As Zelda competes with F. Scott Fitzgerald, the acrimony between them reaches new heights. Welcome to the salon… #zeldafitzgerald #fscottfitzgerald #theroaringtwenties #thejazzage #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor #history #culture
A Stark Greek Tragedy
As Zelda competes with F. Scott Fitzgerald, the acrimony between them reaches new heights. Welcome to the salon…
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May 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
As Zelda competes with F. Scott Fitzgerald, the acrimony between them reaches new heights. Welcome to the salon… #zeldafitzgerald #fscottfitzgerald #theroaringtwenties #thejazzage #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor #history #culture
As F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald continue living reckless lives, their animosity toward each other takes over. Welcome to the salon… #indiebookstoreday #supportindies #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor #history #livesilluminated
The Fabulous Fitzgeralds
As F. Scott and Zelda continue living reckless lives, their animosity toward each other takes over. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
April 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
As F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald continue living reckless lives, their animosity toward each other takes over. Welcome to the salon… #indiebookstoreday #supportindies #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor #history #livesilluminated
A visit to a museum dedicated to F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald in her hometown inspired a deep-dive into their lives, the full essay in my indie book serialized here. Welcome to the salon… #indiebookstoreday #supportindies #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor #history #livesilluminated
They Were the Roaring Twenties
A visit to a museum dedicated to F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald in her hometown inspired a deep-dive into their lives. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
April 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
A visit to a museum dedicated to F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald in her hometown inspired a deep-dive into their lives, the full essay in my indie book serialized here. Welcome to the salon… #indiebookstoreday #supportindies #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor #history #livesilluminated
As F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald moved toward the ends of their respective lives, true colors emerged and it isn't pretty. My latest salon exploration is live on #substack. #zeldafitzgerald #fscottfitzgerald #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor
No One Gets Off Scot-Free
As the Fitzgeralds move toward the ends of their respective lives, true colors emerge. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
June 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
As F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald moved toward the ends of their respective lives, true colors emerged and it isn't pretty. My latest salon exploration is live on #substack. #zeldafitzgerald #fscottfitzgerald #themodernsalonniere #substackauthor #indieauthor
My newest post is live on #substack - shorturl.at/0pWCE. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who is reading! #henryviii #anneboleyn #tudor #poetry #history #themodernsalonniere
May 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My newest post is live on #substack - shorturl.at/0pWCE. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who is reading! #henryviii #anneboleyn #tudor #poetry #history #themodernsalonniere
My newest book of history/travel stories is in bookstores!
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
Lives Illuminated
As Saxon Henry was researching the celebrities who star in the essays included in her next book Lives Illuminated, she found some remarkable books that brought the characters she features to life.
bookshop.org
February 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My newest book of history/travel stories is in bookstores!
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
Stalking #Michelangelo in the #NGA was not an arty affair, it was a wordy one. In this salon session, we take a trip to sixteenth-century Florence when books were hot off the presses for the very first time. #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
The Renaissance Book Club
From the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, publishing began to flourish in Italy.
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Stalking #Michelangelo in the #NGA was not an arty affair, it was a wordy one. In this salon session, we take a trip to sixteenth-century Florence when books were hot off the presses for the very first time. #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
I visit the tomb of Héloïse and Abélard to find them side-by-side entombed in stone. Their tale is a tragic one, as he suffered the consequences of his unholy passion for the young woman whose gift for learning was rare. #medievalmonday #medievalsky #heloiseandabelard #history #themodernsalonniere
In Her Learning She Was Supreme
An ecclesiastical prince suffers the consequences of his unholy passion for a young woman whose gift for learning was rare. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
March 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I visit the tomb of Héloïse and Abélard to find them side-by-side entombed in stone. Their tale is a tragic one, as he suffered the consequences of his unholy passion for the young woman whose gift for learning was rare. #medievalmonday #medievalsky #heloiseandabelard #history #themodernsalonniere
While in Siena, I learned that #Michelangelo had such a deep love for a 16th-century poet, he worshiped her: welcome to the salon! #history #poet #renaissance #reformation #tuscany #medievalmonday #MedievalSky #nonfiction #substack #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #substackauthor #siena #italy
Treasuring Time in Tuscany
Several days at Castel Monastero present the opportunity to plumb the depths of Tuscan history in situ. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
While in Siena, I learned that #Michelangelo had such a deep love for a 16th-century poet, he worshiped her: welcome to the salon! #history #poet #renaissance #reformation #tuscany #medievalmonday #MedievalSky #nonfiction #substack #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #substackauthor #siena #italy
Would you be surprised to know that a woman who grandly succeeded in luring some of the most important creatives of the #Edwardian era into her drawing rooms was beset with a debilitating lack of inner confidence? #history #culture #themodernsalonniere #england #booksky #nonfiction #amwriting
One Famous Salonnière Takes the Bait
And literary history is the better for it. Step into the salon to find out why...
