What I’m Reading: The Deception at Lyme
I always feel a little guilty when I find myself devouring the pages of a Jane Austen pastiche, continuation, adaptation or whatever …
Sherlock Holmes and the overlooked murder
NOTE: If you have not read either The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle or The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, DO NOT …
Emma through the lens of Aisha
I just watched Aisha, a Bollywood take on Jane Austen’s Emma, and while I can’t say it was a great movie (although …
The perils of being a historical writer
Or is that a writer of history? Anyway, the danger for a writer of books historical is not when you write something …
The Persian flaw of The Red-Headed League
Why do I have this idiotic need to poke holes in the Canon? The Red-Headed League has to be in the top …
Jane Austen: Self Publisher
During the whole truly annoying process of publishing my book, My Particular Friend, available wherever fine books are sold, it occurred to …
What I’m Reading: Gentlemen’s Blood
Somewhat after the fact, I’m reading Barbara Holland’s Gentlemen’s Blood: A History of Dueling from Swords at Dawn to Pistols at Dusk, …