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Those of you who are fans of Austenprose know how much I enjoy Jane Austen’s lively, burlesque comedy, Northanger Abbey. In 2008 I hosted a month-long event here called, Go Gothic with Northanger Abbey, where we read the novel and explored its history, characters, locations, and legacy. I am a big #TeamTilney fan. Sadly, there... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: There’s a new debutante at the ball Janeites, and she’s going to knock your bonnets off. Meet author Natalie Jenner. Her debut novel, The Jane Austen Society, arrives on May 26, 2020—that’s 8 months and 17 days and counting. Mark your calendars. You will thank me! BOOK DESCRIPTION Just... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Katie Patchell: I have loved Jane Austen’s Emma for as long as I can remember. Yes—I mean that literally. When I was six, my first introduction to the Regency and the magnificent world of Jane Austen began with a battered VHS copy (Gwyneth Paltrow/Jeremy Northam version) and, well, has never ended.... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Natalie Jenner: I am a firm believer that the love story at the heart of Pride and Prejudice is the best-constructed romance arc in all of literature. Author Julian Barnes once said of Darcy and Elizabeth that “the lovers are really made for each other—by their creator. They are constructed for... Continue Reading →
Recently I pulled Pemberley, or Pride and Prejudice Continued, by Emma Tennant off my bookshelf. I was feeling nostalgic after looking at my “to be read” pile of new Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice retellings that have or will hit bookstores this year. It was one of the first P&P inspired novels that I read... Continue Reading →
Just in time for Valentine’s Day on February fourteenth, a new Jane Austen-inspired anthology has been published to fill our romantic hearts with Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet and many other characters from Austen’s beloved novels. A Very Austen Valentine contains six novellas by popular Austenesque authors: Robin Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite,... Continue Reading →
A review of Unmarriageable, a colorful and lively retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice set in 2000 Pakistan.
The Best Books of 2018 are summarized and spotlighted by Jane Austen and historical fiction authority Laurel Ann Nattress, editor of Austenprose.com
A book review of Yuletide, a new short story anthology edited by Christina Boyd created to benefit Chawton House near Alton, England.
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Having long been credited as the grandmother of the romance novel, it is an interesting notion to ponder if Jane Austen can also be attributed as an early feminist writer. Did she gently inject progressive thinking into her female characters to bring about the equality of the sexes?... Continue Reading →
a book review of What Litty Did Next by Carrie Kablean - a continuation inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice character Kitty Bennet
Of the five Bennet sisters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the most unlikely of heroines. Priggish, sanctimonious, and unattractive, her prospects for a happy life were bleak. In Mary B., debut novelist Katherine Chen chooses to give Mary her own story – delving into her young, awkward life with her family at... Continue Reading →
