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Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park will be next up for a literary mash-up. Bookseller.com reports that Beautiful Books, a London based publisher announced today that they have purchased Murder at Mansfield Park, a whodunit by Lynn Shepherd. Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel Mansfield Park, the murder mystery re-imagines Austen’s classic story re-casting gentle and... Continue Reading →
Congratulations go out to author Gwyn Cready, who was awarded a 2009 RITA for her novel Seducing Mr. Darcy in the Best Paranormal Romance category by the Romance Writers of America® (RWA) at last night’s Awards Ceremony held at RWA’s 29th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. We are so happy that Mr. Darcy seduced the... Continue Reading →
The world has truly gone vampire crazy! Blame it on the Stephenie Meyer Twilight series which made hearts and flowers all over a genre which had traditionally been more bloody and less appealing to tweenage girls, and *ahem* ladies. Her aloof and pensive vegetarian vampire Edward Cullen may make hearts swoon by the thousands, but... Continue Reading →
CONGRATULATIONS to AustenBlog's Editrix Margaret C. Sullivan, author of The Jane Austen Handbook: A Sensibile yet Elegant Guide to Her World for the nomination of her book in the category of best new Regency 'Know-How' book of 2007, by The Jane Austen's Regency World Awards. Good luck Mags. VOTE for your favorite nominees online by May... Continue Reading →
