Jan
31
The Budget Fashionista
January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I have followed Kathryn Finney’s blog, The Budget Fashionista for a few years. I even recommend her book on my blog for the last year. At the end of December I applied to be a contributing fashion poster on her updated website. Much to my own surprised they were “very interested” and offered me a [...]
Sep
30
Miami Book Fair
September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Its official name is the Miami Book Fair International and it is one of the biggest highlights in November (this year it runs from the 8th to the 15th) for the Miami, Florida area drawing in fine authors, bookies, bookie wannabes and aspiring authors for indoor and outdoor events.
Aug
11
The Future of Books
August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Magazine sales are down, newspaper sales are down, and book sales are down. Sure we all buy less in a recession and with the price of books. But the recession is not the only factor affecting book sales.
Jul
23
Form – Novella
July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
One of my favorite forms of literary fiction is the novella. Starting at approximately 19,000 words (and running as long 40,000 words) it gives the literary fiction reader a little more meat than a short story but requires less commitment than a full blown novel.
Jul
8
Ditto E-book Reader
July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
“Ditto” is an acronym for Digital Interface Total Text Organizer. It is similar in appearance to Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader but comes with a lighter price tag of $249. Another major difference with this device is it is wired. Meaning it is not as self-sufficient as the wireless Kindle…
Jul
1
Major Periods of Literary Fiction
July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Here is a mini list of the different periods authors are divided into according to the period within which their work was produced.
Jun
24
Form – Short Stories
June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It would be remiss of me not to mention short stories as an extremely relevant and vital literary fiction form. This is not to say that all short stories are literary fiction because short stories carry their own genres like books do.
May
13
Visiting Jane Austen
May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
You’ve read the books. You’ve read about the author. But still, you want more. If you travel to England there are three choice places that any Jane Austen fan needs to add to their list of experiences.
May
6
Books About Jane Austen
May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
There is a segment of admirers who go beyond the works of Jane Austen to yearning to learn more about the woman and her writing. What follows is a list of current books about Austen or her books (not her novels or off shoots). I tried to keep it to the books that are still in print.
Apr
29
Jane Austen Basics
April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Beloved for almost two hundred years, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for the afterlife of this classic novelist. New editions of her literary works are being released every year gaining new fans and delighting die-hards.


