Lisa Greiner’s guest blog takes us back to those first readings of Emilie Loring’s books and shares the enthusiasm that drove her to learn more about their author. How old were you when you read your first Emilie Loring book? Do you remember which one it was? Was it set in the big glittering city of … More Guest Post: I wanted to be the heroine in her novels
I think about Emilie Loring’s writing life. She wrote every day at the Athenaeum, had tea with her friends, then went home to her husband, hobbies, and social life. Her writing was carefully compartmentalized, but it was also regularly scheduled. I think about how she managed to balance everything she wanted to do, everything she … More An Abundance of Time for Pleasure
The notes I’ve taken about my research have become as valuable to me as the information I’ve found about Emilie Loring. In this entry, I meet her grandson for the first time. July 14, 2003 “Yesterday afternoon, I took the train to Lexington–a subway stop with the interesting name of “Alewife”– and Selden Loring came to pick … More Journal entry: Treasure at the Lorings’
I love finding true-life connections, as I did last summer with Gay Courage. Nancy Caswell lives with her father in the parsonage at Sunnyfield: “There were little rabbits with upstanding ears cut in the yellow shutters. Gay orange and white awnings shaded the porches, boxes spilling over with yellow and white and purple blooms, adorned windows … More Traces of Gay Courage
There was always something about Boston. It wasn’t just that Emilie was born there. Generations of her family had felt its inspiration. This was where her grandfather started anew after a Portland fire and founded the Boston Herald. It was where her father forged one career in publishing and another in amateur drama, where Emilie … More The Solitary Horseman
It’s no accident that writers seek solitary retreats. … More Finding Time to Write: Interruption
An early present for you: this excerpt from Emilie Loring’s biography … More Emilie Loring’s Cozy Christmas: An excerpt
The Emilie Loring Collection 