The Austenpalooza is nearly upon us
Some might say the Austengeddon, but they are clearly glass-half-empty types. ;-) Though we are less than thrilled with many of the adaptations being broadcast, no matter how you look at it,...
View ArticlePersuading Emma
The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) has posted a preview of the next edition of its annual journal, Persuasions, which will be sent to JASNA members in May or June. As usual, the journal...
View ArticleTake the Austen-Byron Quiz
Author and JASNA member Joan Ellen Delman (who has been known to comment here at AustenBlog upon occasion) has written a quiz with quotations from Lord Byron and Jane Austen–see if you can tell which...
View ArticleFriday Bookblogging: Some Things Never Change Edition
For all of our Gentle Readers who have perhaps gorged themselves of late on sweet Jane-esque trifles and are starting to crave more substantial fare, we have a couple of links for your reading pleasure...
View ArticleClaudia Johnson to Speak at JASNA Meeting in Philadelphia
Claudia Johnson, author of Jane Austen: Women, Politics, and the Novel and well-known Austen scholar, will be speaking at a JASNA regional meeting on Sunday, June 5, at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel...
View ArticleLizzy is Delightful
Here are two videos promoting the upcoming Jane Austen Day in Philadelphia next April. More details to come…right now you are just to be teazed by Miss Elizabeth Bennet. After all, “We can all plague...
View ArticleJASNA Virtual AGM Registration Open
As we were very much looking forward to going to Cleveland in October for the JASNA Annual General Meeting, we were sad when it was canceled*, though we agree with the decision and feel it was the...
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