Jamie Cox Robertson

Jamie Cox Robertson is a author of two books: A Literary Paris, and An Uncommon Heroine. An Uncommon Heroine was born out of her interest in writing a novel with strong, memorable female characters while A Literary Paris came from her thoughts on how some writers transport us to great cities through their words. Jamie is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Southern Literary Review, an online literary journal. She served as a judge for the Writer’s Digest International Writing Competition for many years and she has taught writing and rhetoric courses for 15 years. She teaches in the Writing Program at Boston University. She also studied interior design at Parsons in New York and enjoys dabbling in design work and renovations. She is currently working on a book about great women interior designers. Jamie lives with her husband, daughter and dog in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visit her website at: jamiecoxrobertson.com BOOK REVIEWS Review of A Literary Paris from Best-Selling Author, Charles Shield This little book is your passport to the cafés, salons, and boulevards of Paris long ago, accompanied, as you stroll, by authors you've heard of, but who are now your friends and acquaintances. Do not tarry before they disappear around the next corner! They're waiting for you inside A Literary Paris. Charles J. Shields Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee Review from Claudia Strasser, Author of The Paris Apartment What a fabulous read! It's just full of great information and brings a whole new perspective to Paris, makes me want to read the classics and is very pretty! Small enough to tuck into your purse and big enough to fill a traveler and writer's mind with the people and places that shaped Paris. Reading about their loves and lives gives what can sometimes be a cold city a lot of heart and meaning. This wonderful little book packs a punch with colorful insights, giving dimension and character to parks and corners otherwise overlooked throughout Paris. Review of A Literary Paris from Nancy Anderson, Literary Conversational Coordinator, Boston Athenaeum. I found A Literary Paris a delightful work. For anyone who loves Paris, it is a treat to view the triple montage presented in the book. Not only is the reader treated to views of quintessential Paris through photos and vivid descriptions, complete with fascinating historical data, but a whole roster of writers contribute their views of Paris through their own works. Most of the writers selected are familiar; a few are less well known. All show us Paris through their personal -- and literary -- lenses. The concept on which the book was constructed is terrific. The thoughtful research of a careful, but playful, scholar is evident in every section. Even the size is perfect. I can't imagine a better bon voyage gift!