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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After (the sequel), by Steve Hockensmith

Posted in Austenesque Books, Jane Austen Book Sleuth, Jane Austen Humor, tagged , , , , , , on 19 November 2010 | 1 Comment »

More zombies in our Jane Austen. Rising from the grave (yet again) is the next installment in the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies franchise, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After, by Steve Hockensmith. Due out in March 2011, this sequel to the bestselling Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith literary mash-up Pride and [...]

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Follow Friday: The Meryton Assembly – A Jane Austen Fan Fiction Web Site

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, Jane Austen Inspired, tagged , , , , on 19 November 2010 | 3 Comments »

Did you know that many published Jane Austen sequel writers got their start on fan fiction sites on the internet? If you skim the book shelves at The Meryton Assembly, you will notice many familiar names. Sara Angelini, Marsha Altman, Jack Caldwell, Mary Simonson and Sharon Lathan;  all Sourcebooks authors who contributed stories to the [...]

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Jane Austen Holiday Gifts from Brookish on Etsy

Posted in Jane Austen Merchandise, tagged , , , on 17 November 2010 | 7 Comments »

Tis almost the season, so power up Jane Austen fans and get ready to shop! One on my favorite Jane Austen inspired designers at Etsy is Brooke from Brookish. Her Mr. Darcy proposal mug is famous for being sold out in a flash, and her Pemberley tea towel could make even me into a maid [...]

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The Mischief of the Mistletoe: A Pink Carnation Christmas, by Lauren Willig – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Regency Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 15 November 2010 | 18 Comments »

In her six previous novels in the bestselling Pink Carnation series, Lauren Willig has furnished us with an assortment of dashing heroes thwarting Napoleonic spies while romancing clever heroines. There are your alpha heroes and your beta heroes, but none qualify as a vegetable hero except Reginald “Turnip” Fitzhugh! He is long on looks and [...]

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Follow Friday: The Duchess Guide: What Would Jane Austen Do?

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired on 12 November 2010 | 4 Comments »

Singlemindedwomen.com is offering What Would Jane Austen Do?, a special series of 17 daily dating tips by Jill Brown, founder of The Duchess Guide. Jill is Janeite who knows the power of Jane Austen, the great expert on a love and romance for two hundred years. Follow her short films offering dating advice using Jane [...]

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Extremely Rare Presentation Copy of Jane Austen’s Emma and Austen Family China on the Block at Sotheby’s

Posted in Jane Austen in the News, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Life & Times, Jane Austen's Works on 10 November 2010 | 4 Comments »

As Jane Austen fans around the world celebrate her birthday on December 16th, one lucky (and very rich) Janeite will win an auction at Sotheby’s in London for an extremely rare presentation copy of Emma sent to author Maria Edgeworth from Austen’s publisher as a gift from the author after its publication on 23 December [...]

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