Part Two: Helpful Tips to Make Time to Read as a Parent
1. Figure out how to maximize the relaxation feeling of reading by homing in on your preferred mode. Is that on your phone, an e-reader,...
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Marisa
- Jul 25
Part One: Making Time to Read as a Parent
I often hear from people, in conversations and in DMs, about how difficult it can be to get back into (and maintain) reading once having...
Marisa
- Jul 17
Review of Persuasion on Netflix
Everyone is talking about the new Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion. Is it worth watching? Read this post.
Marisa
- Jul 10
Summer Travel: Book + Cocktail Recommendations
We’re so often told that a reader can experience new places between the pages of a good book. But what about combining the pleasure of...
Marisa
- Jun 20
Why Austenites are Taking Issue with the New Adaptation of Persuasion while Bridgerton Gets a Pass
Why Austenites are Taking Issue with the New Adaptation of Persuasion while Bridgerton Gets a Pass
Marisa
- Jun 16
What is Free Indirect Discourse in Literature?
What do the works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Virginia Woolf all have in common? Ok, ok, well *other* than being kickass...
Marisa
- Jun 3
Netflix The Weekend Away Review
Netflix adaptation of Sarah Alderson's novel The Weekend Away (2020).
Marisa
- Apr 17
Book-to-TV Adaptation: Netflix Anatomy of a Scandal Review
I will admit that Sarah Vaughan’s 2018 novel Anatomy of a Scandal wasn’t on my radar until I saw the Netflix trailer. I was immediately...
Marisa
- Mar 24
Talking “Too Muchness” with Writer Rachel Vorona Cote
A few weeks ago, I held Le Salon’s first ever author event with Rachel Vorona Cote to discuss her 2020 book Too Much: How Victorian...
Marisa
- Feb 14
5 Books to Give Yourself a Self-Love Valentine
Book buying is its own kind of love language. This Valentine's Day, instead of picking up a romance novel, check out these non-fiction books