Janeite Barbara shares the following bit:In People Mag- 12/1/08- p.132 -Sexiest Men Alive Issue, please find:Dominic Cooper- Sexiest Import-Age 30- SingleAnd...USA Weekend Nov 21st p. 4Dominic has been hailed in Britain as "the new Mr. Darcy" because of his penchant for playing dishy lovers in period films.

You may recall that we were contacted earlier this year for assistance in participating in the Jane Austen Survey 2008. It turned out there was no difficulty in hearing from avid fans of Jane -- more than 4,500 Janeites responded. The results were presented at a breakout session at the Chicago AGM last month.I thought … Continue reading The results are in! →

The Angela Thirkell Society will be sponsoring an event atThe New York Public Library at the Mid-Manhattan Branch on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 2:30 P.M. (This is one day before the JASNA-NY Birthday Party Sunday Dec, 14th)The event is titled: Carrying the Teacup into the 21st Century:An afternoon of readings and conversation with Ilil … Continue reading For Angela Thirkell Lovers →

At the Metropolitan New York Chapter, you can purchase Gene Gill’s new book:Jest for Janeites, by Gene C. GillThis gently priced collection of hilarious cartoons by JASNA-NY’s Gene Gill sends up the sequels, the prequels, the films, and even ourselves. Grab copies of this book for yourself and as a stocking stuffer for friends! [$11.00 … Continue reading Need a stocking stuffer… →

Gay Mohrbacher of WGBH emailed this Spring's PBS Masterpiece Classics schedule:January 4 and 11th: Tess of the D'UrbervillesJanuary 18 and 25th: Wuthering HeightsFeb 1 and 8th: Sense and Sensibility (from last season)February 15 and 22nd: Oliver TwistMarch 15 and 22nd: David CopperfieldMarch 29 to April 26: Little DorritMay 3: The Old Curiosity Shop

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an avowed Janeite must be in want of a Christmas card to send to friends.A sepia-toned picture of the author, holding a green- and red-tinted sprig of holly, is the cover of the card. The text reads: Wishing you all the gaiety that the season can bring.Ten cards … Continue reading East PA has cards for Christmas →

Here is the link to the New York Times Book Review (Nov 16) of Reginald Hill's new mystery which takes off on Sanditon. If you missed it, or don't get the NYT - click on this link and scroll down to the article so named.If Austen Wrote E-Mail

Celebrate Jane's Birthday with a toast by touring and sampling at the Cream Ridge Winery on Dec 6. Our group will gather together at 1pm to raise a toast. There is no cost for this event, however the gift shop is a great place to pick up holiday goodies for the season.Please RSVP to our … Continue reading Dec 6 Cream Ridge Birthday Celebration →

Janeite Barbara reports: Thursday Nov 13th Comedy Center- The Colbert Report- he mentioned Jane Austen & the English discovering baseball not the Americans.- He said in Northanger Abbey that Jane wrote about baseball and then showed Colbert at a rainy window and looking out for "Mr. Darcy." To see the video, click on this link … Continue reading Jane Austen & Baseball! Aaah Batter! →

Follow this link http://lucialmr.googlepages.com/JA-in-GE.html to see all the great JA sites on Google Earth. A fantastic way to see our favorite author's work through today's technology.