In 2004, Publisher’s Weekly ran a collaborative essay entitled “Musings on Muses”, in which eight romance novelists list their inspirations. Of those, fully half pinpoint Georgette Heyer as among their … Read More ““Musings on Muses” by Various, Publisher’s Weekly“
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Thoughts on Heyer
Jennifer Kloester on Georgette Heyer and Heyer Society
At the Melbourne launch of the book on February 5 at Readings, Carlton, contributor and Georgette Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester spoke on her work, Heyer’s work, and Heyer Society – Essays … Read More “Jennifer Kloester on Georgette Heyer and Heyer Society“
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: April Lady, from The Courant Magazine in 1957 Heyer Reviews: April Lady, from The Courant Magazine in 1957
This review is glaringly incorrect in a few of its details, and very much appears to trivialize Heyer’s work in general, and romance as a genre as well, but it … Read More “Heyer Reviews: April Lady, from The Courant Magazine in 1957″
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn, from The Queenslander in 1924 Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn, from The Queenslander in 1924
This quite glowing review of Georgette Heyer’s first contemporary novel, Instead of the Thorn, was published upon its Australian release in 1924. (The book came out in 1923 in the … Read More “Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn, from The Queenslander in 1924″
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment “The High Kick of Regency Fashion” by Juliet Townsend, The Spectator (2004) “The High Kick of Regency Fashion” by Juliet Townsend, The Spectator (2004)
In 2004, when a number of Georgette Heyer’s novels were being reprinted in new editions, The Spectator‘s Juliet Townsend took a fond look back at her personal experience, and the … Read More ““The High Kick of Regency Fashion” by Juliet Townsend, The Spectator (2004)”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on No comment “Acting Up” — Mystery Author Harley Jane Kozak on Georgette Heyer, Writer’s Digest (2008) “Acting Up” — Mystery Author Harley Jane Kozak on Georgette Heyer, Writer’s Digest (2008)
With a subtitle of “After a Hollywood career, Harley Jane Kozak, author of Dating Dead Men, took the lessons of the screen with her to build a behind-the-scenes career as … Read More ““Acting Up” — Mystery Author Harley Jane Kozak on Georgette Heyer, Writer’s Digest (2008)”
Author Clara ShipmanPosted on No comment Location, Location, Location in Heyer — Is It Possible to Have a Favorite? Location, Location, Location in Heyer — Is It Possible to Have a Favorite?
Last week’s Heyer Society Poll asked me to choose my “Favorite Heyer Novel Location” and it ended up being much harder to give an answer to that question than I … Read More “Location, Location, Location in Heyer — Is It Possible to Have a Favorite?”
Such an Amusing Villain — Heyer’s Bad Guys
Yesterday, our friend Maura Tan began her reading of Georgette Heyer’s historical works — historically (ha! a pun!) not her bag. Maura recently read and enjoyed Heyer’s contemporaries and mysteries, but … Read More “Such an Amusing Villain — Heyer’s Bad Guys”
You’re Much Too Young Girl — Heyer’s Underage Heroines
When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with Twilight. In my defense, it was the 2000s and Twilight obsession was everywhere and was hardly confined to teens. But I … Read More “You’re Much Too Young Girl — Heyer’s Underage Heroines”