Dr. Nicole Basaraba

Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities, TCD

Nicole Basaraba

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Book Review: The White Queen – Philippa Gregory

I started out with an interest in the Elizabethan era and then moved back to the time of Henry the VIII and now Philippa Gregory has taken me back to the War of the Roses. The Plantagenet era, before the Tudors, is less well-known as is Elizabeth Woodville, widowed Lancastrian who woos the newly crowned King

Jolyse Barnett’s Review of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help

I am pleased to introduce today’s guest poster who has a very entertaining blog called Jolyse Barnett’s Margarita Moments and Other Escapes and she has kindly reviewed the popular book “The Help” so take it away Jolyse. The Help by Kathryn Stockett is a #1 New York Times Bestseller and major motion picture. A good friend of

Books on the Craft of Writing: to-read list

Welcome to Writers’ Uni-Verse-City (or WUVC for short because every university has an acronym), a place where writers/bloggers can meet to discuss the craft of writing in the Internet age. I  want to learn what it takes to make it in the world of writing and publishing and nowadays there is a wealth of information on the