New England

Book Review: The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

There are sparks of genius sprinkled around the novel. I really enjoyed his characterizations, description of all the main characters,…

2 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett (3 September, 1849 – 24 June, 1909) was an author and poet known for her stories taking…

3 years ago

Book Review: Revenge of the Whale by Nathaniel Philbrick

Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex, Adapted for Young People from In the Heart of…

4 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Louis Auchincloss

Louis Auchincloss (27 September, 1917 – 26 January, 2010) was a novelist, historian, and essayist from New York

5 years ago

Book Review: 100 Parks, 5,000 Ideas (2019 Edition) by Joe Yogerst

100 Parks, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do - A travel book…

5 years ago

Thoughts on: The Technologists by Matthew Pearl

Article first published as Book Review: The Technologists by Matthew Pearl on Blogcritics. About: The Technologists by Matthew Pearl is a fictional book about…

12 years ago

Guest Review: Florence and Giles’ By John Harding

Turning  the Screw…. Florence & Giles is an intriguing Gothic tale, well thought-out and deftly plotted. It owes much of its…

12 years ago

Author Q&A with Ellen Feldman

Next to Love by Ellen Feld­man, it was a very enjoyable, well written and unique book. Ms. Feldman was kind…

13 years ago

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