May 29, 2011
“Real Men Read Austen.” That’s the title of chapter 1 of Peter Leithart’s excellent book, Miniatures & Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen.
Leithart says if he could have dinner with a dozen of the greatest British and American writers, he’d want the seat next to Jane Austen because she would be the most [...]
May 29, 2011
Just read a fascinating article by Brian Brown at Humane Pursuits. Here’s the gist of his answer:
“I think we like Jane Austen because we like stories with men in them. Do not misunderstand me. We don’t watch a Jane Austen movie because Indiana Jones and Jason Bourne aren’t men. But we face—and have been facing [...]
May 19, 2011
Great titles are really important to the success of a book (or movie). A while back there was something called “Lesser Titles” on Twitter. Here are a few of my contributions:
The Sun Also Peeps through the Clouds in the Rain
The Cerulean Letter
The Taming of the Meerkat
Sleepless in Schenectady
Lost: Pair o’ Dice
A Farewell to Snow Globes, [...]
