Austen at Altitude
I mentioned it to many of the people I met at the Decatur Book Festival, but now I can release some specifics …
Holmes, Austen calendars
I’m trying to be better at keeping the Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes calendars updated, but it’s a difficult task. And so …
Oh to be in England next June at Cambridge
Lucy Cavendish College at the University of Cambridge will be hosting a Pride and Prejudice Conference June 21–23 in 2013. This information …
The Royal Crescent museum closing
The museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent will be closing Oct. 14 this year, but don’t worry, it’s not being threatened by …
The Five Orange Pips
My scion group, Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, will meet this Sunday to discuss The Five Orange Pips, which many people consider a …
What I’m reading: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
I’ve been slowly, slowly plowing my way through The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan …
Kindlegraph
I’ve added My Particular Friend to the Kindlegraph service, which attempts to solve the problem of how to sign someone’s Kindle copy. …
What I’m reading: A People’s History of London
Just after finishing Boris Johnson’s Life of London, I’m reading A People’s History of London, a more blatantly political look at the …
What I’ve read: Johnson’s Life of London
I’m not sure why, but I really like Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (the greater metropolitan area of London that is), and …
What I’m reading: Kissing Shakespeare
A fellow Denver-Boulder JASNA member Pam Mingle has written Kissing Shakespeare, and I recently went to her book signing and reading (and …