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Guest review by Br. Paul Byrd, OP This book is crafted with the hope that readers would take the opportunity to get lost in the world of Jane Austen—a place where we can all pause in solitude, as though we’ve just finished a stroll in the garden with Jane and are now sitting down with... Continue Reading →
Gentle readers: We are happy to add the story of another conversion to Jane to our monthly column, Reading Austen. Today’s guest blog is by Jeffrey Ward, fellow book reviewer and frequent visitor here who shares his personal story of how he discovered Jane Austen and why reading her novels is so special for him.... Continue Reading →
Gentle readers: We are happy to share our second contribution to a new monthly column, Reading Austen. Today guest blogger Tara O’Donnell shares her personal story of how she discovered Jane Austen and why reading her novels is so special for her. Persuaded into Austen Like many of many fellow Jane Austen fans out there,... Continue Reading →
Gentle readers: We are happy to share our first contribution to a new monthly column, Reading Austen. Today guest blogger Anthony Garcia shares his personal story of how he discovered Jane Austen and why reading her novels is so special for him. Growing up, if you would've asked me who Jane Austen was, I probably... Continue Reading →
Jane Austen Made Me Do It contributors Frank Delaney & Diane Meier on NPR | Jane Austen Made Me Do It! Check out the great interview of "Faux Jane" short story authors from Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Frank and Diane on NPR. They chat about their story and our favorite author, Jane Austen... Continue Reading →
After a very eventful launch day for Jane Austen Made Me Do It on the Internet yesterday, I am off today to the Jane Austen Society of North America's AGM in Ft. Worth, Texas Oct 14-16, 2011! It will be great to be reunited with friends and meet new Janeites. The conference is packed with... Continue Reading →
Jane Austen Week at Historical Tapestry, a celebration in honor of this week's release of Jane Austen Made Me Do It, starts off today with a kickoff post by co-blog mistresses Alex, Kelly Anna and Marg revealing recollections of their first experience with Jane Austen. Join the party every day this week, as they share... Continue Reading →
Author, and friend of Austenprose, Stephanie Barron has contributed an online article in the "Three Books" series on NPR. Which books did she choose? Why Regency-era of course. In Three Books, Two Centuries And One English Regency, Barron highlights: Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, And Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar, by Adam Nicolson; The Battle: A... Continue Reading →
I have read all of Jane Austen works, many biographies, nonfiction, and oodles of sequels --  but an Austen-inspired children’s board book? Whoa! Curious? I was. Don’t ya just love the creativity that our Jane inspires? When I first heard about Pride & Prejudice: Little Miss Austen (BabyLit) by Jennifer Adams, the same author who... Continue Reading →
Guest Review by Aia A. Hussein Judging by the number of writing guides available in bookstores today, as compared to the number of guides available twenty or thirty years ago, it would seem that there has been an increase in demand for books about writing. Admittedly, many of these guides are similar in scope and... Continue Reading →
Austenalia panelist, left to right: Diana Birchall, Syrie James, Laurie Viera Rigler and Karen Joy Fowler Last February, (on a whim, because that is the only way to live, right?), I flew from Seattle to Los Angeles to attend an Austen-inspired event that I just could not pass up. Authors Syrie James, Laurie Viera Rigler... Continue Reading →
Little is known of the life Jane Austen (1775-1817), but amazingly there are some hefty, scholarly biographies in print. Two of my favorites were both published in 1997 and confusingly share the same title. Jane Austen: A Life, by Claire Tomalin and David Nokes are both detailed and far-reaching in scope, elaborating on Austen’s life,... Continue Reading →
