The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in July, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. Fiction (prequels, sequels, retellings, variations, or Regency inspired) Murder at Mansfield Park, by Lynn Shepherd Mansfield Park is considered (by some) to be the dark... Continue Reading →
Maria Edgeworth – One of Jane Austen’s Favorite Novelist
"And what are you reading, Miss --?" "Oh! it is only a novel!" replies the young lady, while she lays down her book with affected indifference, or momentary shame. "It is only Cecilia, or Camilla, or Belinda"; or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which... Continue Reading →
Austen Book Sleuth: New Books in the Queue for June
The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in June, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. Fiction (prequels, sequels, retellings, variations, or Regency inspired) Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler Twenty two days and counting to... Continue Reading →
New Books in the Queue for February 2009
The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that Austen inspired books are heading our way in February, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. FICTION Mr. Darcy's Dream: A Novel. Elizabeth Aston continues with her sixth novel of the entertaining exploits of the Darcy family post Pride and Prejudice. (publishers description) This... Continue Reading →