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Emile Zola Tour in Retrospect

The Emile Zola tour was, I think it’s fair to say, a resounding success! Many enjoyed their first book by this author, others maybe did not. But at any rate, I think we enjoyed following Zola’s stops at the following blogs. Thanks for all who participated!

April 5, 2010        The Blog Jar: Thérèse Raquin

April 5, 2010        Heidenkind’s Hideaway: Nana

April 6, 2010        The Zen Leaf: Germinal

April 6, 2010        Rebecca Reads: The Masterpiece

April 7, 2010        Shelf Love: Thérèse Raquin

April 7, 2010        Badgerish.Net: Le Rêve [The Dream]

April 8, 2010        pages turned: Germinal

April 8, 2010        Bibliosue: Zola and the Dreyfus Affair

April 9, 2010        Bibliolatry Thérèse Raquin

April 10, 2010     Sparks’ Notes The Ladies Paradise

April 11, 2010     Reviews by Lola Nana

April 12, 2010     Pining for the West Germinal

April 14, 2010     Tales from the Reading Room Zola and Naturalism

April 14, 2010     Stiletto Storytime The Ladies’ Paradise [Au Bonheur des Dames]

April 15, 2010     Musings Thérèse Raquin

April 15, 2010     Good Books & Good Wine Germinal

April 17, 2010     Lakeside Musing The Ladies’ Paradise

April 18, 2010     Medieval Bookworm Germinal

April 19, 2010     Wuthering Expectations Thérèse Raquin

April 19, 2010     A Striped Armchair The Ladies’ Paradise

April 20, 2010     Tell Me A Story Nana

April 21, 2010     Caribousmom Thérèse Raquin

April 22, 2010     The Reading Life Nana

April 23, 2010     Evening All Afternoon Germinal (French edition)

April 23, 2010     A Few of My Favorite Books The Kill

April 24, 2010     Books and Chocolate The Belly of Paris

April 25, 2010     52annualbookreviews Lourdes

April 25, 2010     BookNAround Nana

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Georgette Heyer in Retrospect

In March, Georgette Heyer visited the Classics Circuit by visiting a number of blogs around the blogosphere. Did you miss it the first time? Here are the blogs Heyer visited!

March 1, 2010 One Librarian’s Book Reviews Review: Frederica
March 1, 2010 Austenprose Review: Georgette Heyer’s Regency World by Jennifer Kloester
March 2, 2010 Enchanted by Josephine Review: Beauvallet
March 3, 2010 Books and Chocolate Review: Behold, Here’s Poison
March 3, 2010 Michelle’s Masterful Musings Review: Devil’s Cub
March 4, 2010 Sparks’ Notes Review: Friday’s Child
March 5, 2010 Tales from the Reading Room Review: The Private World of Georgette Heyer by Jane Aiken Hodge
March 6, 2010 BookNAround Review: The Grand Sophy
March 7, 2010 Windy Ridge Books Review: Why Shoot a Butler?
March 8, 2010 A Striped Armchair Review: The Unknown Ajax
March 8, 2010 A Book Lover Review: The Convenient Marriage
March 9, 2010 First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice Review: The Black Sheep
March 10, 2010 Bibliosue Review: The Unfinished Clue
March 11, 2010 Fleur Fisher Reads Review:No Wind of Blame
March 12, 2010 Reviews by Lola Review: Frederica
March 12, 2010 Reading, Writing, Working, Playing Review: Envious Casca
March 13, 2010 Life Is a Patchwork Quilt Review: My Lord John
March 14, 2010 Jenny’s Books Review: The Grand Sophy
March 15, 2010 Booklust Review: Penhallow
March 16, 2010 Carol’s Notebook Review: Cotillion
March 16, 2010 Musings Review: These Old Shades
March 17, 2010 Reading Adventures Review: Devil’s Cub and These Old Shades
March 18, 2010 Blog Jar Review: Royal Escape
March 19, 2010 Reading, Writing and Retirement Review: Friday’s Child
March 20, 2010 Staircase Wit Review: The Grand Sophy
March 21, 2010 Medieval Bookworm Review: The Corinthian
March 22, 2010 Bibliolatry Review: Footsteps in the Dark
March 22, 2010 Linus’s Blanket Review: Frederica
March 24, 2010 Kay’s Bookshelf Review: The Grand Sophy
March 26, 2010 A Few More Pages Review: The Nonesuch
March 27, 2010 A Reader’s Respite Review: The Conquerer
March 28, 2010 Tell Me a Story: Review:Faro’s Daughter
March 29, 2010 Sasha & the Silverfish Review: Arabella
March 30, 2010 Becky’s Book Reviews Review: Sprig Muslin
March 30, 2010 Shelf Love Review: A Civil Contract
March 31, 2010 book-a-rama Review: A Lady of Quality

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Harlem Renaissance Circuit in Retrospect

Make sure you didn’t miss any of February’s Harlem Renaissance tour. Here is where it visited, with permalinks to the specific posts. We hope this list of retrospective posts helps you find your next classic read!

