How do you get a reader in 1930s China to understand what a mince pie is?
Tag: Pride and Prejudice
‘Bridgerton’ Brings the Regency Novel Back Into Fashion – But Did It Ever Go Away?
The brooding men and the naive women are very much there but this multi-cultural production is also aware of current issues and even music.
Escape to Austen Land
Reading Austen is like embarking on a long vacation, riding in a horse coach and halting at an inn for the night before you commence your journey the next …
The Dread of Opening My Laptop
For months, I would wake up thinking of a combination of what I ought to watch and where else I could apply.
Soul Food Stories: Of Devouring Books and Chewing Stories
On the importance of reading.
Why We Must Lower Our Expectations of Reading
One by one, slowly and steadily, I'm learning how to talk to books again.