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What Jane Austen and Terry Pratchett Have in Common
Satire with courage, brain, and heart. (Lions, tigers, and bears not included.)
Jul 5
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Amy Colleen
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What Jane Austen and Terry Pratchett Have in Common
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Book Review: Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner
A two-and-a-half-star review.
Jun 3
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Amy Colleen
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Book Review: Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner
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In Which I Recount My Adventures at the Jane Austen Conference
(Otherwise known as the Jane Austen Society of North America's Annual General Meeting, or JASNA AGM)
Dec 9, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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In Which I Recount My Adventures at the Jane Austen Conference
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If Jane Austen Characters Attended Zoom Thanksgiving
A 2020 rerun for a little laugh today.
Nov 28, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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If Jane Austen Characters Attended Zoom Thanksgiving
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Five Buckets of Nerdy Nostalgia (and Eighteen Rolls of Toilet Paper)
Children, books, gowns, catastrophes, and so on.
Nov 3, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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Five Buckets of Nerdy Nostalgia (and Eighteen Rolls of Toilet Paper)
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Here's Why Pride and Prejudice Will Never Translate Perfectly to the Screen
Yes, Netflix is making a new P&P adaptation. And I have Thoughts. (What a shock.)
Oct 24, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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Here's Why Pride and Prejudice Will Never Translate Perfectly to the Screen
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I Went to the Seaside to Take a Rest, and Nary a Word Did I Write
Relaxation can cultivate creativity. Yet giving in to the impulse to work in these conditions undermines the point of taking a break. (In other words…
Sep 17, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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I Went to the Seaside to Take a Rest, and Nary a Word Did I Write
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Jane Austen Refuses to Punch Down
And as we read and write and "make sport for our neighbors," so should we.
Aug 26, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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Jane Austen Refuses to Punch Down
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We Did It, Jane
Goals met, writers beloved, and plans for the rest of the summer.
Jul 30, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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We Did It, Jane
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How "Jane of Austin" Helped This Elinor Connect With Marianne Dashwood
A review of a modernized Austen novel that updates the story with humor and charm.
Jul 8, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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How "Jane of Austin" Helped This Elinor Connect With Marianne Dashwood
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“Such I Was from One-and-Twenty to Nine-and-Twenty” (And Continue Still)
I went to the JASNA AGM in 2016 and I’m going again in 2024. A lot has changed. And yet… not.
Jul 3, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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“Such I Was from One-and-Twenty to Nine-and-Twenty” (And Continue Still)
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Mr. Bennet is a Terrible Dad
Amiable film portrayals notwithstanding (RIP Donald Sutherland!), the book character is not meant to be emulated.
Jun 21, 2024
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Amy Colleen
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