Category Archives: Austen

Reviews in Gifs and a Few Others

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Apparently, the hot new thing is to review books online complete with a bunch of wiggling, dancing, mugging gifs from our favorite movies and TV shows. I’ve seen a few of these reviews in the past (both positive and negative) … Continue reading →

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A Few More Bloggers on For Darkness Shows the Stars

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Random Musings of a Bibliophile: I have a weakness for retellings of Austen novels. Why I am not sure, since most of them make me break out in hives and want to stab things. For Darkness Shows the Stars by … Continue reading →

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For Darkness Shows the Stars Paperback News!

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I just learned that the For Darkness Shows the Stars paperback is already available for pre-order at a few online retailers (like Amazon) and that is because… (drumroll, please): The release date has been moved up to July, 2013! Even … Continue reading →

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Darkrooms and Dear Janeite and Giveaways

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Today on Genreality I talk a little about why I’m not talking about my 2013 book. Also, I’m a guest agony aunt for Book Rat’s Austen in August “Dear Janeite” series, in which I discuss love between third cousins (and … Continue reading →

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Great News and Giveaway!

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Sorry I’ve been such a terrible blogger of late. I’ve had my head down deep in revision land for my secret project, which I’m finally starting to believe will really, REALLY happen, so hopefully I’ll be telling you all about … Continue reading →

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And even more…

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Rampant Reads: “One of Diana’s major strengths as a writer is her characters, especially her women and girls, and this book is full of beautifully rendered people. Elliot is strong and determined, knowing she made the choice she had to … Continue reading →

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More Blogs Weigh in on FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS

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Leila Roy (Bookshelves of Doom) for Kirkus: I enjoyed it so wholeheartedly and so unreservedly that I told my husband that reading it was like “being stabbed over and over again…but in a good way”—a compliment reserved for my favorite … Continue reading →

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Where I Am Today

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Today you can find me online: Doing a lengthy (and a little bit spoilery) guest blog at A Midsummer Night’s Read. Check it out. I talk about star caverns, endogenous retroviruses, and kissing (and why there’s not more of it … Continue reading →

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Why I Wrote “Among the Nameless Stars”

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I wanted to take a moment to talk about why I wrote “Among the Nameless Stars,” the free prequel to For Darkness Shows the Stars that’s available this month. It’s no great secret that I love writing short stories, both … Continue reading →

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Last One… or Five

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So I’m a little worried that all that time on the internet last week following For Darkness promo may have broken my brain. Guys: I checked my Amazon rankings. I haven’t done anything like that since like 2006. It’s pretty … Continue reading →

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