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The Gibson Girl Review The historic fiction podcast that explores life, love, and literature at the turn of the 20th century through its contemporary fiction.

We rescue antique novels from the doom of mere décor and put them back where they rightfully belong—in your TBR pile!

We want YOU... to !! Our first-ever continues this month with "A RURITANIAN ROMANCE NOVEL." Now you may be thinking, ...
18/02/2025

We want YOU... to !! Our first-ever continues this month with "A RURITANIAN ROMANCE NOVEL."

Now you may be thinking, what on earth is a Ruritanian Romance?? 🤔

This genre of fiction was rediscovered in an earlier episode of our podcast, when we read and reviewed THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, a rollicking 1895 swashbuckler that has proven to be one of our favorite old books yet! 💗 These stories are all about themes of love and duty, are set in fictional European countries, and often feature commoners mixing with, masquerading as, or otherwise becoming royals.

Modern examples of the Ruritanian Romance genre include THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, and pretty much any Hallmark Channel movie featuring royals! 👑

So what are you waiting for? Join the reading challenge and be sure to use our hashtag to let us know what book you pick! 😍📚

We can't wait to see what frosty adventures you will uncover with this first task in our all-new GIBSON GIRL REVIEW READ...
21/01/2025

We can't wait to see what frosty adventures you will uncover with this first task in our all-new GIBSON GIRL REVIEW READING CHALLENGE! ❄️📚🩵 Any book from any time period will do, but if you truly want to "Read Like a Gibson Girl," you'll be on the lookout for a short story originally published between 1870-1920! (HINT: our podcast has many recommendations!) 🎧 Don't forget to tag us and use our hashtag to follow the fun!! 🤓📚🩷

📚🩷ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?📚🩷Introducing The Gibson Girl Review Reading Challenge! Any books qualify, old or new, bu...
19/01/2025

📚🩷ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?📚🩷

Introducing The Gibson Girl Review Reading Challenge! Any books qualify, old or new, but if you truly want to "Read Like a Gibson Girl," we challenge you to pick books originally written during the Gibson Girl era of our show, which is 1870-1920!

BONUS: Subscribe to our brand new newsletter and receive a custom digital frame to use when showing off your challenge pics!

Be sure to tag us and use our hashtag to follow the challenge all year long!!! And stay tuned for the launch of SEASON FIVE!! 🎧📚🤓

We're wrapping up Season Four today with an absolutely heartwarming gem of a Christmas story... and NORMAN ROCKWELL! Tha...
24/12/2024

We're wrapping up Season Four today with an absolutely heartwarming gem of a Christmas story... and NORMAN ROCKWELL! That's right, the illustrator you all know and love gets the final feature in our season-long history segment celebrating the Golden Age of Illustration. Now playing everywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts! 🎧📚🩵🤓❄️🎄

Did you know that the legendary composer and conductor John Phillip Sousa also wrote novels?? We sure didn't! This recen...
24/12/2024

Did you know that the legendary composer and conductor John Phillip Sousa also wrote novels?? We sure didn't! This recent episode with special guest delivers a thoroughly haunting-yet-uplifting story guaranteed to put you in a New Year's resolutions kind of mood -- and do NOT miss the epic reading from fan-favorite ! 🎧🤓📚🩵❄️🎄

Have lots of holiday dishes to wash? Tune into your favorite podcast while you work! 🎧📚🤓🩵🎄❄️
24/12/2024

Have lots of holiday dishes to wash? Tune into your favorite podcast while you work! 🎧📚🤓🩵🎄❄️

Saddleup, old book lovers! We're traversing the wild frontier in this week's all-new episode, and we have -- count 'em -...
11/10/2024

Saddleup, old book lovers! We're traversing the wild frontier in this week's all-new episode, and we have -- count 'em -- THREE guests along for the ride!!! Returning reviewer Gwen Gage joins Amy and new friend of the show Anne Skelly, a docent at the Frederic Re*****on Art Museum, for a deep dive into JOHN ERMINE OF THE YELLOWSTONE, Re*****on's first novel! And Scott R. McKinley returns as guest reader for this unusual story about a white man raised by the Crow tribe trying to re-assimilate into the white man's world, with disastrous results.
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Did you catch the latest episode on Howard Pyle and his heroic MEN OF IRON? ⚔️ Follow the show today on Apple, Spotify, ...
07/10/2024

