The Roaring 20s tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1698918 2012-01-10T12:15:30-05:00 Quarterlife Lit for the TwentySomething Set TypePad For the Love of Print tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a88340168e54dfb5a970c 2012-01-10T12:15:30-05:00 2012-01-10T12:15:30-05:00 With the holidays over and January well underway, many people are enjoying ereaders for the first time. I know this makes me sound like a granny, but I still haven't taken the plunge. Don't get me wrong--I think ebooks are... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/for-the-love-of-print.html The Roaring Gift Guide tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a88340162fe24136c970d 2011-12-21T12:21:35-05:00 2011-12-21T16:51:15-05:00 If you're a book evangelist, the holidays are the perfect time to sweetly force your friends and loved ones to read the books you've been recommending all year long. But if you're stumped, short on time, or out of your... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/the-roaring-gift-guide.html I don't know if there'll be snow... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a88340162fde6ea86970d 2011-12-16T16:55:55-05:00 2011-12-16T16:55:55-05:00 ...but have a cup of cheer? Best wishes for a lovely holiday season! Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/i-dont-know-if-therell-be-snow.html Interview with Madeline Miller tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a883401675ec26253970b 2011-12-14T15:15:25-05:00 2011-12-14T15:15:25-05:00 Chances are, if you've been to one of our book buzzes over the last few months you've heard all about The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller's elegant, intimate retelling of Homer's The Iliad. Told from the perspective of Patroclus, Achilles'... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/interview-with-madeline-miller.html Spotted: Frankie Pratt tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a88340154383514b9970c 2011-12-12T13:09:30-05:00 2011-12-12T13:11:06-05:00 This past Saturday I was at the Brooklyn Museum and happened to run into an old friend. She's a bit blurry, but if you squint, you can see that The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt was staring back at me from... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/spotted-frankie-pratt-.html Shame, Austen. A Thanksgiving Drama. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a8834015393d949b0970b 2011-12-01T10:36:16-05:00 2011-12-01T10:36:16-05:00 They say one should avoid talk of politics and religion at the Thanksgiving table. Little did I know things could turn ugly at the mention of one...Jane Austen? Here's how it went down. After sous chef duties in the kitchen,... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/shame-austen-a-thanksgiving-drama-.html Couch Surfing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a883401543792c9dc970c 2011-11-29T11:08:00-05:00 2011-11-29T11:08:17-05:00 There’s nothing like a great pairing. Apples and Vermont cheddar, pecans and bourbon, bacon and…everything. If you’re feeling particularly analytic this winter, I recommend the following book-to-movie pairing: David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method with Gary Small’s The Other Side of... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/11/couch-surfing.html Come to me, my gummibarchen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a88340162fc34c4d4970d 2011-11-07T13:53:54-05:00 2011-11-07T13:53:54-05:00 A little trailer treat for your Monday! I am so excited for Young Goethe in Love, which looks as swoon-worthy as biopics Immortal Beloved and Bright Star. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is largely credited, along with Schiller, as the founder... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/11/come-to-me-my-gummibarchen.html Ladies of Literature, the Halloween Edition tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a8834015436604765970c 2011-10-24T12:09:28-04:00 2011-10-24T12:09:28-04:00 I’ve settled on a costume for this Halloween but there were a few (read: several) contenders along the way. Should you find yourself short of ideas, female, and nerdy as the day is long, consider going as: Miss Havisham from... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/ladies-of-literature-the-halloween-edition.html My Favorite Holiday tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d2198a8834014e8c1085a5970d 2011-10-06T10:24:58-04:00 2011-10-06T10:25:42-04:00 It’s national poetry day, which undoubtedly means vastly different things depending on your taste for the stuff. For my part, I read poetry the way some people read their Bible (though for the record, the Bible can be exceedingly poetic).... Kayleigh George http://roaring20s.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/my-favorite-holiday.html