Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the BrontĂ«s, by Devoney Looser — A Review

From the desk of Katie Jackson: If you’ve ever wished that Jane Austen’s family had preserved more of her personal letters, have I got a surrogate wish-fulfillment for you. It is my pleasure to introduce the gifted nineteenth-century novelists Jane and Anna Maria Porter. Although their copious correspondence remains unpublished—and may always, as the writers... Continue Reading →

Chick-lit dead? Back to Jane Austen folks!

      Occasionally, real authors walk into my book store and ask to sign their books, opposed to unreal authors who remain in that unknown nether galaxy of far, far away Authorland.  As a bookseller it’s always an unexpected surprise to meet an author face to face, reminding me that there is actually a person... Continue Reading →

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