Algorithm: for those of us who aren’t mathematicians or engineers, that word can sound intimidating. After all, the (insert ominous music) algorithms used by booksellers help to determine how visible our books are to potential buyers. Amazon’s algorithm is often discussed, but other retailers use them too.
So what is an algorithm? According to my [...]
Dictionary.com defines intimation as a hint or a suggestion of something, and thus it is the perfect word for this title. In Intimations of Austen, Jane Greensmith has put together nine short stories that hint at Austen, or suggest something of her style or prose. Sometimes, as in the earlier works, the connection [...]
In the spirit of the true confessions on my blog, I must admit I have yet to finish Mansfield Park. If you recall, I started reading/listening to it last summer, but then the business of publishing one book, writing another, and then marketing the published book really took over my life, [...]
From the publisher:
The last thing that the girls at the elite Jane Austen Academy need is hot guys to flirt with. Please. They need to stay focused on something that lasts much longer: an acceptance letter from an Ivy.
But over the summer the school has been sold, and like it or not, the [...]
