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The French Kiss Cocktail and a Romance Novel: A Perfect Match!

Feb 11, 2021

The French Kiss Cocktail and a Romance Novel: A Perfect Match!

'Tis the season to read steamy romance novels and clink a glass (or two) with a valentine! This month Le Salon is diving into a close...

Marisa

Feb 9, 2021

Classic F#@*ing Literature

Not typical classroom vocabulary, but a historical lesson nonetheless! That oft used F word can be a noun, an adjective, a verb, an...

Marisa

Jan 31, 2021

What Makes a Literary Classic?

Is it the amount of time that has passed? A wide readership? Originating from an ancient civilization? Defining a 'Classic' There is an...

Literary Cocktail: Pairing The Clover Club with 'Anne of Green Gables'

Marisa

Jan 14, 2021

Literary Cocktail: Pairing The Clover Club with 'Anne of Green Gables'

"...so I won't tell you what [Marilla] said we could have to drink. Only it begins with an r and a c and it's bright red colour. I love...

Finding Their Voice: The Female Bildungsroman

Marisa

Jan 3, 2021

Finding Their Voice: The Female Bildungsroman

Is there such a thing as a female bildungsroman? I break it down for you (including some suggested reading!).

Creating Christmas Traditions with Charles Dickens

Marisa

Dec 14, 2020

Creating Christmas Traditions with Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) continues to be read, watched and performed after more than 175 years, and is enjoyed by all...

Literary Cocktail: A Christmas Carol's Smoking Bishop

Marisa

Dec 10, 2020

Literary Cocktail: A Christmas Carol's Smoking Bishop

“A merrier Christmas, Bob, my good fellow, than I have given you, for many a year! I’ll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your...

Holiday Giving 2020: A Gift Guide for Avid Readers (that doesn't include another tote bag!)

Marisa

Nov 13, 2020

Holiday Giving 2020: A Gift Guide for Avid Readers (that doesn't include another tote bag!)

Love bookish gifts, but don’t need another blanket, mug, or candle? Prefer people didn't add to your presonalized TBR pile? I’ve got you...

The Gothic Bluebook: Terrifying the Masses

Marisa

Oct 30, 2020

The Gothic Bluebook: Terrifying the Masses

While reading Franz J. Potter’s book The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835 Exhuming the Trade (2005), I recently stumbled upon the...

It's Alive! Literary Cocktail: Corpse Reviver No. 2

Marisa

Oct 24, 2020

It's Alive! Literary Cocktail: Corpse Reviver No. 2

When I came across this classic cocktail I knew it would be a perfect fit for spooky season! As we approach Halloween our reading habits...

Review of the Netflix Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 'Rebecca'

Marisa

Oct 22, 2020

Review of the Netflix Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 'Rebecca'

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” (1). Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier has one of the most iconic opening lines in literature,...

Mary Shelley’s “hideous progeny”: Authorial Intent of 'Frankenstein'

Marisa

Oct 16, 2020

Mary Shelley’s “hideous progeny”: Authorial Intent of 'Frankenstein'

Battle of the Editions: 1818 vs. 1831 Many are aware of the myth of how Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) came about: one stormy summer...

Tracing the Vampiric Roots of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

Marisa

Oct 15, 2020

Tracing the Vampiric Roots of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

When we think of the vampire of popular culture, we tend to conjure images of aristocrats, seducers, wanderers. Even the sparkling...

A Feminist Legacy: Looking at the Lives and Sorrows of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

Marisa

Oct 8, 2020

A Feminist Legacy: Looking at the Lives and Sorrows of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

Charlotte Gordon’s biography Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley is an excellently...

Exploring the Tradition of the English Gothic Novel

Marisa

Oct 6, 2020

Exploring the Tradition of the English Gothic Novel

A brief overview of the English Gothic novel, with recommended reading. Want more info? Check out series 1 of the Le Salon podcast.

Meet Your New Favourite Editions: Broadview Press

Marisa

Sep 28, 2020

Meet Your New Favourite Editions: Broadview Press

These Broadview editions of your favourite classics novels are ideal if you enjoy additional context with the original story.

Marisa

Sep 24, 2020

Literary Cocktail: "The Woman in White"

Pairing Wilkie Collins's classic book, The Women in White, with the classic cocktail, the White Lady (recipe included!).

Marisa

Sep 14, 2020

Jane Austen’s “Spicy Allusions”

Jane Austen wrote more than romance! A review of Austen's Unbecoming Conjunctions by Heyday-Stevenson looks at what Austen was really saying

Jane Austen: Romance Authoress or Social Radical?

Marisa

Sep 7, 2020

Jane Austen: Romance Authoress or Social Radical?

Jane Austen is so much more than a romance writer. In The secret Radical, Helena Kelly dives into how Austen wrote about politics and more.

Distance Learning During Covid-19: Teaching Classic Literature to your Teen

Marisa

Sep 2, 2020

Distance Learning During Covid-19: Teaching Classic Literature to your Teen

If you are struggling with a teen who has to tackle classic literature in their English class, here are 5 tips to support them.

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