Did you catch the latest episode on Howard Pyle and his heroic MEN OF IRON? ⚔️ Follow the show today on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you love to listen to your favorite podcasts, so you can be sure not to miss a single episode -- including the new one coming out tomorrow!! 🎧📚🩷🤓

Hear ye, hear ye! Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails -- that's what MEN OF IRON are made of! ⚔️ At least according t...
24/09/2024

Hear ye, hear ye! Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails -- that's what MEN OF IRON are made of! ⚔️ At least according to our hosts in today's all-new review of this 1891 boy's adventure novel by the legendary artist and writer, Howard Pyle. But with their combined education in and passion for medieval story, will Amy and Katja approve of this heroic tale? Tune in to find out! 🎧NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE🎧
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🌟NEW EPISODE🌟 Amy and Amanda chuck all the rules out the window this week as they dive into THE NOTTING HILL MYSTERY, an...
11/09/2024

🌟NEW EPISODE🌟 Amy and Amanda chuck all the rules out the window this week as they dive into THE NOTTING HILL MYSTERY, an 1862 novel illustrated by George Du Maurier that claims to be "the first detective novel." But is it really? Tune into this unusual episode to find out!

🎧NOW PLAYING🎧 Streaming everywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts! 📚🤓

Did you hear the latest? 🎧 Season Four premiered with this 1905 beauty by Harold MacGrath, illustrated by Harrison Fishe...
08/09/2024

Did you hear the latest? 🎧 Season Four premiered with this 1905 beauty by Harold MacGrath, illustrated by Harrison Fisher. Who could pass this one by on the shelf? Neither of our hosts could! 😍 Tune in today to catch up on your favorite Gibson Girl Review episodes before the next new episode releases this Tuesday! 🤡📚💛

🌟 SEASON FOUR IS HERE!!! 🌟 After an extended summer break full of many ups and downs for all of our cohosts, The Gibson ...
28/08/2024

🌟 SEASON FOUR IS HERE!!! 🌟 After an extended summer break full of many ups and downs for all of our cohosts, The Gibson Girl Review is officially back with an all new season -- and a first-ever, season-long theme!

All season long, our history segments AND book reviews will be celebrating The Golden Age of Illustration by exploring the lives of other famous American illustrators (besides our beloved Charles Dana Gibson) from the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

Up first is a rollicking romance called HEARTS AND MASKS by Harold MacGrath, with illustrations by -- and a history segment about -- Harrison Fisher, and a reading selection from the book by one of our talented guest readers, David Dietz!

NOW PLAYING! Streaming everywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts. Subscribe/follow today! 🎧📚🤓

Look who's back in the studio tonight!! It's an all new season of The Gibson Girl Review... coming to you soon!! Subscri...
05/06/2024

Look who's back in the studio tonight!! It's an all new season of The Gibson Girl Review... coming to you soon!! Subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast platform today, so you can catch up on any you might have missed! ❤️📚🤓

Did you catch our Season 3 Finale last week? All three hosts gathered in the studio to review Owen Wister's 1902 classic...
10/05/2024

Did you catch our Season 3 Finale last week? All three hosts gathered in the studio to review Owen Wister's 1902 classic, THE VIRGINIAN!! This book is credited with founding and popularizing the entire Western genre... but how does it compare to what we think of as "Westerns" today? Tune in to find out! 🤠 NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE🎧

🌟It's the finale of Season Three!!!🌟 We saved a very special -- and famous! -- book for last, Owen Wister's immortal tal...
02/05/2024

🌟It's the finale of Season Three!!!🌟 We saved a very special -- and famous! -- book for last, Owen Wister's immortal tale, THE VIRGINIAN (1902). 🤠 What does this Godfather of American Westerns have in common with the cowboy books and movies we know and love today? How do this story's adaptations stack up against the original? Tune in today to hear what all three of our hosts think of this classic! 🎧 NOW PLAYING 📚😎

Special thanks to guest reader David Dietz!

THE PRINCESS ALINE by Richard Harding Davis was one of the top-selling books of 1895... and we can definitely see why!! ...
21/04/2024

THE PRINCESS ALINE by Richard Harding Davis was one of the top-selling books of 1895... and we can definitely see why!! Tune into our latest episode to hear all about this royally romantic must-read comedy -- including a link to download a free copy so you can read it, too!! ❤️📚👑

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