Month: May 2014

Poe inspires many.

Poe inspires many. NY Phil Biennial Opens With ‘The Raven’www.nytimes.com“The Raven” opens the NY Phil Biennial with the singer Fredrika Brillembourg and the dancer Alessandra Ferri. from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1ka07p0

“The Poe that most people think of today—gloomy, unattractive, a bit mad—was not…

"The Poe that most people think of today—gloomy, unattractive, a bit mad—was not the Poe of 1845. The creepy Poe of legend is a product of the worst smear job in literary history, thanks to his archrival and literary executor, Rufus Griswold. It became my mission to correct this image in Mrs. Poe. The real …

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My head is still in the clouds from visiting the Poe Museum in Richmond on Monda…

My head is still in the clouds from visiting the Poe Museum in Richmond on Monday. Thank you to Alyson L. Taylor-White and Chris Semtner for sharing your expertise on Poe and his world. Most memorable item? Maria "Muddy" Clemm's stockings, knitted with a pattern of spiderwebs. How appropriate! Timeline PhotosLynn Cullen, author of the …

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I had such fun with this interview. Fresh off a plane and worn out after a fasc…

I had such fun with this interview. Fresh off a plane and worn out after a fascinating day at the Poe Museum and Library of Virginia in Richmond, and still I was hooked. Thank you for the delightful chat. Exclusive Interview with Lynn Cullen, author of Mrs. Poe, on 19th Century Writers, Poe's…hookofabook.wordpress.comSo excited today …

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Guest blog post on BookTalk with Eilen: Putting the “interest” in “love interest”

Guest blog post on BookTalk with Eilen: Putting the "interest" in "love interest" Book Tour with Mrs. Poe by Lynn Culleneileendandashi.wordpress.com  Putting the “Interest” in “Love Interest” in Mrs. Poe What makes a love interest interesting? That question was a particular challenge for me while writing my novel, Mrs. Poe. In the minds o… from …

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I’m so looking forward to speaking at the Red Clay Writers Conference on October…

I'm so looking forward to speaking at the Red Clay Writers Conference on October 25 in Savannah, and to hearing my friends Ann Hite and Renea Winchester speak, too. Lynn Cullen: Keynote Speaker for Red Clay Writers Conferencehttp://ift.tt/1jlShabHistorical fiction author Lynn Cullen will present the keynote speech at this year's Red Clay Writers Conference in …

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