Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier

One of my favorite authors has always been Daphne du Maurier, the author of The Birds(made into the famous Alfred Hitchcock movie), Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and many others. But though her books are considered classics today, she was overlooked by critics during much of...
Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker: enigmatic, mysterious, dark, the creator of Count Dracula, a character who will forever change our perception of vampires… But who was he, really?     Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1847. It was a time in which fairies and goblins,...
You’re Never Too Old

You’re Never Too Old

You’re never too old to follow your dreams. Take Anna Sewell, for example. Anna was the author of Black Beauty, one of the best-selling books of all time. Did you know that she was 57 years old and in declining health when her first and only book was published?...