Isabel Miller (pen name of Alma Routsong, born Elma Louise Routsong, November 26, 1924 – October 4, 1996) was an American author. Miller began college, in 1942,…… Read more “Isabel Miller”
Month: September 2020
Our desires for beauty and rareness
Dear Vernon, The novella A Phantom Lover (first published in 1886, and later collected in Hauntings in 1890, as ‘Oke of Okehurst’) reads like a claustrophobic hall…… Read more “Our desires for beauty and rareness”
A creature of strength and grace and beauty and softness
Dear Florence, Her Father’s Name (1876) features the best (and worst) of what a Victorian Sensational novel has to offer: an exotic location, murder, a cross-dressing heroine with…… Read more “A creature of strength and grace and beauty and softness”
German Literature Month | 2020
Hi, folks! German Lit Month ist fast wieder da! Just like in previous years, Lizzy and Caroline will host the 10th GLM this coming November. (Yes, you read it right: it’s…… Read more “German Literature Month | 2020”
Book journal 2020 | Update
Hi, folks! Back in 2018, I gave you a peek at my book journal. This is just a quick video to update you on the spreads I…… Read more “Book journal 2020 | Update”
My Victober TBR | 2020
Hi, folks! It’s almost time for another of my favourite reading events: Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by Kate, Katie, and Lucy, where we try to read as much…… Read more “My Victober TBR | 2020”
Put a berry for a heart,
Dear Mourning Dove, How many stories can fit inside one story? Comparing the two versions of the tales collected in Coyote Stories (1933) and Tales of the…… Read more “Put a berry for a heart,”
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove (Hum-Ishu-Ma, also known as Christine/Christal Quintasket. Sometime between 1882 and 1888 – August 8th, 1936) was a Native American author of Okanagan and Colville ancestry. According to…… Read more “Mourning Dove”