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Author: Barbara W. Klaser

I'm a blogger, novelist, editor, lifelong journal keeper, and a knitter. I'm the owner of Mystery of a Shrinking Violet as well as a few other blogs. For more about me, see the About page.

Darcy By Any Other Name

Posted on November 8, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

How would you explain this if it happened to you? Darcy By Any Other Name, a Pride and Prejudice variation by Laura Hile, begins at the Netherfield ball. Proud Mr. Darcy is…

The Author Blog: Easy Blogging for Busy Authors

Posted on October 27, 2022January 24, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

This book is intended for writers who want to start author blogs. There’s a lot of good advice here, and some of it is good for general blogging, much more of it specific to author blogs.

Remembering Angela Lansbury 1925-2022

Posted on October 25, 2022January 27, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

In 2010 The New York Times did a video interview with Angela Lansbury that provides a lot of insight into the actress who recently passed away. She talks about being a character actress.

Agatha Christie An Elusive Woman

Posted on October 24, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

I’m more intrigued than ever by Agatha Christie. This is a biography that has been thoroughly researched and is even-handed as far as sensitivity, respect for the subject, and for truth-telling. It doesn’t turn a blind eye to Agatha Christie’s failings, but presents her as a whole human being, a brilliant creative person as well as a product of her time and social class. It maintains a balance that feels solid and well thought out, sympathetic and at the same time objective, scholarly and fair. It’s also a delightful read.

Persuasion — how The Birds helped me get over it

Posted on August 7, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

How reading Daphne du Maurier’s “The Birds” helped me make peace with Netflix’s 2022 version of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Exploring the dichotomy between written stories and the movies made from them.

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

Posted on July 31, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Review of Solaris, a science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem, first published in 1961, now available (since 2014) in a direct-to-English translation by Bill Johnston.

Shadows Fall

Posted on July 3, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

An invitation to read the blogger’s own book, Shadows Fall by Barbara W. Klaser, available as an Amazon Kindle ebook.

One for Sorrow

Posted on May 31, 2010February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Review of One for Sorrow, the first in the John the Lord Chamberlain mystery series, by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer, which is set in sixth century Constantinople, also known as Byzantium.

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