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Holiday book giving is just around the corner, and top on my list to many of my Janeite friends will be Harvard University’s new annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Emma. It will be officially released tomorrow, so mark your calendars and wait for the fireworks. I was agog over their two previous volumes, Pride and... Continue Reading →
Fall is in the air today in the Pacific Northwest. Parents are swarming into my Barnes & Noble with school reading lists for their darling children, fantasy football magazines are front and center in the newsstand, and the scholarly Jane Austen books are queuing up for those who crave a deeper look at their favorite... Continue Reading →
Huzzah! We have a treat for you today. Jane Odiwe, author of Willoughby’s Return and Mr. Darcy’s Secret has just released her new novel, Searching For Captain Wentworth and is sharing an audio extract and insights into its creation. We have had the pleasure of reading this new Regency-era time-travel novel and are so pumped... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome Austenesque author Abigail Reynolds today during her blog tour in celebration of the release of Mr. Darcy’s Refuge, the ninth novel in her popular Pemberley Variations series. Whenever I read one of her creative and romantic takes on roads not taken in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, I feel a bit... Continue Reading →
My faithful readers will know how much I love a good mystery. I follow the Masterpiece Mystery series Inspector Lewis on PBS with a bloody passion, and when I am not reading Austenesque books, I can be found with my nose in a good whodunit. If pressed I will admit with reluctance that Mr. Darcy... Continue Reading →
I am blogging today on character relationships in Jane Austen novels that are doomed to fail during the Austen in August event over at The Book Rat. Misty, the blog mistress, calls them "doomed ships" which is a shortcut for relationships that are headed for the rocks. Jane Austen gave us many characters to choose... Continue Reading →
If you have not been on another planet for the last six months, then you know about Fifty Shades of Grey, by E L James. It’s the first novel in an erotic romance trilogy that has been on the best seller list since April and flying off the shelves at my Barnes & Noble. It... Continue Reading →
Join me today as I guest blog on Darcyholic Diversions, author Barbara Tiller Cole's blog about our favorite romantic icon, Mr. Darcy. I broach the loaded question, "What's the big deal about Mr. Darcy?" and offer a signed copy of my new Austen-inspired short story anthology, Jane Austen Made Me Do It. Visit Darcyholics Diversions... Continue Reading →
Review by Kimberly Denny-Ryder If you enjoy Persuasion, Downton Abbey, or even Gossip Girl, you’re going to want to pay attention to this review. Abby Grahame’s debut novel, Wentworth Hall, is a combination of all of the above and more. Filled with themes and story lines that involve the mixing of social classes, lies, deceit,... 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 →
We are very happy to introduce Austenesque author Laura Hile as our featured author in May on Austenprose. Laura has written a trilogy to Jane Austen’s last novel Persuasion which continues the story of Elizabeth, Sir Walter Elliot’s eldest, unmarried daughter. Those of you who have read Persuasion or seen the great movie adaptations of... Continue Reading →
Happy May Day everyone! Please join us today in welcoming author Lori Smith on the launch of her blog tour in celebration of the publication of The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman, released today by Globe Pequot Press. Lori has generously shared with us some insights on her inspiration... Continue Reading →
