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The Hemingway Special Cocktail (Papa Doble)

Sep 20, 2021

The Hemingway Special Cocktail (Papa Doble)

While Ernest Hemingway's oeuvre speaks for itself—The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940),...

Marisa

Sep 18, 2021

The Lost Generation in Literature

In his memoir titled A Moveable Feast (1964), Ernest Hemingway recounts how writer Gertrude Stein first heard the term “génération...

Marisa

Sep 2, 2021

Getting Serious About Humour!

It may seem like it removes the funny ha-ha part of humour to talk about why we laugh, but there is a good reason to take a closer look:...

Marisa

Aug 17, 2021

10 Facts About Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

1. Aware of her growing popularity, Austen had anxiety over how Emma would be received by the reading public, writing: “My great anxiety...

Marisa

Jul 29, 2021

Fairy Tale References in 'Jane Eyre'

Is Jane Eyre a fairy tale? Read about the fairy tale references in Jane Eyre and discover how Charlotte Brontë wove them into her novel.

A Historic Glimpse of the French Literary Salons

Marisa

Jul 26, 2021

A Historic Glimpse of the French Literary Salons

What is a literary salon? Literary salons have their origins in the Renaissance idea of gathering for debate in the courts of Italy and...

Marisa

Jul 13, 2021

Six Facts About the Brontës

With three literary geniuses in the family—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—the Brontës certainly secured themselves a (rightful) place in the...

Marisa

Jun 30, 2021

Book Diversity in Canadian Literature

Traditionally Canadian Literature, or CanLit, has highlighted voices of European settlers, been divided along English versus French...

A Jane Austen-inspired Cocktail Recipe from Toronto’s Famous Last Words Bar

Marisa

May 13, 2021

A Jane Austen-inspired Cocktail Recipe from Toronto’s Famous Last Words Bar

I am so thrilled to bring you a cocktail from the amazing literary-themed bar in Toronto, Ontario, Famous Last Words (FLW)! Over the past...

Could she have meant that?! Sexual Innuendos in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

Marisa

May 10, 2021

Could she have meant that?! Sexual Innuendos in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’

Uncover the 'sexy' side of Jane Austen's Emma with a deep dive into the novel's sexual innuendos--including Kitty, a fair, but frozen maid.

Capturing the Gothic Life of Shirley Jackson on Film

Marisa

Apr 28, 2021

Capturing the Gothic Life of Shirley Jackson on Film

I finally had the time to sit down and watch the 2020 movie Shirley (currently on Amazon Prime), based on a novel of the same name by...

Charlotte Brontë's Rejected Novel 'The Professor'

Marisa

Apr 21, 2021

Charlotte Brontë's Rejected Novel 'The Professor'

On this day in 1816, Charlotte Brontë was born! So, it is only fitting that I recently completed my reading of the first novel she ever...

School Textbooks Reflect our Societal Values

Marisa

Apr 11, 2021

School Textbooks Reflect our Societal Values

I recently wrote a post about What Makes a Literary Classic in which I was thinking about what we culturally consider a ‘classic’ and how...

Marisa

Mar 18, 2021

Literary Cocktail: Miss Cathy's Whip

"Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling, 'wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the...

Reviewing One of the First English Novels

Marisa

Feb 24, 2021

Reviewing One of the First English Novels

How do you review a book that is 300 years old? The grammar, punctuation, and narrative structure are not like anything we see in today's...

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

Marisa

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!).

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