eyre, I always felt unsatisfied with the portrayal […]
I’ve been remiss with my reblog of Interesting Literature’s posts. This one is on Oscar Wilde. Click, read, and enjoy 🙂 Interesting Literature It’s Oscar Wilde’s birthday today – he was born on 16 October 1854 – so in honour of this, we’ve compiled some of our favourite anecdotes featuring […]
Ah, the martini! Interesting Literature The great American wit and man of letters, H. L. Mencken, memorably described the martini as ‘the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet’. If the sonnet was the pinnacle of European cultural achievement, then the martini was the transatlantic equivalent. This is by […]
Interesting Literature’s interesting discussion on an author who greatly influenced me when I was a very young writer: Edgar Allan Poe. Interesting Literature There is a story that, while serving as a young cadet, Edgar Allan Poe was expelled for reporting to a military march wearing nothing but a pair […]
