The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

 aired the week of August 10, 2026

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower currently includes eight volumes.  They are the diaries of Emma M. Lion as she returns to her family home of Lapis Lazuli House in the St. Crispians neighborhood of London in 1883.  Emma is orphaned and has an elderly cousin who is supposed to be looking out for her best interest.  Only Cousin Archibald has squandered her inheritance and now she must figure out how to survive with only her wits and her friends to help her.  A humorous historical diary that will have readers cheering for the indomitable Emma M. Lion. Think Jane Austen meets Anne of Green Gables with a little Princess Diaries thrown in for fun.