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Author Heyer SocietyPosted on August 24, 2021October 11, 2021

POLL: Favourite Heyer Mother (Contemporary Edition)

Georgette Heyer has such a knack for bringing characters to life, even the parents of her heroes and heroines often have a chance to shine. Who is your favourite of … Read More “POLL: Favourite Heyer Mother (Contemporary Edition)”

Author Heyer SocietyPosted on August 3, 2021October 11, 2021

POLL: Favourite Heyer Father (Contemporary Edition)

Georgette Heyer has such a knack for bringing characters to life, even the parents of her heroes and heroines often have a chance to shine. Who is your favourite of … Read More “POLL: Favourite Heyer Father (Contemporary Edition)”

Author Heyer SocietyPosted on April 20, 2021May 11, 2021

POLL: Which of Georgette Heyer’s “Suppressed Novels” Have You Read?

We all know that Georgette Heyer ranked high among her own harshest critics, and some twenty years into her career she made a decision to withdraw six of her titles … Read More “POLL: Which of Georgette Heyer’s “Suppressed Novels” Have You Read?”

Author Heyer SocietyPosted on April 12, 2021May 11, 2021

Our Favourite Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn by Georgette Heyer, Sporting Times (1924)

This review of Heyer’s first contemporary novel Instead of the Thorn, which praises her writing style, is from London’s Sporting Times (January 12, 1924). Should Mother’s Tell? It is pretty generally agreed … Read More “Our Favourite Heyer Reviews: Instead of the Thorn by Georgette Heyer, Sporting Times (1924)”

Author Maura TanPosted on February 21, 2021March 16, 20212 Comments on Heyer for Beginners #1 — Introduction

Heyer for Beginners #1 — Introduction

Hello, my name is Maura, and for decades I completely discounted historical romance as a genre. The very thought of historical fiction in any form, in fact, simply made me … Read More “Heyer for Beginners #1 — Introduction”

Author Heyer SocietyPosted on January 18, 2021March 25, 2021No comment Member Profile: Maura Tan

Member Profile: Maura Tan

In which we get to know our members a little better… Name: Maura Tan Nationality: Singaporean How old were you when you read your first Georgette Heyer novel? 28. What was … Read More “Member Profile: Maura Tan”

Author Heyer SocietyPosted on October 1, 2020October 21, 2020No comment Nonpareil #4 – OUT NOW

Nonpareil #4 – OUT NOW

Hear ye, hear ye! Our exclusive monthly circular for members only is winging its way to inboxes around the world as we speak! This time, we’re looking in depth at … Read More “Nonpareil #4 – OUT NOW”

Author Heyer SocietyPosted on July 2, 2020October 14, 2020

Jennifer Kloester on The Black Moth… and more!

In addition to her lengthy essay in Nonpareil #1 regarding Georgette Heyer’s first novel, the ever-insightful Jennifer Kloester also recently presented us with a post about 1921’s The Black Moth … Read More “Jennifer Kloester on The Black Moth… and more!”

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