The Briarbook Lane Blog
Stories, book reviews, writing life, library adventures, and news from Briarbook Lane.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...
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...
Mirror, Mirror – A Historical Fantasy
The Historical Context of Gregory Maguire's Snow White Tale Throughout Mirror, Mirror, Gregory Maguire makes use of...
Chronicling IV
Naked It used to represent freedom and absolute comfort. I never had my own space, never...
Book Review: Sparkly New Friends
Title: Sparkly New FriendsAuthor: Heather Ayris BurnellGenre: FantasySeries: Unicorn and YetiAge group: Early...
Elizabeth Reviews: The Haunting of Hill House
First Edition Cover (1959) The Haunting of Hill Houseby Shirley JacksonGenre: Psychological Horror No live organism...
Find Your Bliss: Bliss Book
I first learned about a bliss book from Sylvia van Bruggen during a workshop at the Muse Online Writers Conference....
Chronicling III
Aftershocks When people learn how long I stayed with him, how long I dwelt with his...