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Program Information – Jane Austen: Working Women

Join JASNA-NJ on Saturday, November 13th at 2pm for a discussion with Liz Philosophos Cooper, president of the Jane Austen Society of North America and co-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library. Jane Austen: Working Woman "I must keep to my own style & go on in my own Way" Jane Austen was a working woman … Continue reading Program Information – Jane Austen: Working Women

Join us this weekend!

Jane K. Cleland writes both fiction and nonfiction, including the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries [St. Martin’s & Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine]. Jane Austen’s Lost Letters, the 14th in her series, will be published in December 2021. JANE AUSTEN’S LOST LETTERS Jane K. Cleland does meticulous research in every novel, and what she found … Continue reading Join us this weekend!

2021 JASNA Essay Contest – Winners

This year's essay contents topic was Jane Austen in the Arts As the JASNA website stated:"Jane Austen played the piano, embroidered, and attended art exhibits and the theater. The arts also played a role in her novels. In your essay, discuss how Austen uses the arts - whether to reveal character, address social standing, advance … Continue reading 2021 JASNA Essay Contest – Winners

Podcasting with Jane – Kicking Ass in a Corset

More than 200 years ago, at a time when women in England had very few rights, Jane Austen wrote novels featuring strong, intelligent women with principles. Certainly, they had their faults and, of course, romance does play a central role in all of her novels but the thinking, feeling, authentic women she created have inspired … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – Kicking Ass in a Corset