Rose Lerner's Blog, page 31
March 24, 2012
“Bitches, man”
I was walking past the 5th Avenue Public Library when I saw a sign for their temporary exhibit: “Shelley’s Ghost: the Afterlife of a Poet.” Shelley’s posthumous reputation is very interesting to me because to us, he’s such a huge part of the Romantic poetry movement, but his poetry was almost unknown in his own [...]
"Bitches, man"
I was walking past the 5th Avenue Public Library when I saw a sign for their temporary exhibit: "Shelley's Ghost: the Afterlife of a Poet." Shelley's posthumous reputation is very interesting to me because to us, he's such a huge part of the Romantic poetry movement, but his poetry was almost unknown in his own [...]
March 23, 2012
The Art of Governing a Wife
Today went to the local used bookstore in my uncle's town. The bookstore has two parts–the regular second-hand bookstore and a rare bookroom across the street. Today the rare bookroom had two Rowlandson prints! I couldn't tell if they were original, but one of them was priced at $250 so maybe. My uncle said they [...]
March 19, 2012
Rogues’ Gallery
It’s research time again! I’m still revising Sweet Disorder, but I’m researching my next project too. It’s tentatively titled “The Spare Heir” and takes place in Orkney! You might remember my trip to Orkney a couple years ago and how I fell madly in love with it. I was originally planning to set this book [...]
Rogues' Gallery
It's research time again! I'm still revising Sweet Disorder, but I'm researching my next project too. It's tentatively titled "The Spare Heir" and takes place in Orkney! You might remember my trip to Orkney a couple years ago and how I fell madly in love with it. I was originally planning to set this book [...]
March 13, 2012
March Madness!
Hi everyone, I'm over at Elise Rome's site today doing a Q&A and giving away a copy of A Lily Among Thorns. I talk about romance tropes, being part of the romance community, and how much I love Smite Turner!
March 5, 2012
Reformed rakes make the best Victorians
I've got a new History Hoydens post up! It's about how Jane Eyre is set during the Regency, but movies always put her in Victorian clothes. It makes sense, right? Putting Jane and Rochester in Regency clothes would be as weird as that Pride and Prejudice movie where everyone has leg-of-mutton sleeves. But WHY is [...]
February 29, 2012
New contest: “Everything I Know About Love, I Learned From Romance Novels” by Sarah Wendell
I’m giving away a signed copy of Smart Bitch Sarah Wendell’s Everything I Know About Love, I Learned From Romance Novels! This book is exactly what the title says–it talks about what romances have to teach us about love, and not just in the abstract. Sarah has brilliantly edited together hundreds of quotes from romance [...]
New contest: "Everything I Know About Love, I Learned From Romance Novels" by Sarah Wendell
I'm giving away a signed copy of Smart Bitch Sarah Wendell's Everything I Know About Love, I Learned From Romance Novels! This book is exactly what the title says–it talks about what romances have to teach us about love, and not just in the abstract. Sarah has brilliantly edited together hundreds of quotes from romance [...]
February 13, 2012
“Imposing on the Compassion and Credulity of different Persons in Town and Country”
Today over at History Hoydens I’m talking about an eighteenth-century con-woman I discovered while reading a book about newspapers… Before the fatal Discovery, the Company were greatly pleased with the Woman’s behavior, as she was not only very sprightly and engaging in Conversation, but sang and played on the Guitar to Perfection. Come on over [...]
