Dr. Nicole Basaraba

Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities, TCD

Tag: women’s fiction

Book Review: Love Always by Harriet Evans

Since I’ve started writing fiction, one of two things happen when I read a book, (a) I read it purely for fun because I get too sucked into the story to remember to think about structure, characters, ect. (b) I read the book over critically and thus my review may not reflect the views of
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When in Ireland…buy books from thy favorite Irish authors

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. WUVC will involve independent research, setting a curriculum and hopefully finding other participants (like you – readers/bloggers/writers) to: chip in, give tips, suggest books and other materials for
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Book Review: Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern

If you haven’t heard the saying “there’s gold at the end of the rainbow” then it might help make sense of the title “Where Rainbows End” by Cecelia Ahern. Probably as is likely true for most North Americans, I heard about Cecelia Ahern from the movie “P.S. I love you”, which now holds a spot in
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Must watch Chick Flicks – Research and Row80 check in

This weekend I went on a spontaneous trip to Luxembourg. Where the heck is that you might ask? Luxembourg is a smaller European country, which is located below Belgium and also shares borders with France and Germany. Honey Bear and I went to see Romania vs. Luxembourg soccer game (or football match if you prefer).
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Book Review – This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes charms with This Charming Man with her high tension writing that keeps you turning the page and the sprinkles of humor. I’d have to say even though the title sounds easy and breezy, this book is definitely not what I consider a beach read. While the tale is a more serious one, that
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