February 1, 2010   Shelf Love: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

February 2, 2010   Evening All Afternoon: Cane by Jean Toomer

February 3, 2010   Daily Words and Acts: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

February 4, 2010   Paperback_Reader: Quicksand by Nella Larsen

February 4, 2010   BookNAround: The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories by Charles Chesnutt

February 6, 2010   Moored at Sea: Negritude and the Harlem Renaissance

February 6, 2010   Joyfully Retired: His Eye is On the Sparrow by Ethel Waters (autobiography) and the life of Ethel Waters

February 8, 2010   Sparks’ Notes: Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset

February 9, 2010   The Zen Leaf: Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston

February 10, 2010  Books and Chocolate: Passing by Nella Larsen

February 11, 2010   Laura’s Reviews: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

February 11, 2010   Musings: The Ways of White Folks: Stories by Langston Hughes

February 12, 2010   Bibliosue: Home to Harlem by Claude McKay

February 13, 2010   Rebecca Reads: Black No More by George Schuyler

February 14, 2010   eclectic / eccentric Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and an overview of African-American homosexuality during the Renaissance

February 15, 2010   Nonsuch Book Harlem Renaissance Poetry in Fire!! by Wallace Thurman

February 16, 2010   Notes from the North The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

February 17, 2010   Becky’s Book Reviews Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston

February 17, 2010   Notorious Spinks Talks Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and the movie Brother to Brother

February 19, 2010   Reviews by Lola Passing by Nella Larsen

February 21, 2010   book-a-rama Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

February 22, 2010   Michelle’s Masterful Musings When Washington Was in Vogue by Edward Christopher Williams

February 23, 20101  BrownGirl BookSpeak There Is Confusion by Jessie Fauset

February 24, 2010    Wuthering Expectations The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt

February 25, 2010    Linus’s Blanket Stories by Zora Neale Hurston

February 26, 2010    My Friend Amy Quicksand by Nella Larson

February 26, 2010   things mean a lot Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston

February 28, 2010    BookLust The House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt

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Edith Wharton Circuit in Retrospect

Edith Wharton certainly enjoyed her tour of the blogosphere. Check out these great posts.

January 4, 2010 – Rebecca Reads Review: The Touchstone

January 5, 2010 – Shelf Love Review: Custom of the Country

January 5, 2010 –  Farm Lane Books Review: Age of Innocence

January 6, 2010 – The Zen Leaf Review: Summer

January 6, 2010 –  eclectic / eccentric Review: Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome

January 7, 2010 – Moored at Sea Review: The Fruit of the Tree

January 8, 2010 – Daily Words and Acts Review: The New York Stories of Edith Wharton

January 9, 2010 – Kay’s Bookshelf Review:  Age of Innocence

January 10, 2010 –  Fleur Fisher Reads Review: Sanctuary

January 11, 2010 –  Joyfully Retired Review:  On Writing Fiction

January 11, 2010andalucy Review: The House of Mirth

January 12, 2010 –  Laura’s Musings Review: The Reef and General thoughts on visiting The Mount

January 12, 2010 –  A Striped Armchair Review: Ethan Frome, Summer, and Bunner Sisters

January 13, 2010 –  book-a-rama Review: The Custom of the County

January 13, 2010 –  Just Add Books Review: Sanctuary

January 14, 2010 –  Reviews by Lola Review:  Ethan Frome

January 15, 2010 –  FLY HIGH! Review: The House of Mirth

January 15, 2010 –  TexasBookDiva Review : The Buccaneers

January 16, 2010 –  Laura’s Reviews Review: Madame de Treymes and Three Novellas

January 17, 2010 –  Athyrium filix-femina (The Lady Fern) Review: The Reef

January 18, 2010 –  Reading, Writing, Working, Playing Review: Ethan Frome

January 19, 2010 –  BookNAround Review: The Glimpses of the Moon

January 20, 2010 –  Notes from the North Review: House of Mirth

January 20, 2010 –  Books and Chocolate Review: Old New York

January 21, 2010 –  Bookgazing Review: The Buccaneers

January 22, 2010 –  So Many Books Biography: Edith Wharton by Hermione Lee

January 22, 2010 –  Carol’s Notebook Review: The Touchstone

January 23, 2010 –  Pining for the West Review:  The Age of Innocence

January 24, 2010 –  Life is a Patchwork Quilt Review: The Glimpses of the Moon

January 25, 2010 –  The Blog Jar Review: Ghost Stories

January 26, 2010 –  It’s All About Books Review: Ethan Frome

January 27, 2010 –  Sparks’ Notes Review: Summer

January 27, 2010 –  Caribousmom Review: The Writing of Fiction and The House of Mirth

January 28, 2010 –  Time Enough At Last Review: Madame de Tremyes

January 28, 2010 –  All the parts of my life Review: The Children

January 29, 2010 –  Medieval Bookworm Review: The Custom of the Country

January 31, 2010 –  Educating Petunia Review: Summer

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Elizabeth Gaskell in Retrospect

If you missed any stops on the tour the first time around, here it is again in an easy to access format. Read the rest of this entry »

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Wilkie Collins Tour In Retrospect

If you missed it the first time around, here’s where Wilkie Collins went on his tour of the blogosphere. The post title links to the post directly. Read the rest of this entry »

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