What Then is Love?
November 4, 2018
How impossible it is to be in the throes of attraction, “blinded by love,” and have to decide, sanely and for a future yet unknown, “Is this ‘the one?'” … More What Then is Love?
Category: Reading Emilie Loring
Reading With Fresh Eyes
October 22, 2018
How often do you see something with fresh eyes, notice something you hadn’t seen before? It’s a simple thing, but it’s been happening a lot since my husband and I both got new cameras. We walk the same green-belt path near our house day after day, week after week, but all of a sudden, we’re … More Reading With Fresh Eyes
The Personal Patina of Book Collections
October 17, 2018
For people who know the story, a person’s collection expresses a part of their personality long after they are gone. … More The Personal Patina of Book Collections
Guest Post: I Made My Own Book Covers
September 23, 2018
Have you ever wished that a book’s cover would look more like the story you saw in your imagination? Bonnie stopped wishing and made it happen. … More Guest Post: I Made My Own Book Covers
Chick Lit? Romantic Comedy? Literature?
June 11, 2018
As I re-stained my wooden deck yesterday, I listened to podcasts about book publishing. A perennial trend is “chick lit”–the print counterpart to “chick flicks.” My first thought was that Emilie Loring’s newly re-issued novels could benefit. My second thought was that I have never in my life considered Emilie Loring’s novels as “chick lit.” … More Chick Lit? Romantic Comedy? Literature?
Victorian Sensibilities and Discovering Emilie Loring
May 25, 2018
Long before I knew Emilie Loring’s history, I was in love with Victoriana. I should explain what I mean about that. I was raised in Arizona, a desert kid in a region known for brilliant color in its rocks, sunsets, and the Mexican decorating influences everywhere. This was my bedroom wallpaper. Don’t judge. I … More Victorian Sensibilities and Discovering Emilie Loring
The Next Thing When You Are Ten
January 7, 2018
Since I started this blog and began to receive your comments, I’ve wondered, what is it about age ten that starts so many girls on Emilie Loring? “My mom got me hooked on Emilie Lorings- giving me my first when I was 10.” Katie “I began reading Emilie Loring around the age of 10, and … More The Next Thing When You Are Ten
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