Georgiana Podsnap's journal

I never came across the phenomenon of “shipping” until I became a Once Upon A Time fan – this particular kind of fan behaviour is pretty b...

I have always felt rather sniffy about “Young Adult” (YA) novels, because I’ve not seen the need for a specific category of books aimed at ...

I’ve finally watched the final (third) season of The Newsroom , which turned out to be a mere six episodes long. I can’t say I was particul...

I could blame the heatwave for the long blog pause, but truth be told it's more a matter of dearth of subject matter. My reading these l...

As I anticipated, I really enjoyed rereading Jane Austen's Persuasion . Emma  is still my favourite, but I believe Persuasion  comes in ...

I had trouble with my lack of Eurovision enthusiasm last year, and I’m afraid the trend is still the same – what used to be a reliable guilt...

2018 does seem to be shaping up to become a better book year for me   than 2017. The Austen Rereading Project, from which I’ve been taking a...