jane austen

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 •

If Jane Austen Characters Attended Zoom Thanksgiving

A 2020 rerun for a little laugh today.

Nov 28, 2024 •

Five Buckets of Nerdy Nostalgia (and Eighteen Rolls of Toilet Paper)

Children, books, gowns, catastrophes, and so on.

Nov 3, 2024 •

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 •

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 •

Jane Austen Refuses to Punch Down

And as we read and write and "make sport for our neighbors," so should we.

Aug 26, 2024 •

We Did It, Jane

Goals met, writers beloved, and plans for the rest of the summer.

Jul 30, 2024 •

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 •

“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 •

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 •

New to Jane Austen? Here's a Curated Reading List.

Suggested reads for the total newbie, the partly seasoned, and everyone who watched Bridgerton and wants to read what came first.

Jun 6, 2024 •

Good Novels and Intolerable Stupidity

When we attribute the thoughts of a fictional character to the sentiments of their real-life author, we make a poor case for our own taste and talents…

May 15, 2024 •

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