Book giveaway time!

 Hello!!  I was cleaning out a few books, and found I have 2 copies of the Mrs. Astor book!  I will be giving it away, along with 2 of my own Gilded Age-set books and a cute Jane Austen bookmark.  Just sign up for my newsletter here (if you're already signed up, you're in the drawing).  Watch this space for more giveaways as the cleaning resumes!

Weekend Links (and staying warm!)

 I hope you all have plenty of great books on your TBR piles for the cold weather weekend!  I am playing to cook some chili in the crockpot and settle in for some writing/research, and watch some more of the excellent "Bookish" on PBS.  In the meantime, here are a few distractions for you...

Book donations for kids in MN

Oscar noms are in!  I thought it was quite a good movie-watching year, and there weren't many surprises here.  (except for "Wicked: For Good" being shut out for anything, even Costumes!  And I did think Paul Mescal deserved a nod...)

The "frazzled English woman interior"  (my house decor is now trendy!!!)

Legendary designer Valentino passed away at 93

12 Audrey Hepburn fashion moments that remain iconic

January 17 was Anne Bronte's birthday

Needlepoint is having a comeback!  (just like my decor, my hobbies are now trendy...)

Who were Sargent's muses, the "wild Wyndham sisters"? 

The boom in Regency balls

5 ways Queen Victoria shaped the modern monarchy

Weekend Links

 

I hope you all survived the holidays!  It's snowy here (finally!  It's been such a dry winter), and I am cozy with some tea and my new gift books, as well as researching a new project..  Hope you are safe and warm, too.

And here's a few more things to read today...

The unearthing of an Iron Age war trumpet

A guide to New York bookstores

A Venetian palace for sale

December 1926--Agatha Christie went missing!

Speaking of Christie--has anyone seen the new "Seven Dials" adaptation?  I haven't had the chance yet, but it looks good...

How to be at French cafe

Can cheese lower dementia risk???  (if so, I should be good for decades...)

An ode to Jessie Buckley (I saw "Hamnet" over the holiday, she was astonishing)

How to read tarot cards: a beginner's guide

The art of Wes Anderson