Yes. Jane Austen is 236 years old this Friday!
Thirty one Austen bloggers, authors and literature enthusiasts are joining forces for an Austen Birthday Soiree. Organized by Katherine Cox of November’s Autumn & Maria Grazia of My Jane Austen Book Club, the daylong blog hop will feature a post in celebration of Jane Austen, her life, her novels and the era in which she lived at each of the 31 blogs!
And, what birthday would not be complete without presents, and there will be gifts for Jane – and the visitors of the blogs. Just leave a comment to qualify for the great giveaways being offered in celebration of the Janeite holiday.
Participants in Austen’s Birthday Soiree
- Sharon Lathan
Blog: Sharon Lathan
Giveaway: one copy of Miss Darcy Falls in Love
- Emily Snyder
Blog: O! Beauty Unattempted
Giveaway: one copy of Letters of Love & Deception - Laurel Ann Nattress
Blog: Austenprose
Giveaway: one signed copy of Jane Austen Made Me Do It - C. Allyn Pierson
Blog: SemiTrue Stories
Giveaway: one copy of Mr. Darcy Little Sister (open internationally) - Cindy Jones
Blog: First Draft
Giveaway: one signed copy of My Jane Austen Summer and a package of Lily Berry’s Pink Rose Tea by Bingley’s, Ltd. - Farida Mestek
Blog: Regency Sketches
Giveaway: one copy of I was Jane Austen Best Friend, by Cora Harrison - Marilyn Brant
Blog: Brant Flakes
Giveaway: A canvas ACCORDING TO JANE tote bag and a pair of A SUMMER IN EUROPE luggage tags - Prue Batten
Blog: Mesmered’s Blog
Giveaway: one copy of Georgiana Darcy’s Diary: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice continued, Anna Elliott - Erin Blakemore
Blog: The Heroine’s Bookshelf
Giveaway: Pride and Prejudice notecards, by Potter Style - Blog: vvb32 reads
Giveaway: Jane Austen’s Little Instruction Book (Charming Petites), by Jane Austen, edited by Sophia Bedford-Pierce, illustrated by Mullen & Katz, introduction by Barbara Paulding - Karen Doornebos
Blog: The Fiction vs. Reality Smackdown
Giveaway: 2 Jane Austen candles and 2 signed copies of Definitely Not Mr. Darcy plus drink coasters and tea! - Regina Jeffers
Blog: ReginaJeffers’s Blog
Giveaway: one signed copy of Christmas at Pemberley - Alyssa Goodnight
Blog: Alyssa Goodnight
Giveaway: one Jane Austen Action figure - Deb Barnum
Blog: Jane Austen in Vermont
Giveaway: 2012 calendars from the Wisconsin JASNA Region - Laura Hile, Susan Kaye, Pamela Aidan, and Barbara Cornthwaite
Blog: Jane Started It!
Giveaway: one copy of Young Master Darcy: A Lesson in Honour, by Pamela Aidan; one set of Frederick Wentworth, Captain (Books 1 and 2), by Susan Kaye; two copies of Mercy’s Embrace: So Rough a Course (Book 1), by Laura Hile; one copy of George Kinghtley, Gentleman (Books 1 and 2), by Barbara Cornthwaite - Juliet Archer
Blog: Choc Lit Authors’ Corner
Giveaway: one copy each of Persuade Me and The Importance of Being Emma - Jane Greensmith
Blog: Reading, Writing, Working, Playing
Giveaway: one copy each of Intimations of Austen, and Sense & Sensibility (Marvel Illustrated) - Jenny Allworthy
Blog: The Jane Austen Film Club
Giveaway: a copy of Northanger Abbey DVD starring Felicity Jones and JJ Feild (The winner will choose region 1 or 2 DVD) - Sitio Jane Austen
Blog: El Salón de Té de Jane
Giveaway: one copy of the Spanish edition of Sense and Sensibility and one copy of DVD package with adaptations of Jane Austen. (It’s only zone 2, but it’s in Spanish and English ), and one copy of BBC’s Emma with Romola Garai (Blue-ray) - Kaitlin Saunders
Blog: Kaitlin Saunders
Giveaway: one copy of A Modern Day Persuasion - Becky Rhodehouse
Blog: One Literature Nut
Giveaway: selection of Austenesque Reads - Patrice Sarath
Blog: Patrice Sarath
Giveaway: one copy of The Unexpected Miss Bennet - Adriana Zardini
Site: Jane Austen Brasil
Giveaway: DVD – Sense and Sensibility (1995) – English / Portuguese subtitles - Jane Odiwe
Blog: Jane Austen Sequels
Giveaway: one mug with one of Jane Odiwe’s illustrations and one copy of Mr. Darcy’s Secret - Courtney Webb
Blog: Stiletto Storytime
Giveaway: one copy of Noble Satyr by Lucinda Brant (Regency Romance) - Jennifer Becton
Blog: Jennifer W. Becton
Giveaway: one copy of the eBook of the Personages of Pride and Prejudice Collection, which contains Charlotte Collins, “Maria Lucas,” and Caroline Bingley. Open internationally. - Vera Nazarian
Blog: Urban Girl Takes Vermont
Giveaway: a copy of Vera Nazarian’s gift hardcover edition of her inspirational calendar and diary, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration - Abigail Reynolds
Blog: Pemberley Variations
Giveaway: one signed copy of Mr. Darcy’s Undoing - Blog: AustenAuthors
Giveaway: one copy of Georgette Heyer’s Regency World, by Jennifer Kloester - Katherine Cox
Blog: November’s Autumn
Giveaway: one $10 B&N Gift-card (US only) - Maria Grazia
Blog: My Jane Austen Book Club
Giveaway: A selection of Austenesque reads
Don’t miss out on all the fun and fabulous giveaways!
