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Quirk Books, the literary monster mash-up mogul who brought us Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster has announced that its third book for Quirk Classics will be Dawn of the Dreadfuls, a prequel to its New York Times bestseller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Here is the publisher’s description: ... Continue Reading →
Great news for Jane Austen readers and book collectors. The Collector's Library, a UK publisher has re-issued their popular and distinctive editions of Jane Austen’s six major novels. These compact 5.9 x 4 inch volumes are beautifully designed for easy handling and include these great features: Full-cloth hardcover bindings Ribbon markers Head and tail bands Gilt... Continue Reading →
Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2009 begins today September 14th and runs through the 18th. It is an annual event set aside in celebration of the online book blogging community and recognition all those hard working book readers/bloggers. You can read my initial announcement for all the details. Here are few blogs that did not make... Continue Reading →
The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in September, so keep your eyes open for these new titles.  Fiction (prequels, sequels, retellings, variations, or Regency inspired) According To Jane, by Marilyn Brant Here is a bright new face on the Austen sequel/inspiration market.... Continue Reading →
Nothing like tooting your own horn, *blush*, but Austenprose has been nominated for four Book Blogger Appreciation Week awards. Here are the categories and their descriptions: Best History/Historical Fiction Blog – This blog features the best reviews and specialized content on books about a time gone by. Best Specialized Blog – Cookbooks? Baseball history? Books written by... Continue Reading →
I think that Jane Austen just might approve of this new cover design that fashion illustrator Rueben Toledo has created for her novel Pride and Prejudice. Her fondness for finery is confirmed in her letters to her sister Cassandra as she chats about her shopping expeditions to linen-drapers, silk-mercer’s and milliners in London and Bath,... Continue Reading →
"It is such a happiness when good people get together -- and they always do." Miss Bates, Emma, Chapter 21 The Second Annual Book Blogger Appreciation Week September 14-18, 2009 is quickly approaching. It is an online event in celebration and acknowledgement of all the hard working, creative and dedicated book bloggers out there making... Continue Reading →
I am a bookseller by profession. I sell books. You know, the paper things that have words printed in them. Paper is the operative word here. So having heard Mags at AustenBlog sing the praises of eBooks for years, and years, I was still skeptical about a hand held contraptions that one could read an... Continue Reading →
The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in August, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. Fiction (prequels, sequels, retellings, variations, or Regency inspired) Mr. Darcy, Vampyre, by Amanda Grange Amanda Grange, the best selling author of Mr. Darcy’s Diary continues... Continue Reading →
Newsweek magazine has evaluated all the book lists being bantered about and arrived at their own Meta-list of Top 100 Books of All Time. Declaring the best book ever written is tricky business. Who's to say what the best is? We went one step further: we crunched the numbers from 10 top books lists (Modern Library,... Continue Reading →
More vampires. Sourcebooks Landmark announced a major new release by the popular author of Mr. Darcy's Diary, Amanda Grange entitled Mr. Darcy, Vampyre, available August 11th. It is a continuation of Pride and Prejudice after the wedding, and may explain some of Mr. Darcy's cold and distant noble mien in the original novel. We recieved the scoop from Amanda Grange herself... Continue Reading →
Gentle Readers: More zombies you ask? Yup! Just when you thought it was safe to go back into a bookstore, Quirk Books officially announced today a Deluxe Heirloom Edition of its New York Times bestselling Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, now with 30% more zombie action – yes – that’s 30% more bone crunching and... Continue Reading →
