by Clea | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
From the Kingdom Books blogClea Simon’s companion feline is named Musetta — and there’s a photo on Simon’s blog of this canny cat, staring into the computer screen. Whether Musetta can guide Simon in plotting, who knows? But the years of...
by Clea | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Clea | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Oh, don’t I wish!But I was thrilled to see two new reviews this morning. The first informed me that the BBC adaptation of Furst’s “The Spies of Warsaw” begins tonight, and I’ve set the DVR (9 p.m. Eastern). Love his books – so...
by Clea | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
What is it about a madwoman? From the Maenads to Edie Sedgwick, such heedless spirits have long inspired our stories. When they don’t exist in real life, we invent them. Just ask Heathcliffe what was pushing him so hard, and he’ll come back with some tale about a...
by Clea | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
And here’s my piece on why you’re all reading the wrong Hilary Mantel novel, also for DAME.
by Clea | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
It occurs to me, I should link to the book pieces I write for DAME magazine. So here’s my take on why, 50 years after its publication, Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique still matters. It’s not what you’d think…
