The Potent Pleasures of Eloisa James and the Occasional Antifeminism of the Romance Novel
by I’m very interested in the career of Eloisa James, because she’s an English professor in real life and moonlights as a romance author—although who knows, …
The Pursuit of Mary Bennet: A Pride & Prejudice Novel, by Pamela Mingle
NB: This book comes out from William Morrow in December. Mary is, in many ways, the least appealing of the Bennet sisters. She lacks Lizzy’s …
Jane, by Robin Maxwell
When I grabbed this book on the basis of the front cover alone, I secretly hoped it would be a retelling of the classic Edgar …
Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing your Mind, Finding your Soul, by Iris Krasnow
I came to this book because I had picked up The Secret Lives of Wives at my library and in the first couple of pages …
The Lady of the Rivers, by Philippa Gregory
As someone who’s read most of the Gregory oeuvre and likes her approach to historical fiction too much to be completely unbiased, I have to …
Lydia Bennet’s Story: A Sequel to Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Odiwe
Reading a sequel or a “retelling” by another author of a book one greatly loves is always a mixed pleasure. One ought, first, to distinguish …