Of Regency Interest: Blog Posts

  • Merry Christmas, Regency Style

    When you picture a nineteenth-century Christmas, do you imagine scenes out of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? “The Ghost of Christmas Past” shows Scrooge several scenes offering glimpses of Georgian-era Christmas celebrations. My favorite illustration by John Leech is probably “Fezziwig’s Ball,” which shows us what an eighteenth-century Christmas party might have looked like. (H/T

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  • Countdown to Launch!

    Countdown to Launch!

    Can you believe Twelfth Night Sorcery will be out in the world in just two days? (I would ask “where has the time gone?” but I know perfectly well that the time has been spent answering emails, prepping for classes, and getting snacks for my youngest kid.) If you can’t wait until Thursday to read

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  • Twelfth Night Sorcery

    Twelfth Night Sorcery

    If you followed me on Twitter a few years ago, you might remember me querying a novel called Runes and Ruin. It was a historical fantasy romance, much like The Solitary Rose and Garden Folly Magic, set in a magical version of Regency England. Now titled Twelfth Night Sorcery, it’s going to be published by

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