Book Recommendation – At Home in the World

Yesterday we had a wonderful program at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System with Princeton Professors Maria DiBattista and Deborah Nord authors of At Home in the World. I personally haven't read it, but I'm told that it is a great book and will grow your To Be Read list!Title: At Home … Continue reading Book Recommendation – At Home in the World →

Book Recommendation – Manga Classics: Emma

Title: Manga Classics: EmmaAuthor: Jane AustenStory Adaptation: Stacy King, Crystal S. ChanArt: Ps TseSynopsis: Just in time for the 200th Anniversary, Manga Classics: Emma brings Jane Austen's classic tale of youthful folly and romantic exuberance to a modern audience with this beautiful, new manga adaptation. The impulsive match-making of Emma Woodhouse delivers both humor and heartache … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Manga Classics: Emma →

September Reading Group

Title: The Cookbook CollectorAuthor: Allegra GoodmanPublication Date: July 2010Synopsis: Heralded as “a modern day Jane Austen” by USA Today, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Allegra Goodman has compelled and delighted hundreds of thousands of readers. Now, in her most ambitious work yet, Goodman weaves together the worlds of Silicon Valley and rare … Continue reading September Reading Group →

Monday Book Recommendation – Jane of Austin

Title: Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and SensibilityAuthor: Hillary Manton LodgePublication Date: June 13th, 2017Synopsis: Just a few years after their father’s business scandal shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward find themselves forced out of their San Francisco tea shop. The last thing Jane wants is to leave their beloved shop on Valencia … Continue reading Monday Book Recommendation – Jane of Austin →

Friday Fun – Wait, Wait You Write Jane Austen Fan Fiction?

This past week on the NPR show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me the one listener contestant and this exchange happened:The listener contestant is Summer Hanford and you can find her books on her website https://summerhanford.com/.

Goodreads Monday: At Home with Jane Austen

Title: At Home with Jane AustenAuthor: Kim WilsonPublication Date: September 30, 2014Synopsis: From her youth in a country rectory in Steventon, a small village in Hampshire, England—where she wrote her first stories for her friends, Volume the First, Volume the Second, and Volume the Third—to the fashionable spa town of Bath, to the seaport of Southampton, to … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: At Home with Jane Austen →

Flashback Friady – Book Suggestion: Old Friends and New Fancies

This post was originally from June 8, 2008Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane AustenBy Sybil G. BrintonOld Friends and New Fancies distinguishes itself from the spate of Jane Austen sequels we've seen in the last several years in that it was written in 1913—now almost a century ago … Continue reading Flashback Friady – Book Suggestion: Old Friends and New Fancies →

Goodreads Monday – The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy

Title: The Private Diary of Mr. DarcyAuthor: Maya SlaterPublication Date: June 15, 2009Date Added to List: July 25, 2014Synopsis: Have you ever wondered what Mr. Darcy was really thinking? Find out his secrets in this captivating novel of love, pride, passion, and, of course, prejudice. Mr. Darcy’s intimate diary reveals his entanglements with women, his dangerous friendship … Continue reading Goodreads Monday – The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy →

GoodReads Monday – Jane Austen’s England

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 GoodReads Monday – Jane Austen’s England →

It’s Monday! What are you reading? – My Own Mr. Darcy by Karey White

My Own Mr. Darcy by Karey WhiteMy rating: 3 of 5 starsLizzie is Darcy-obsessed and has been ever since her mother took her to see the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. She's not just obsessed with Mr. Darcy but with Matthew Macfadyen's portrayal of the character. It's one of the reasons why she hasn't had a long … Continue reading It’s Monday! What are you reading? – My Own Mr. Darcy by Karey White →