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Austen Years, a glowing review in the New York Times
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
My book Austen
Years,
published today, received a beautiful review in the
New York Times
written by Sophie Gee.
You can read the review here:
Review of Austen Years in the New York Times
Sat, Apr 29, ‘23
Chicago Humanities Festival, April 29th 4 pm
Fri, Feb 18, ‘22
Public Art in Chicago in Travel & Leisure Magazine
Thu, Sep 2, ‘21
Come and read Mansfield Park with me this September at the 92nd Street Y
Thu, Dec 10, ‘20
Austen Years one of LA Times's 10 Great Books That Got Lost in the Noise of 2020
Thu, Nov 12, ‘20
Nov. 19th, Living as Readers, Harvard Conversation with Katharine Smyth, Deidre Lynch
Thu, Oct 15, ‘20
Distinguished (Virtual) Public Lecture Oct 19th UT Humanities Center
Wed, Jul 29, ‘20
Austen Years, movingly reviewed in Christian Science Monitor and National Book Review
Tue, Jul 21, ‘20
Austen Years, a glowing review in the New York Times
Thu, Jul 9, ‘20
Austen Years Chosen by Christian Science Monitor as one of 10 Best Books of July
Wed, Jul 1, ‘20
Austen Years receives a starred review in Booklist
Fri, May 22, ‘20
Austen Years Chosen by Vulture as one of Summer 2020's Best Books
Thu, Apr 23, ‘20
Essay in New Yorker Online, Thinking about art while sheltering
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