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New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James writes historical romances for HarperCollins Publishers. Her novels have been published to great acclaim. A reviewer from USA Today wrote of Eloisa's very first book that she "found herself devouring the book like a dieter with a Hershey bar"; later People Magazine raved that "romance writing does not get much better than this." Her novels have repeatedly received starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and regularly appear on the best-seller lists. After graduating from Harvard University, Eloisa got an M.Phil. from Oxford University, a Ph.D. from Yale and eventually became a Shakespeare professor, publishing an academic book with Oxford University Press. Currently she is an associate professor and head of the Creative Writing program at Fordham University in New York City. Her "double life" is a source of fascination to the media and her readers. In her professorial guise, she's written a New York Times op-ed defending romance, as well as articles published everywhere from women's magazines such as More to writers' journals such as the Romance Writers' Report.
Eloisa... on her double life: When I'm not writing novels, I'm a Shakespeare professor. It's rather like having two lives. The other day I bought a delicious pink suit to tape a television segment on romance; I'll never wear that suit to teach in, nor even to give a paper at the Shakespeare Association of America conference. It's like being Superman, with power suits for both lives. Yet the literature professor in me certainly plays into my romances. The Taming of the Duke (April 2006) has obvious Shakespearean resonances, as do many of my novels. I often weave early modern poetry into my work; the same novel might contain bits of Catullus, Shakespeare and anonymous bawdy ballads from the 16th century. When I rip off my power suit, whether it's academic or romantic, underneath is the rather tired, chocolate-stained sweatshirt of a mom. Just as I use Shakespeare in my romances, I almost always employ my experiences as a mother. When I wrote about a miscarriage in Midnight Pleasures, I used my own fears of premature birth; when the little girl in Fool For Love threw up and threw up, I described my own daughter, who had that unsavory habit for well over her first year of life. So I'm a writer, a professor, a mother - and a wife. My husband Alessandro is Italian, born in Florence. We spend the lazy summer months with his mother and sister in Italy. It always strikes me as a huge irony that as a romance writer I find myself married to a knight, a cavaliere, as you say in Italian. One more thing...I'm a friend. I have girlfriends who are writers and girlfriends who are Shakespeare professors. And I have girlfriends who are romance readers. In fact, we have something of a community going on my website. Please stop by and join the conversation on my readers' pages. More about Eloisa
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Notes from Eloisa:
Eloisa's Event Calendar: April in Boston:
April in Miami:
April in Minnesota:
April in Philadelphia: Eloisa will be speaking from 2:45pm to 3:45pm and then signing books until Jane Austen Day is open to region members, members of neighboring regions, and
May in California:
August in Australia: Eloisa will be keynoting the conference…and there will be a public signing!
August in New Zealand:
November in Dallas:
Once a month Eloisa expertly explores a facet of Romance. With titles like Out of the Broom Closet, and My Fairy Godmother, Myself, a study of the Cinderella plot line, Eloisa’s essays are a must read. Her column appears on the first Monday of every month.
Featured Video: Eloisa was featured in the Wall Street Journal with "The Hidden Life of a Romance Writer." Watch Eloisa's lovely video about her "double" life here: Read more from the Wall Street Journal article here »
Articles in Print:
Articles on the Web :
» Eloisa had a fabulous interview with Author Magazine. Listen to it here! » Here is a link to the page at the World Talk Radio website from which anyone can listen to yesterday's interviews: with Eloisa, Sari Robins, Victoria Alexander, Cathy Maxwell, and Teresa Medeiros. » National Public Radio's All Things Considered Weekend Edition ran a lovely interview with Eloisa: listen to it yourself! » Eloisa Archived. Hear past radio spots. Eloisa on NPR, from The Next Big Thing, entitled: From Bards to Bodices. Also, for direct download: the Fordham radio interview. |
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Eloisa was featured in the Wall Street Journal with "The Hidden Life of a Romance Writer." Watch the lovely video below on Eloisa's "double" life, and 
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