Jane and the Genius of the Place: Being the Fourth Jane Austen Mystery (Being A Jane Austen Mystery)
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | yesterday
At the Morgan Library in NYC: “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy.” Read the NY Times review of the show here. And, if your hankering for eighteenth and early nineteenth century English art isn’t sated by the Austen, the Morgan is also offering “William Blake’s World: ‘A New Heaven Is Begun’”.
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
NEW YORK, NY.- The extraordinary life, work, and legacy of one of the greatest novelists in the English language, Jane Austen (1775–1817), are the focus of a new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum from November 6, 2009, through March 14, 2010. Offering a close-up portrait of the iconic British author, whose popularity has surged over the last two decades with numerous motion picture...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
“A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy,” a new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, includes many personal letters and early manuscripts by the author.
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I know, I know. I am writing about Austen monster mash-up’s again. Sick of it as much as me yet? Here’s an article in Hemispheres , United Airlines online magazine about one Janeite writer’s experience with a sales clerk while buying P&P (the original) at Borders Bookstore that inspired her to write about the swath of Austen inspired derivatives and her enduring popularity. While...
Just One More Page... (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
This month Wendy supplied us with a list of first lines and asks which books we’ve read and which would make it to our tbr list on the basis of the first line. Bold = the books I’ve read Pink = tbr pile 1. Call me Ishmael. Herman Melville, Moby-Dick 2. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Jane Austen, Pride...
jillysheep (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
I am pursuing my interest in the gender war - not that I like that way of describing it because to me it isn't a war. I'm currently reading Gender and the Media by Rosalind Gill which I am finding fascinating even though it is really an academic text. It's about how the way different sections of the media portray gender so it's not just about women but about men and masculinity and about what is apparently...
normblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A.C. Grayling, being interviewed at The Browser: Q: Now on to something a little lighter - you are a Jane Austen fan? A: You could say that – I used to go to bed with Austen every Easter holiday when...
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (Free subscription) | yesterday
In hardcover: Charlaine Harris' A Touch of Dead is down six positions, ending its third week on the charts at number 12. For more info about this title: Canada , USA , Europe . R. A. Salvatore's The Ghost King is down two spots, finishing its third week on the prestigious list at number 19. For more info about this title: Canada , USA , Europe . Joe Schreiber's Star Wars: Death Troopers debuts at number...
Sarah Miller: Reading, Writing, Musing... (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Rather dim) closeup of Mystery Book #3: Also, don't forget #7 and #11 remain unidentified... Reminder clues: All three books are by Newbery-winning authors #7 and #11 are by the same author *********************** Currently skimming: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Jane Austen Sequels by Jane Odiwe (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I am having a lovely time on my blog tour. Thanks so much to everyone who has given me such a warm welcome. Follow the links for more guest posts and giveaways from The Bookworm and here is a review from Books Like Breathing I have been yearning for a Sense and Sensibility sequel. Colonel Brandon is my second favorite Austen hero (sometimes he even beats Darcy). Sometimes I get a bit tired of Darcy...
Teach Me Tonight (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Laura Vivanco This weekend I'm travelling (but not in the stylish conveyance depicted on the left) to Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, where I'll be presenting a paper on didacticism and The Nonesuch at a colloquium titled " Re-reading Georgette Heyer ." I'm planning to take notes of the other speakers' presentations so that I can write up a summary when I get back. In the meantime, I thought...
Bookgasm (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
How did Ben H. Winters turn Jane Austen’s classic novel SENSE AND SENSIBILITY into Quirk Classics’ SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS? So glad you asked! Let him tell you … Since writing SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS, I’ve gotten a ton of feedback about how nice it is that I’ve made Jane Austen appealing to [...]
BrontëBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Twilight mentions continue but, as in this instance taken from The Daily Freeman-Journal , they are not always positive. Meyer in interviews likens her novels to those of Jane Austen's or Emily Bronte's. Yet I scarcely recall these brilliant writers making such idiots out of their heroines. ( Carrie Olson ) Speaking of Emily Brontë - she's one of the options to the question posed by GMTV in...
Austenprose (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The wait is over for those lucky Janeites who live on the east coast or will be visiting New York City shortly. The new exhibit A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy opened today at the Morgan Library and should prove to be a once in a lifetime Austen extravaganza for enthusiasts and admirers [...]
Jane Austen Sequels by Jane Odiwe (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
OK - so that's just the dream scenario and one surely every writer thinks about! In my absolute fantasy, of course, I have Emma Thompson phoning me begging to let her produce the film (she tells me she has already written the screenplay based on my book, which she couldn't wait to buy!) In the next breath she is saying that Greg would make a perfect Colonel Brandon now his temples are greying so deliciously...
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chakufor22@gmail.com | 09/01/2009
Anne Hathaway Oscar Dress: Explore Anne Hathaway Oscar Dress's Profile Anne was born in 12th November 1982 at Brooklyn, New York. Her birth name is Anne Jacqueline Hathway. She stands a good height at 5’ 8”. She started with TV series “Get Real” making her first appearance. Anne transitioned adult roles with Meryl Streep in movie “The Devil Wears Prada,” she portrayed Jane Austen in “Becoming Jane”
eprnetwork | 08/21/2009
A poll carried out by Penguin has revealed that Jeremy Clarkson's book, For Crying Out Loud, has topped a poll of Britons' favourite beach reads of all time. The outspoken 'Top Gear' presenter's book has been voted as the number one beach read of all time, beating off competition from blockbusters including Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' and classics such as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice .
annettesunny | 06/16/2009
This person promotes Wales in Europe. Annette also promotes photography from Wales in the world. She is a cultural anthropologist, experienced in museum work, research, archival work, university libraries - and in setting up exhibitions in Europe. She is a web 2.0 enthusiast (articles for Qype - Netty) - and recently started doing podcasts. She studied under Professor Rolf Wilhelm Brednich who works...
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