shorturl.at
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Would you be surprised to know that a woman who grandly succeeded in luring some of the most important creatives of the #Edwardian era into her drawing rooms was beset with a debilitating lack of inner confidence? #history #culture #themodernsalonniere #england #booksky #nonfiction #amwriting
When fin de siècle #London is mentioned, #oscarwilde most often dominates the conversation, but there were others who set the literary scene in the city on fire during that remarkable decade for literature and art. The full cast of characters is in the salon! #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
Far from Mellow Yellow
A Brash Bunch of Aesthetes Turns Up the Volume on Decadence
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
When fin de siècle #London is mentioned, #oscarwilde most often dominates the conversation, but there were others who set the literary scene in the city on fire during that remarkable decade for literature and art. The full cast of characters is in the salon! #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
Given his genius, I was surprised to learn how few of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings survived. There’s a reason why. Welcome to the salon… #leonardodavinci #milan #palazzoreale #themodernsalonniere
The Bias of Leonardo da Vinci
Given his genius, I was surprised to learn how few of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings survived. There’s a surprising reason why. Welcome to the salon…
shorturl.at
August 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Given his genius, I was surprised to learn how few of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings survived. There’s a reason why. Welcome to the salon… #leonardodavinci #milan #palazzoreale #themodernsalonniere
Meet a complicated writer whose overly-sensitive psyche was deemed “as complex and winding as a Daedalian labyrinth.” Welcome to the salon… #djunabarnes #paris #nyc #patchinplace #themodernsalonniere shorturl.at/9NBgO
Madame Vitriol’s Time Machine
Meet a complicated writer whose overly-sensitive psyche was deemed “as complex and winding as a Daedalian labyrinth.” Welcome to the salon…
shorturl.at
September 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Meet a complicated writer whose overly-sensitive psyche was deemed “as complex and winding as a Daedalian labyrinth.” Welcome to the salon… #djunabarnes #paris #nyc #patchinplace #themodernsalonniere shorturl.at/9NBgO
My newest book of history/travel essays is in bookstores!
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
Lives Illuminated
As Saxon Henry was researching the celebrities who star in the essays included in her next book Lives Illuminated, she found some remarkable books that brought the characters she features to life.
bookshop.org
February 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My newest book of history/travel essays is in bookstores!
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
#indieauthor #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #books
I posted two salons today: one in which a 14th-century poet describes his soul as a field of battle; and another that features a series of sonnets I wrote in Parma, Italy. The link to the #poems is early in this post. #petrarch #parma #italy #petrarchandlaura #poetry #sonnets #themodernsalonniere
Smitten for Life
A fourteenth-century poet describes his soul as a field of battle where his passion and reason are in continual conflict. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I posted two salons today: one in which a 14th-century poet describes his soul as a field of battle; and another that features a series of sonnets I wrote in Parma, Italy. The link to the #poems is early in this post. #petrarch #parma #italy #petrarchandlaura #poetry #sonnets #themodernsalonniere
In my latest salon exploration I visit Bibliotheque Mazarine to see Cardinal Jules Mazarin’s incredible book collection. It has such a lovely ambiance but the story behind the building is anything but pleasant! shorturl.at/5yM1F #paris #france #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
May 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In my latest salon exploration I visit Bibliotheque Mazarine to see Cardinal Jules Mazarin’s incredible book collection. It has such a lovely ambiance but the story behind the building is anything but pleasant! shorturl.at/5yM1F #paris #france #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
In this salon exploration, I'm in #Tuscany channeling a 16th-century celebrity in a medieval village known as #castelmonastero. #history #poet #renaissance #reformation #italy #MedievalMonday #MedievalSky #nonfiction #substack #writingcommunity #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #substackauthor
Italy’s Sixteenth-Century Salonnières
A stay at a monastery in Italy brings the sixteenth century and its avant-garde thinkers into focus. Welcome to the salon…
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
In this salon exploration, I'm in #Tuscany channeling a 16th-century celebrity in a medieval village known as #castelmonastero. #history #poet #renaissance #reformation #italy #MedievalMonday #MedievalSky #nonfiction #substack #writingcommunity #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #substackauthor
Would you be surprised to know that a woman who grandly succeeded in luring some of the most important creatives of the #Edwardian era into her drawing rooms was beset with a debilitating lack of inner confidence? Step into the salon! #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
One Famous Salonnière Takes the Bait
And Literary History is the Better for It
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Would you be surprised to know that a woman who grandly succeeded in luring some of the most important creatives of the #Edwardian era into her drawing rooms was beset with a debilitating lack of inner confidence? Step into the salon! #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
Proof that the sword is mightier than the pen litters history. A fairly famous case is the duel between Germaine de Staël and #Napoléon, whose war of words cost the author her most fervent desire—to stay in #Paris with the literary set. #history #culture #france #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
Where a Scandalous Novel Will Land You
Displeasing an emperor by poking fun Is never a good idea. Welcome to the salon...
