Jane Austen

Book Club Guest Blog: “The Witch of Willow Hall”

It’s a daunting task writing about witches and ghosts and keeping an adult audience captivated with realism and empathy. So I had low expectations for Hester Fox's The Witch of Willow Hall (Graydon House) but found myself pleasantly surprised. The plot line was so enthralling, I couldn’t put the book down. It read…

Karina KaushalOctober 2, 2018

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Take Jane Austen’s Crash Course in Confidence With “Kicking Ass in a Corset”

“How can we, as women, realize our own internal power both personally and professionally, no matter the constraints in the external world?” asks author Andrea Kayne on her website. Kayne’s focus as an educator and writer has been to nurture, empower and inform future feminist leaders and teach constructive conflict…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 15, 2021

Fiction

The Books on Bridget Jones’s Imaginary Bookshelf

It’s hard to fully encapsulate the amazingness that is Bridget Jones’s Diary. Helen Fielding’s book is fantastic, and the movie is even better. (Seriously, come at me). Between the most relatable female heroine ever, the objectively least-crazy-most-sensible-while-still-being-attractive leading man, and quite possibly the greatest, least graceful fight scene in movie…

Katie HiresSeptember 16, 2016

Fiction

Sarah Morgan on Her New Novel and the Bonds of Sisterhood

USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan's upcoming novel How To Keep a Secret (HQN Books) focuses on three generations of women, who are all facing different crises: Nancy knows that she hasn't been the best mother to her two daughters, Lauren and Jenna, but she can't bring herself to tell them why;…

Sarah MorganJuly 9, 2018

Fiction

Debut Author Julia Sonneborn Talks Jane Austen, First Drafts and Adaptations

Over the years, there have been some pretty interesting retellings and adaptions of our favorite books. Sometimes they work and other times they don't, but it's always fun to read another author's take on the original work. Now Julia Sonneborn, English professor and debut author, has written our favorite adaptation…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaFebruary 8, 2018

Fiction

Journey into some favorite books with a “bibliomemoir”

I retain only the vaguest impressions of George Eliot’s Middlemarch. I read it as a 19-year-old study abroad student in England, too busy exploring a new country and having my first romance to fully appreciate an 800-page treasure of literature. I certainly missed out on the life-changing experience with Eliot…

Rebecca FosterFebruary 21, 2014

Fiction

Feminists Unite: Literary Costumes Inspired by 6 Badass Women!

Halloween is right around the corner, and it’s time to finally decide on a costume. We’ve been rolling around ideas for weeks, but still haven’t been able to land on the perfect choice. Not only do we want something clever and fun, but we also want to show off our…

Rachel CarterOctober 24, 2017

Fiction

Joanna Cantor on Her Debut Novel, Yoga, and Writing About Grief

This year, we've had some pretty standout books that have been published across the genres, but debut author Joanna Cantor's novel Alternative Remedies For Loss has become one of the most talked about and beloved books, even though it was released just a few weeks ago. Though this is her debut,…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaJune 4, 2018

Fiction

Friday Flashback: The 10 Best Mr. Darcy’s – From Favorite Films to Books

We’ve got Mr. Darcy on the brain lately. And who can blame us? Darcy is one of those literary heroes who has transcended the page to become a cultural icon. Stubborn, proud, and hopelessly in love with Elizabeth Bennet, he’s one of our favorite parts of Pride and Prejudice – and…

Rachel CarterAugust 7, 2017

Fiction

Covering Jane Austen, one cover at a time

Jane Austen has never been as popular as she is now. Since the publication of Sense and Sensibility over 200 years ago, her novels have been in almost continuous print. There are stage and film adaptions of her novels, modern retellings from books to Web series, and a book industry…

Ann NordlandDecember 14, 2014

Fiction

Book Review: Alexander McCall Smith brings Emma into the 21st century

In her lifetime, Jane Austen gained neither great fame nor fortune from novels that today are considered some of the best in the world. This year marks 200 years since the publication of Austen’s “Emma,” the story of a well-meaning but misguided matchmaker who makes more mischief than marriages. Modern…

Carol MemmottApril 7, 2015

Fiction

The Basic Bitch Exists in Books and We Have Five Favorites

Fall is the season of basic bitches: pumpkin spice everything, infinity scarves, knee-high boots and scented candles that smell like “Autumn Wreath.” A basic bitch devours these things, or at least Instagrams herself with them on the regular: #lovingfall #pumpkins #uggsarewarm. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, let me educate…

Rachel CarterOctober 13, 2015

Fiction

I dreamt I went to Manderley again. Or was it Miss Havisham’s house?

The time is ripe for backstories and sequels. We can't get enough of extending a beloved story as far as possible. No, not the latest Hobbit movie, or the long-heralded return of the Star Wars saga in 2015; I’m talking about the perennial draw of literary updates. There are many…

Rebecca FosterJanuary 22, 2014

Fiction

Do You Agree with These Choices for Favorite Book Boyfriend?

Sometimes you don’t just love a book; you worship it. And sometimes you don’t just like a character in that book; you want to marry them. Whether they’re broody and intense or sweet and sensitive, there’s just something about this guy or gal that you can’t get enough of. You…

Rachel CarterJuly 11, 2015

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A Beautiful Reimagining that Allows You to Hold Jane Austen’s World in Your Hands

It has taken Barbara Heller three years, but now Chronicle Books is set to release Persuasion, Jane Austen’s last completed novel, published six months after her death, in a special edition featuring the full text, and removable replicas of the characters’ letters and papers, written and folded by hand. A…

Jim AlkonOctober 4, 2022

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Great American Listening: Our Country’s Top Picks

PBS has just concluded a national survey and an eight-part series that explored and celebrated the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels: THE GREAT AMERICAN READ. The final results just released put TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD definitively on top, with four finalists: the Outlander series, the Harry Potter series, PRIDE…

Robin WhittenNovember 9, 2018

Book Club Guest Blog: “The Witch of Willow Hall”

Take Jane Austen’s Crash Course in Confidence With “Kicking Ass in a Corset”

The Books on Bridget Jones’s Imaginary Bookshelf

Sarah Morgan on Her New Novel and the Bonds of Sisterhood

Debut Author Julia Sonneborn Talks Jane Austen, First Drafts and Adaptations

Journey into some favorite books with a “bibliomemoir”

Feminists Unite: Literary Costumes Inspired by 6 Badass Women!

Joanna Cantor on Her Debut Novel, Yoga, and Writing About Grief

Friday Flashback: The 10 Best Mr. Darcy’s – From Favorite Films to Books

Covering Jane Austen, one cover at a time

Book Review: Alexander McCall Smith brings Emma into the 21st century

The Basic Bitch Exists in Books and We Have Five Favorites

I dreamt I went to Manderley again. Or was it Miss Havisham’s house?

Do You Agree with These Choices for Favorite Book Boyfriend?

A Beautiful Reimagining that Allows You to Hold Jane Austen’s World in Your Hands

Great American Listening: Our Country’s Top Picks

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