Acclaimed director Chistopher Nolan's The Odyssey is coming out this summer, and the official trailer dropped yesterday. Before I give my two cents, let me begin by saying that I have nothing but respect for creators. It requires an unfathomable amount of energy to direct an epic on this scale, and I'm under no illusions that I could do a better job. Furthermore, I'm not some stick in the mud who thinks the classics can never be interpreted. I've written several such stories myself, think...

What do you call the author who inspired Jane Austen? While we should be referring to Frances Burney as a trailblazer or literary genius, upon hearing her name, most of us would simply say..."Who?" My nighttime reading lately has been Rebecca Romney's Jane Austen's Bookshelf , which explores the books that inspired Jane Austen and plays right into my fascination with the story behind the story. I did my entire Master's thesis on the creative process of Elizabeth Peters , and will never not...

In response to many a reader request, I'm proud to present my annotated edition of Emily Brontë's bleak but beautiful classic, Wuthering Heights. I'd never actually read it before this year, and I must say, it was rather surprising.