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Marisa
Jul 25, 2022
Part One: Making Time to Read as a Parent
I often hear from people, in conversations and in DMs, about how difficult it can be to get back into (and maintain) reading once having...
Marisa
Jul 17, 2022
Review of Persuasion on Netflix
Everyone is talking about the new Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion. Is it worth watching? Read this post.
Marisa
Jul 10, 2022
Summer Travel: Book + Cocktail Recommendations
We’re so often told that a reader can experience new places between the pages of a good book. But what about combining the pleasure of...
Marisa
Jun 20, 2022
Why Austenites are Taking Issue with the New Adaptation of Persuasion while Bridgerton Gets a Pass
Why Austenites are Taking Issue with the New Adaptation of Persuasion while Bridgerton Gets a Pass
Marisa
Jun 16, 2022
What is Free Indirect Discourse in Literature?
What do the works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Virginia Woolf all have in common? Ok, ok, well *other* than being kickass...
Marisa
Jun 3, 2022
Netflix The Weekend Away Review
Netflix adaptation of Sarah Alderson's novel The Weekend Away (2020).
Marisa
Apr 17, 2022
Book-to-TV Adaptation: Netflix Anatomy of a Scandal Review
I will admit that Sarah Vaughan’s 2018 novel Anatomy of a Scandal wasn’t on my radar until I saw the Netflix trailer. I was immediately...
Marisa
Mar 24, 2022
Talking “Too Muchness” with Writer Rachel Vorona Cote
A few weeks ago, I held Le Salon’s first ever author event with Rachel Vorona Cote to discuss her 2020 book Too Much: How Victorian...
Marisa
Feb 14, 2022
5 Books to Give Yourself a Self-Love Valentine
Book buying is its own kind of love language. This Valentine's Day, instead of picking up a romance novel, check out these non-fiction books
Marisa
Feb 7, 2022
Six Books to Fight the Winter Blues
The cold and dark winter takes a toll on our mental health. Take a vacation to a sunny destination by reading one of these books!
Marisa
Jan 11, 2022
Exclusive Q&A with ‘Arsenic and Adobo’ Author Mia P. Manansala
While there were a few re-reads for me in 2021, there was one novel I picked up that was so good I read it twice in 10 days: Mia P....
Marisa
Jan 7, 2022
Has the pandemic stolen your love of reading? Here are four ways to rekindle the love affair
Many say the pandemic has reduced their interest in reading. Here are a few tips to reignite your love of reading.
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