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Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler Back of the book blurb: Jane Mansfield has long wished to escape the confines of life in 19th-century England. But awakening as 21st-century Los Angeleno Courtney Stone is not what she had in mind. Nothing – not [...] The following guest post is written by Laurie Viera Rigler, author of the wonderful novel Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict. Laurie will be sending books to the two randomly-chosen winning entries (see the quesion and all the creative and thoughtful answers here). Be sure to visit Laurie’s website and blog, the aptly named “Jane [...] Earlier in the week I posted about time travel in books, and introduced it with a reference to the WABAC machine in Mr. Peabody’s Improbable History. Several people commented that they enjoyed the reminder of innocent Saturday mornings spent watching cartoons; several others said that they weren’t familiar with Mr. Peabody and his friends. Whether you’d like a blast from [...] Who remembers the WABAC Machine? This was from Peabody’s Improbable History, a show-within-a show during the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons of the 1960s (disclaimer: I watched the re-runs!). Peabody would set the WABAC machine to a date in the past, and give unsuspecting viewers a history lesson! For a blast from the past, read the Wikipedia article [...] Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
Who is your favorite author? Does he or she write about a particular time period that appeals to you…one that you could imagine living in? Laurie Viera Rigler creates this kind of fantasy world in [...] |
 
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