The History of Circulating Libraries
In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libraries of Austen’s day.
What were the ‘circulating libraries’ of the Regency Era and what was their role in society?
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A Bit about Snapdragons
I’ve always had a soft spot for these particular flowers. It was both pleasing, a little surprising to see how they cropped up in the Dragon Series.
Continue reading →Properties of Granite
A surprising property of granite explains why the World Wrights find it challenging.
Continue reading →Books and Chocolate-March 2025
What more does a girl need than a pile of books and a bowl of chocolate? Let’s talk about what we’ve been reading and feeding our inner chocoholics.
Continue reading →Stripping the Willow
Real life forms the best basis for world building of all sorts, even in speculative fiction genres.
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