Harriet Dwinell
Harriet Douty Dwinell’s career began as the lead book reviewer for Pi, the University College London student newspaper. Since that time, she has worked as an editor, writer, and university professor, a ragtag career that she describes as giving form to knowledge. She worked as an editor for the Smithsonian, The Washingtonian, and the League of Women Voters of the United States, where she was senior writer-editor. Her articles have appeared in magazines and newspapers ranging from The New Republic to Family Circle, and including The Washingtonian and the Washington Post. She taught literature and writing at American University for a number of years, first part time, then full time. She guesstimates that she has read, commented upon, and evaluated more than 6500 student essays. She recently completed a memoir of her year in a British Boarding School.
19 entries by Harriet Dwinell
Noonday: A Novel
By Pat Barker
Three friends are shattered by jealousy and destruction during the London Blitz
The author discusses Correspondence Course: The Bathsua Project, her multi-layered debut novel.
American Romantic: A Novel
By Ward Just
The author's latest work is one part adventure story and two parts reflection.
The Illusion of Separateness
Simon Van Booy
Six people, unaware of their connection, are the center of an extraordinary ensemble tale of love and nurture.
Finding Camlann
Sean Pidgeon
History, myth and language combine to deliver a new take on Arthurian legend in this debut novel.
A British diplomat’s wife in modern-day Paris, the main character confronts moral and ethical issues by putting her husband’s career aspirations first, but then realizes she must search for redemption and decency. Ultimately, the novel is a celebration of a life unexpectedly set free.
