Death Comes to Pemberley – Some Reviews

Towards the end of last year there was a lot of talk about P.D. James's book Death Comes to Pemberley. Everyone was dying to read it (pun intended). In my opinion the book has gotten some mixed reviews. When the friend who wrote last week's review of Jane Austen by Carol Shields told me that … Continue reading Death Comes to Pemberley – Some Reviews →

Austen in August – Week 1

So this first "week" of August is only a few days long, but it is the start of Roof Beam Readers "Austen in August" reading event. I wrote a guest post for the blog which is up today. I talked a little bit about us and gave some book suggestions for the different types of … Continue reading Austen in August – Week 1 →

Jane Austen and the Olympics

What does Jane Austen have to do with the Olympics you ask? At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she's got a bit of a connection.Box Hill Olympic RingsBox Hill happens to be one of the summits that the cyclists raced around this past weekend. You can see the layout of the Men's and Women's … Continue reading Jane Austen and the Olympics →

Book Recommendation – Jane Austen by Carol Shields

I work at one of the branches of the Mercer County Library system and when I saw that one of the book discussion groups was reading this book I reached out and asked if they would be willing to write a review for us. Much to my surprise the member writing the review is in … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Jane Austen by Carol Shields →

Flashback Friday – Why Jane? Why Now?

This flashback is from May 9, 2008:From Masterpiece Theater’s “The Complete Jane Austen” Web page.Masterpiece Theater brings the complete works of Jane Austen to television at a moment when interest in the author—both her works and her quiet, early-19th century life—may never have been greater. Since the 1940s, full-length film productions of Jane Austen’s novels … Continue reading Flashback Friday – Why Jane? Why Now? →

Colin Firth on reading

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Update on the Blog

Since I couldn't sleep last night I thought I would finally move forward with one of my ideas for the blog. Since we have an ever growing list of books to add to our Read Jane - Now What? page, I decided to set us up with a LibraryThing account. Currently there are 89 titles in … Continue reading Update on the Blog →

Tranquil Garden Tea Room

One of our lovely members, Barbara M. sent us this article from the Asbury Park Press about the Tranquil Garden Tea Room in Ocean Grove, NJ.From their website:We, at TRANQUIL GARDEN TEA ROOM, are delighted to welcome you to our website. We also hope to welcome you to our beautiful tea room in person as … Continue reading Tranquil Garden Tea Room →

Flashback Friady

Today's flashback posts comes from monthly posts from 2009. In 2009 Solitary Elegance posted desktop pictures that looked back at Ackermann's Repository.From the site:Looking back at Ackermann's Repository (last updated 1 December 2009) The original Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c. was published monthly from 1809-1829 and featured a pair of fashion plates … Continue reading Flashback Friady →