Dr. Nicole Basaraba

Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities, TCD

Tag: book review

Book Review: Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell

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: 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
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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
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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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