Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed JaneDevoney Looser “We must shed for good the old, tired stereotypes of safety and simplicity that still cling to Austen. We can, and should, continue to investigate new and better avenues through which to grasp her powers as a writer—and her power over us.” History’s portrait of…
Tag: True Crime
What I read: July 2025
Once There Were WolvesCharlotte McConaghyBook Club “There are languages without words and violence is one of them.” Biologist Inti Flynn has arrived in the Scottish Highlands with wolves and secrets — the former intended for release, the latter for close keeping. The locals are afraid, but Inti believes that “rewilding” is what’s best for the…
What I read: March 2025
The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire MysteryE.C.R. Lorac “The harvest moon was just past the full, and it seemed to sail overhead in a sea of luminous iridescence, due to the vaporous clouds in the high steely vault of the sky.” While checking on their riverside cottage at the end of the harvest…
What I read: January 2025
Jane EyreCharlotte BrontëBook club “I see at intervals the glance of a curious sort of bird through the close set bars of a cage: a vivid, restless, resolute captive is there; were it but free, it would soar cloud-high.” After eight years as a student and teacher at Lowood School, orphan Jane Eyre is anxious…
What I read: September 2024
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of ScienceSam Kean “…when we sacrifice morals for scientific progress, we often end up with neither.” Scientific research and testing has brought us incredible knowledge about everything from biodiversity to treating and curing disease. But dig through the notebooks or…