Pop Rules Like it or not pop rules. Its power is reinforced by the Internet and a digital, electronic media, which creates a media-scape as influential as the natural landscapes of forests, grasslands and mountains were to our pioneer ancestors. But many of us remain skeptical of pop culture. If you are like me, attracted by pop's energy, you may feel schizophrenic because you enjoy a good mindless Hollywood action movie while still feeling let down by its banality and lack of substance. Although I am a fan of pop, I am also one of its sternest critics because as a novelist, my tradition is literature with its ties to Gutenberg and the world of print. But as Susan Sontag points out in “Notes on Camp” there is no better person to talk about a cultural phenomenon than somebody with “a deep sympathy modified by revulsion.” So I offer the following Notes on Pop as an homage to Susan Sontag who once famously said that camp converts the serious into the frivolous.
What Casanova Told Me was published in the USA by Bloomsbury, on June 6, 2005.Read the American reviews!“Alluring. The stories (of the two protagonists) weave together well, and
Asked For, in particular, has a bright, engaging voice.” Read the entire review...
—Publishers Weekly“Swan writes with thoughtful, inviting prose that promises intrigue for all fiction readers, and she fills the story with the historical and cultural details that will surely give fans of historical fiction the experience they desire.” —BooklistFind out some reasons women loved Casanova as ardently as he loved them: read Susan's article “Love secrets from Casanova.
A Vintage paperback edition of What Casanova Told Me was published in June in Canada. Read the Canadian reviews!A new window on Casanova "A fictional character takes up with the legendary and complex lover.
The ramifications span two centuries."
— Read George Fetherling's review from the Vancouver SunWhat Casanova Told Mewas nominated as one of the best books of 2004 for the Canada Caribbean Commonwealth PrizeWatch a teaser of the What Casanova Told Me Bookshorts film and an alternate version. For more information on the Casanova BookShort see www.bookshorts.com.
Go "behind the scenes" with Susan as she reports on her national tour .. read more here ...