Cheers, Laurel Ann
© 2007 – 2011 Laurel Ann Nattress, Austenprose
Laurel Ann (Austenprose)
Virginia Claire
Christina B.
RegencyRomantic
Kimberly (Reflections of a Book Addict)
shelleydewees
Br. Paul Byrd, OP
Aia A. Hussein
Lucy Warriner
Lisa Galek
What a wonderful celebration of our favorite authoress! To tell the truth, I was unaware of some of these Blogs, so a real treat for fans, too.
I hope I win something!
Happy Birthday Jane and thank you for the information on all these blogs
Looking at some of these blogs will be a fantastic way to celebrate on 16th December
Best wishes, Ann
Great idea! Can’t wait to read through the new (to me) blogs.
Looking forward to the blog hop ~ Happy Birthday, Jane!
Wow– what a wonderful celebration. And a great way to get the word out regarding Austenesque blogs and products, some of which I haven’t heard of before this.
Thanks!
Laura Hartness
Great idea! I look forward to reading through these blogs on Friday!
This is such fun!!!! My two sons had the most incredible English teacher in high school. She introduced them to Jane. They introduced her to me! Thank you Mrs.Babich xo
Happy Birthday Jane! Super excited about the festivities! Can’t wait for this Friday.
How Exciting! I’m definitely looking forward to reading through all of these blogs.
Wow, what wonderful birthday presents! Will be celebrating by drinking some travel and curling up with probably Persuasion.
What a wonderful birthday tribute! Looking forward to it!
I love the blog hop badge.
Happy Birthday Jane! And what a wonderful gift opportunity for all of us.
Thanks for the post!
Thank you for the birthday present on Jane’s birthday of all of these blogs to read. And, I hope that I receive an actual present from one of the bloggers.
Eva
Happy Birthday Jane have world best birth-day for you
Thank you for inviting me to the birthday celebration!
What a wonderful Christmas present the Austens received on December 16, 1775!
Sounds like a fantastic birthday celebration for our Jane! Will definitely be attending. Thanks so much for hosting!
um confused how do i join the giveaways?
Patricia, the celebration is on December 16th. Just visit any or all of the blogs on the list and leave a comment to qualify for the giveaway on that blog.
Laurel Ann, do we need to keep referring to this blog to know which blogs to visit? Or will there be a list at each blog of the others to visit? I seem to remember that we did something like this last year for Jane’s Birthday. Am I wrong? It was a blast. Since I work I had to wait until I got home to do it but was at it for the whole evening and loved every minute of it!
The list of bloggers should be listed on each of the blogs. I will have it listed so you can jump back here if they have not posted it. It should be great fun. 32 chances to win a ton of Jane stuff and honor our fav author!
What a party! I am definitely attending it!
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LA, correct me if I’m wrong. I seem to count 31 blogs from your post and MG’s blog. Is there a secret or unconfirmed blog that will be revealed tomorrow on JA’s birthday?
Happy Birthday, Jane! Wish you were here to join in the big celebration. What a happy day for all Janeites!
This sounds wonderful. Happy Birthday to dear Jane!
Yippee, birthday party tomorrow! Happy birthday to our dear Jane.
I’m new to this blog. I just followed and I am so excited to have found such an amazing Jane Austen blog, full of Austenesque posts and Regency charms, as well a community of like-minded people who love Ms.Austen just as much as I do! I never imagined there could be this many other Austen blogs! I’m so excited to check everything out and I can’t wait to honor my favorite authors birthday tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Arianna
I can’t wait for tomorrow! I’m so excited to celebrate Jane’s birthday, and with such an amazing blogger!
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Crossing my fingers Happy Birthday Jane