This has been a very Regency inflected reading week for me. Here’s what I’ve been reading: — Joan Wolf, The Arrangement. Very few people can write Regencies in the first person and get away with it– and Joan Wolf does it so very well. The Arrangement, in which an independent single mother finds herself entangled,…

Apologies for the long weekly reading round-up hiatus! I was off in Scotland with limited internet access– and weekly reading round-up is particularly resistant to pre-programming since I never do know what I’m going to read until I read it. This week, I’ve been reading through all my old Angela Thirkell novels. For those who…

I’ve been continuing the old favorites kick this week, rediscovering more books on the back of the shelves: — Barbara Michaels, Shattered Silk. Okay, I’ll admit it. At one point, this was one of my less-favored Barbara Michaels novels. I adored the previous book in the trilogy, Ammie, Come Home, which has an excellent ghost…

I’ve still been reading my way through the rediscovered books tossed up by the move, among them: — Alexandra Raife, Belonging. The old family homestead in the Highlans has been turned into a hotel and it’s up to Rebecca to rescue it when her feckless cousin Tony leaves wife and hotel in the lurch to…

The wonderful thing about unpacking books, aside from the benefit to the muscles of the upper arm, is rediscovering whole treasure troves of books you’ve forgotten. I’ve been grazing among the forgotten books of the back shelves this past week, including: — Bill Bryson, I’m a Stranger Here Myself. My friend Jenny gave this to…

Apologies! I’m in the midst of moving, buried beneath boxes, so this isn’t going to be much of a round up this week (unless you count all the books I’ve rounded up into boxes?). I’ll post some pictures of the boxes and boxes later, once the Internet is up and running. What have you been…

Right now, most of my books are in boxes (so many boxes!), but I managed to sneak a few out to keep me company this week while I’ve been packing. — Jen Lancaster, Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult’s Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It’s Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to…

It’s a short list for me this week (I’ve been busy wrestling with Miss Gwen, who isn’t going gently into her book). Here’s what I’ve been reading: — Gay Daly, Pre-Raphaelites in Love. This began as research, but turned into reading as pleasure. (Right now, the plan is for the next non-Pink book to take…

This week, I’m very grateful for the kindness of friends (okay, my Tennessee Williams drawl just did not come out right on that one). Actually, the kindness of one friend, who sent me this care package: I haven’t watched the movie yet, but, as you can imagine, neither of those books went un-read. Here’s what…

It’s been a very YA-heavy week for me. Here’s what I’ve been reading: — Meg Cabot, Abandon Book 2: Underworld. This was one of the freebies from the Romantic Times Convention. The plus side of freebies? I get to read books I might not otherwise have stumbled upon. The downside? Sometimes I come into series…