For those of you who haven’t yet stumbled upon this, there is a hysterical Pride & Prejudice based web series called the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. It’s a little bit like Lost in Austen, but instead of a modern refugee in Austen-land, this is the P&P story transposed to the modern day, related in video diary…

Remember 18th Century Cosmo? From Christine comes Chaucerpolitan— everything you ever wanted to know about the Real Housewives of Bath! Clever no?

Once upon a time, I used to go bookstore browsing all the time. It was my favorite way to unwind, to see what was out there, make mental notes about which books were out and which I wanted to read next. Sadly, both the bookstores on my usual orbit closed this past summer (bye, bye,…

In unpacking, I found myself with more books than bookshelf space. (Surprise, surprise.) So I’m giving away a few more books this week. After this, Closet Clear Out will go on hiatus for a bit, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing more clear outs again starting in the fall. Amazing the way those books…

Welcome back to Sunday closet clear out! You know the rules: first come, first served. Please post your request in the Comments section below so others can see if the book is already taken. This was meant to be the last of the clear outs, now that all my goods and chattels have been picked…

Happy Mother’s Day, all! The attempt to thin the shelves before my move continues. Here are the books that are up for grabs this week:

I’m hosting the Saturday Salon over at the Ballroom Blog today. Pop by to hear about historical wedding cake traditions, read an 1806 wedding cake recipe, and see some pictures of both truly beautiful and truly alarming wedding cakes.

Check out this Artist’s Trading Card that Caroline made for The Secret History of the Pink Carnation! You can read all about the creative process here. Do you have Pink artwork to share? Send it to me and I’ll post it here on the News page. p.s. On an entirely unrelated note, Writing Wednesdays starts…

The attempt to weed out my bookshelves pre-move continues. This Sunday, I’m giving away six books, of the chick lit and historical fiction extraction. Just email me if you’d like one! It’s strictly first come, first serve. Here’s this week’s haul:

The winner of the copy of Overseas is… … Celia, of Comment #4! Congrats, Celia! If you email me with your info, I’ll pass it on to Beatriz. Huge thanks to Beatriz Williams for her generosity in sharing her time and her wonderful stories! To learn more, visit her at her website, www.beatrizwilliams.com. Happy reading!