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From the desk of Syrie James: Amy Elizabeth Smith, an English professor at a private California university, uses her development leave to test a theory: how do Jane Austen’s novels resonate with readers in Latin America? Do people identify with her characters and storylines? In other words, does Austen translate across time, distance, and language?... Continue Reading →
In celebration of the release of All Roads Lead to Austen: A Year-long Journey with Jane, by Amy Elizabeth Smith in June, publisher Sourcebooks is offering a contest with great prizes! It’s easy to qualify. Just take a picture of yourself with the Flat Stanley image that you can download and print out and submit... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â We have long believed that everything we ever needed to know about life and love, we learned (and are learning) from Jane Austen. She has been our life coach for over thirty years and has not failed us yet! It appears that other authors think so too. We... Continue Reading →
