Books | Hallie Shepherd

The Best Jane Austen Screen Adaptation

Posted by Hallie | Feb 13, 2018 | Books, Movies and TV |

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, so it seems like a great time to highlight my very favorite Jane...

Posted by Hallie | Nov 28, 2017 | Books, Writing and Poetry |

What does the first line of a novel tell us about the book we are reading? If it’s good, it...

Posted by Hallie | Oct 15, 2017 | Art, Books, Movies and TV, Music |

Summer vacations are long gone, back to school madness is over, and the holidays are still a ways...

Posted by Hallie | Sep 25, 2017 | Books, History, Movies and TV |

About ten years ago, I went on a reading spree where I was primarily reading memoirs written by...

Posted by Hallie | Jun 26, 2017 | Books, History, Life |

During my junior year in college, I took a literature class that focused on short stories and...