It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Lizzy Bennet’s Diary

Title: Lizzy Bennet's DiaryAuthor: Marcia WilliamsPublication Date:April 22, 2014Date Added to List:April 14, 2014Synopsis: When Lizzy Bennet’s father gives her a diary, she fancies she will use it to write a novel, as her real life is exceedingly dull. Then the handsome Mr. Bingley moves to nearby Netherfield Park, and suddenly life is every bit as thrilling as … Continue reading It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Lizzy Bennet’s Diary →

Wordless Wednesday – Happy Birthday QE II

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Goodread’s Monday: Lizzy Bennet’s Diary

I went looking for some new memes to keep the blog fresh and new ideas coming. I found one called GoodReads Monday. You look back through your GoodReads To Be Read list and share the oldest book on there. I tend to mark nearly any Jane Austen related book as To Be Read so I'll … Continue reading Goodread’s Monday: Lizzy Bennet’s Diary →

Podcasting with Jane – Curtis Sittenfeld on NPR

Back in July 2015 Curtis Sittenfeld was on NPR to talk about her novels including her upcoming book Eligable a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. At the time, there was a lot of talk about similarities between 50 Shades of Gray and P&P so the conversation does go there, but it is worth a … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – Curtis Sittenfeld on NPR →

Wordless Wednesday #111

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National Library Week – Regency Era Circulating Libraries

Hi everyone,For those of you who don't know, I am a librarian, so I wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate this weekly chance to focus on libraries with you lovely blog readers. I'm going to ask if you haven't paid a visit to your local library recently to stop in this week. Sign up for a … Continue reading National Library Week – Regency Era Circulating Libraries →

Regency Woman Wednesday – Amelia Anne Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry

Amelia Anne Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry(20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829)Bio:Amelia Anne Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829), from 1794 until 1821 generally known as Emily Stewart, Lady Castlereagh, was the wife of the Georgian era Irish statesman Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, who from 1812 to 1822 was British … Continue reading Regency Woman Wednesday – Amelia Anne Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry →

Wordless Wednesday #110

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Mark Your Calendars – Library Life at Labyrinth: Deobrah Yaffe

CNJ JASNA's own Deborah Yaffee will be at Labyrinth Books in Princeton on Wednesday, April 13 from 6-8pm to talk about Austen fanfiction and the Austen Project. The Austen Project started by HarperCollins asked six popular authors to reimagine Jane's six novels as something they would have written.The project started in 2013 with Joanna Trollope's … Continue reading Mark Your Calendars – Library Life at Labyrinth: Deobrah Yaffe →

Wordless Wednesday #109

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