shorturl.at
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Proof that the sword is mightier than the pen litters history. A fairly famous case is the duel between Germaine de Staël and #Napoléon, whose war of words cost the author her most fervent desire—to stay in #Paris with the literary set. #history #culture #france #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
The edgy installations within L’hôtel de Maisons staged for #designmiami in #Paris compelled me to give French salonnières who would have relished holding court in them a place to preside.
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#history #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #amwriting #travelwriting #substackauthor #indieauthor
Posh Meets Pedigree in Paris - SAXON HENRY
Posh Meets Pedigree in Paris as Design Miami brings modernist masterpieces to L’hôtel de Maisons in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
saxonhenry.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The edgy installations within L’hôtel de Maisons staged for #designmiami in #Paris compelled me to give French salonnières who would have relished holding court in them a place to preside.
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#history #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #amwriting #travelwriting #substackauthor #indieauthor
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#history #themodernsalonniere #armchairtravel #amwriting #travelwriting #substackauthor #indieauthor
Many a talented creative has been taken over by excess once celebrity is within reach. Honoré de Balzac is a rather desperate case whose extreme reversals of fortune were brought on by a terrible head for business and an absurd mania for the aristocracy. #history #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
He Believed His Own Publicity
One Brilliant French Novelist Becomes His Own Human Comedy
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Many a talented creative has been taken over by excess once celebrity is within reach. Honoré de Balzac is a rather desperate case whose extreme reversals of fortune were brought on by a terrible head for business and an absurd mania for the aristocracy. #history #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
In the post-Blues Brothers era, the phrase “elegant toga party” seems oxymoronic but telescope 230 years into the past and it is the perfect description for a soirée held by Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun in 1788. Her habitués had quite the time!
#history #culture #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
#history #culture #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
Salon Night Was Greek to Her
An eighteenth-century obsession with antiquity and where it led
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In the post-Blues Brothers era, the phrase “elegant toga party” seems oxymoronic but telescope 230 years into the past and it is the perfect description for a soirée held by Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun in 1788. Her habitués had quite the time!
#history #culture #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
#history #culture #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
Many an avant-garde author made their way to Paris during the 1920s and 1930s in order to shirk the ire American readers heaped on them. Step into the salon to see how one poverty-stricken pen-wielder went on a sensory spree that made it into an infamous novel. #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
Couch Surfing 101
An American expat in Paris is a paragon of poverty
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Many an avant-garde author made their way to Paris during the 1920s and 1930s in order to shirk the ire American readers heaped on them. Step into the salon to see how one poverty-stricken pen-wielder went on a sensory spree that made it into an infamous novel. #history #culture #themodernsalonniere
Proof that the sword is often mightier than the pen litters history. A fairly famous case is the duel between Germaine de Staël and Napoléon, whose war of words cost the author her most fervent desire—to stay in Paris with the literary set. #history #culture #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
Where a Scandalous Novel Will Land You
Displeasing an Emperor by Poking Fun Is Never a Good Idea
saxonhenry.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Proof that the sword is often mightier than the pen litters history. A fairly famous case is the duel between Germaine de Staël and Napoléon, whose war of words cost the author her most fervent desire—to stay in Paris with the literary set. #history #culture #indieauthor #themodernsalonniere
My newest salon is live on Substack. The exploration features Anaïs Nin after she was forced to flee Paris at the beginning of World War II and settled for a time in New York City. Let’s just say she was not impressed with America! #anaisnin #nyc #newyorkcity #themodernsalonniere #literature
Saxon Henry (@saxonhenry)
My newest salon is live. The exploration features Anaïs Nin after she was forced to flee Paris at the beginning of World War II and settled for a time in New York City. Let’s just say she was not impr...
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August 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM
My newest salon is live on Substack. The exploration features Anaïs Nin after she was forced to flee Paris at the beginning of World War II and settled for a time in New York City. Let’s just say she was not impressed with America! #anaisnin #nyc #newyorkcity #themodernsalonniere #literature