Samhain, All Hallow’s Eve, Halloween

Depiction of an ancient Celtic person dressed in costume before the bonfire. Halloween is one of…

Haunted History – LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans

On this week’s History, Books and Wine podcast, we’re having a haunted happy hour! Lori Ann Bailey…

The Cataclysmic Great Fire of London and a Disgusting Beauty Regimen with Guest Evie Hawtrey

  On this week’s History, Books and Wine podcast, we have guest author Evie Hawtrey talking about…

The Scandalous Mitfords: Socialites, Nazis, Communists, Oh My

This week on the History, Books and Wine podcast, I’m pouring a glass of vino and…

The Stone of Scone

The Stone of Scone ReplicaPhoto credit: Eliza Knight Today’s episode on History, Books and Wine podcast,…

History, Books and Wine podcast is back for Season 2!

I’m SO excited to announce that History, Books and Wine podcast is back for Season 2!…

The Longest Running Magazine in England

Before Nancy Mitford was a novelist, she worked for the magazine The Lady, which is the…

How One Famous Socialite Volunteered During WWII

During WWII, novelist Nancy Mitford did quite a lot voluntary service to her country, in addition…

Cafe de Paris: One of the Hottest Night Clubs of London

The Cafe de Paris opened in 1924 and was a swanky club in London for food,…

Nancy Mitford’s U and Non-U Idiom

  My copies of books that contain Nancy’s articles on U and Non-U. Context is everything…

THE MAYFAIR BOOKSHOP Giveaway

My wonderful publisher, William Morrow, is giving away a print copy of The Mayfair Bookshop: A Novel…