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Recent Reads: Shakespeare, Vintage Horror, and Modernism
This past long weekend, having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I settled down in my big blue chair for a mini readathon. I’m dreadfully behind on the 100-book Goodreads goal, so my nefarious scheme is to read a bunch of short works to try to… Continue reading
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Twenty(-ish) Questions
As promised, here are my answers to all your questions! Thanks to everyone who submitted one; it was tons of fun. 🙂 The full livestream recording, plus extra questions, is on YouTube. Continue reading
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Livestream tomorrow
Friday, May 289:00 AM – SeattleNoon – New York5:00 PM – London9:30 PM – Delhi Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! The answers will be shared live tomorrow on my YouTube channel, and I will post them here afterwards. Continue reading
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Top 10 Quotes on Courage
Today’s TTT is “book quotes that fit a particular theme.” As it happens, I used to collect quotes about courage, on my old Tumblr blog. Here’s a selection of them… It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. e.e. cummings Closing your eyes isn’t going to change anything. Nothing’s going to… Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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Recent Posts
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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