Emilie Loring’s first, full-length novel, The Trail of Conflict, followed an entire decade of published works. She had already written a book review column for the Boston Herald, plus homemaking articles, short stories, two compilation books published under her pseudonym Josephine Story, and several, serial novels. The Trail of Conflict actually appeared first as a serial in … More The Trail of Conflict
While researching the life of Emilie Loring, I often run into others who love her books. At the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, the lady who delivered archival materials for me to read asked what I was working on and exclaimed, “Oh, I love Emilie Loring!” I showed her the photos of Emilie that I kept … More Seeking: Millions of Readers
Emilie Loring admired style–in writing and in life. … More Emilie Loring: Good Company
What makes someone worthy of a biography? Do they have to be famous? Publishers think so. Your bookstore sells biographies of people in the news, not because their lives are necessarily more interesting or meaningful than others, but because their fame sells books. I have a classmate who lost all four limbs to a virus … More Genealogy is Biography, Over and Over
Emilie Loring’s books contain autobiographical clues. … More Emilie Loring’s Clue-filled Novels
Emilie Loring published her first book under the pseudonym “Josephine Story.” The source of the name was said to be her husband’s middle name. Simple enough, right? Emilie’s husband was Victor Joseph Loring. Did Emilie add “Story” through artistic license? When she started her book column, did she already intend to write stories? Her … More a.k.a. Josephine Story
There are design reasons why this courtyard at the Boston Public Library invites one to rest, contemplate, and linger, but simply walk in, and you can feel it. A special place for a cup of coffee, a sandwich, a chapter… Bostonians are only half-kidding when they say they want to keep the courtyard a secret. The … More Boston’s Little Secret.
The Emilie Loring Collection 