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Q & A with Midnight in Austenland Author Shannon Hale, & a Giveaway!

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 17 February 2012 | 62 Comments »

We have a special treat in store for you today. Please help us welcome New York Times best-selling author Shannon Hale. She has graciously fit us into her very busy promotional schedule and answered a few probing questions about her new Austen-inspired novel, Midnight in Austenland, and the new movie in production of her first [...]

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Death Comes to Pemberley, by P. D. James – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 4 January 2012 | 30 Comments »

I consider it more than a bit perplexing when an author begins their book with an apology. In this case, it is to author Jane Austen for using her characters. Since Death Comes to Pemberley is a sequel to Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, it is like apologizing for snow being cold. If you are going [...]

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Winner Announced in the Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011 Giveaway

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, tagged , , , , , , , , on 2 January 2012 | 3 Comments »

The Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011 has concluded. It was a great year sleuthing with Jane Austen in Stephanie Barron’s classic Regency-era mystery series. 76 participants signed up for the challenge with levels of participation ranging from: Neophyte: 1 – 4 novels, Disciple 5 – 8 novels, Aficionada 9 – 11 novels. [...]

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Giveaway Winner Announced for Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, tagged , , , , , , on 29 December 2011 | 2 Comments »

17 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a signed copy of Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron, by Stephanie Barron. The winner drawn at random is Laura’s Reviews who left a comment on December 20, 2011. Congratulations Laura! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name [...]

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Jane and the Barque of Frailty: Being a Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron – A Review

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 9 November 2011 | 22 Comments »

Here we are at the ninth novel in the Being a Jane Austen Mystery series, Stephanie Barron’s sagacious slant on “our dear Jane” as a sleuth! The spring of 1811 finds Jane in London staying with her banker-brother Henry Austen and his sophisticated wife Eliza at their residence on Sloane Street preparing her first novel, [...]

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Giveaway winners announced for The Deception at Lyme & set of M&M Darcy Mysteries Series

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , , , on 6 October 2011 | 5 Comments »

77 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win one of three copies of The Deception at Lyme and one set of the six Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries books, all by Carrie Bebris.The winners drawn n at random are: The Deception at Lyme: Janet who left a comment on October 3, [...]

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