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 …
And while I’m at it, where are the American raconteurs?
Arguably since the death of actor Tony Randall, there are no mainstream American raconteurs anymore. If you’re unfamiliar with the term raconteur, …
There is a presenter gap, and U.S. is on wrong side of it
I watch a lot of documentaries because it’s really the only entertainment on which my husband and I agree. He’s willing to …
Should have been an Austen quote
The current Olympics-themed Smithsonian Magazine has been a treasure trove, but it all pales in significance to this one quote: “He may …
A Tale of Two Cities, Both Called London
This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen about why there is a large metropolitan area called London (that includes Westminster) and …
Update on the Library Passage in Worthing
From Chris Sandrawich, Membership Secretary Jane Austen Society Midlands If you have received this e-mail it means that I have written to …