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INTERVIEW: Nicole Clarkston Published Her First Book Before Telling Her Family
Interview: Nicole Clarkston is a book lover and a happily married mom of three. Originally from Idaho, she now lives in Oregon...
Christina Boyd
Nov 21, 20239 min read
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INTERVIEW: Jessie Lewis Says Life is One Long Research Trip
Interiew: Jessie Lewis enjoys words far too much for her own good and was forced to take up writing them down in order to save her family…
Christina Boyd
Nov 14, 20239 min read
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INTERVIEW: M. Leigh Writes Women's Fiction Horror
Interview: Melissa Stewart writes women's fiction horror under the pen name, M. Leigh. She's been published with Flame Tree, BlackHare Press
Christina Boyd
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy
Joana Starnes has been living in Regency England for decades in her imagination and plans to continue till she lays hands on a time machine.
Christina Boyd
Oct 3, 20236 min read
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INTERVIEW: Karen M Cox Writes Stories Brushed with History & Romance
Karen M Cox is an award-winning author of four full-length novels that adapt Jane Austen to other eras: 1932: Pride & Prejudice Revisited...
Christina Boyd
Aug 15, 20237 min read
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INTERVIEW: Laaleen Sukhera is Fearless in Life and Writing
Interview: Laaleen Sukhera is the founder of the Jane Austen Society Pakistan and the Emirates, now the Jane Austen Society MENAP.
Christina Boyd
Jul 4, 20233 min read
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INTERVIEW: How Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder Inspired Maureen Lee Lenker
Maureen Lee Lenker is an award-winning journalist who has written for Turner Classic Movies, The Hollywood Reporter, Ms. Magazine, and more.
Christina Boyd
Jun 27, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Patience, Persistence, and a Little Luck with Katie Oliver
I have been a fan of Katie Oliver's since first reading Prada and Prejudice.
Christina Boyd
May 30, 20234 min read
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To Celebrate RATIONAL CREATURES 4th Book Birthday
To celebrate the upcoming fourth book birthday of RATIONAL CREATURES anthology, I am giving away a $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD and all 5...
Christina Boyd
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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REVIEW: Wanderings — A Collection of Short Stories by Kenneth G. Bennett
Haunting, disturbing and surreal. As in his bestselling “Gaia Wars” series and sci-fi eco-lit thriller “Exodus 2022,” Kenneth G. Bennett...
Christina Boyd
Apr 6, 20221 min read
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Seasons greetings! Ornaments are my favorite things about dressing the house for the holidays—all the remembrances associated with each.
Christina Boyd
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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My “Yuletide” Bench Installed in Chawton House Walled Garden
YULETIDE garden bench I donated via North American Friends of Chawton House was one of the first eight installed on Chawton House grounds.
Christina Boyd
Sep 18, 20211 min read
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Christmas Comes Early to Chawton
Authors of Yuletide, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas anthology, presented Chawton House with a check for $2400.
Christina Boyd
Jul 30, 20191 min read
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#RationalCreatures Audiobook is Live
Check out the newly released audiobook #RationalCreatures at Amazon and Audible and iTunes.
Christina Boyd
Jul 20, 20192 min read
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Coming Soon: Rational Creatures to Audiobook
London voice actress Victoria Riley is currently recording our anthology #RationalCreatures.
Christina Boyd
Jun 27, 20191 min read
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AUSTENESQUE Reviews Names #RationalCreatures to Favorite List/Readers' Choice
Favorite Austenesque Short Story Anthology
And we are delighted to be named among Austenesque Reviews Readers’ Choice.
Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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AUSTENPROSE Names #RATIONALCREATURES to Best Austenesque Fiction 2018
Austenprose names #RationalCreatures to Best Austenesque Fiction list of 2018. We are honored to be listed with such authors and books.
Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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YULETIDE Anthology Makes Best of List for 2018
From Pemberley to Milton names YULETIDE in Favorite Books of 2018!
Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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#RationalCreatures Author J. Marie Croft Featuring Emma’s Hetty Bates
J. Marie Croft discusses Emma‘s Hetty Bates and share an excerpt from her story, “The Simple Things.”
Christina Boyd
Nov 6, 20181 min read
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#RationalCreatures: Mary Crawford & author Jenetta James at The Book Rat
WHAT STRANGE CREATURES by JENETTA JAMES
Mary Crawford deserves more praise than she gets. #RationalCreatures
Christina Boyd
Oct 31, 20181 min read
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