The Briarbook Lane Blog
Stories, book reviews, writing life, library adventures, and news from Briarbook Lane.Second Update on A to Z
Another four months have passed, so let's check in on my progress! At my last update, I had only finished four books out of the twenty-six. I feel much more on track now. Recap...
This Quarter’s Book Pick
Our Fairy-tale Book Club Pick for September 2022 is: Six Crimson CranesbyElizabeth Lim Join us in reading this adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Wild...
Chronicling VI
Power Connections It’s easier to be brave, to speak my mind, to muster the audacity to voice the...
Chronicling V
Pain Relief Content Warning: Chronicling always deals with the difficult topics of abuse, domestic...
Sisters in Story Discuss: Mirror, Mirror
Introducing the Book Club Discussion Every three months, Mary & Elizabeth will pick a fairy-tale retelling to...
Chiaroscuro: An Interview
This is a blog interview I did for Margaret Fieland, a fellow member of poetry group Poetic Muselings, after the...
Mirror, Mirror: Book Review
Title: Mirror, MirrorAuthor: Gregory MaguireGenre: Historical FantasySeries: StandaloneFairy Tale Inspiration: Snow...
Elizabeth Reviews: Mirror, Mirror
Snow White and the Borgias, illustration by Douglas Smith for Mirror, Mirror Mirror, Mirrorby Gregory MaguireGenre:...