Who: Kate, the incredibly intelligent and wonderful woman that runs the review blog What Kate’s Reading. Kate runs a fantastic blog, reviewing historical fiction, academic works, non-fiction, romance, and home of the infamous ‘Unbuttoned Yet Tucked In’ series (in which Kate argues that not all romance novels with horrible covers are horrible books–a sentiment we can all relate to!). Kate also writes some very sharp, insightful reviews–this year she has started providing reviews for Lit Mob (this is in addition to running her own blog, and writing other professional and academic reviews)! Without further ado, we give you Kate! __________ Kate: Ana and Thea, why do I always seem to be writing in airports for you? For your reference, this was mostly written during a layover at Minneapolis/St. Paul. Thanks for having me in your extraordinary Smugglivus month! Some musings on Suite Francaise – my favorite book of 2008 – and the purpose of context in art In 2007 a monumental piece of literature was published for the first time even though it had been penned nearly half a century prior: Irene Nemirovsky’s Suite Francaise. Mark my words, this will not just be a notable book of 2008 but is […]