In which Kelly tells you what she is now working on (at least part-time), and gets a bit ranty.


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Lately, I've been giving some serious thought to literary criticism. In part, it stems from my investigation into the life of Jane Austen, who is the subject of my work-in-progress: a retelling of her life using period verse. It probably won't qualify as serious biography despite the phenomenal amount of research I've done (and continue to do), ( Read more... )

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Once again, online book reviews are under attack. This time, by Sven Birkerts, in a piece in The Boston Globe that was posted online printed on July 29, 2007. At least, I assume it was printed as well as put on the Interweb.

Birkerts paints himself as a greying book reviewer. I'd say the same about myself, but hey -- I went to the salon today ( Read more... )