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I run a virtual book club for seniors, volunteering for a non-profit (check it out and see if you’d like to help, or consider participating in the national village movement closer to your home), and we take turns picking out the books we read. One of the advantages this has ... more >
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Is love worth the loss of one’s freedom and independence? This is what Mrs. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father’s bigamy, he ... more >
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Today we serve up our final post in our five-part Bridgerton discussion series. You can find the first four posts here: Part I is centered on the show’s worldbuilding and production values, on its treatment of race, and on Lady Whistledown. Part II focuses on the show’s matriarchs–the queen, Lady ... more >
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This week we discuss Bridgerton in five posts. You can find the first two here: Part I is centered on the show’s worldbuilding and production values, on its treatment of race, and on Lady Whistledown. Part II focuses on the show’s matriarchs–the queen, Lady Violet, Lady Danbury, and Lady Featherington. ... more >
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Our Bridgerton discussion, which began yesterday with a conversation about the show’s worldbuilding, its treatment of race, and Lady Whistledown, continues today. Today we discuss the show’s matriarchs–the queen, Lady Violet, Lady Danbury and Lady Featherington. –Janine Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) Janine: The show’s choice to cast a Black ... more >
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Please welcome my friend Layla, who is joining DA as an additional book reviewer. When we were watching Bridgerton, Layla and I texted back and forth about it. It was so much fun that we decided to write a series of posts that included our thoughts on different aspects of ... more >