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Jane Austen Addict Blog
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Musings on Austen-mania and the writing life by Laurie Viera Rigler, author of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
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Nick Hornby\'s latest brings Austen devotees to mind
I just read JULIET, NAKED by Nick Hornby who, along with Zadie Smith, is my idea of a contemporary Jane Austen. Both Hornby and Smith make profound observations of human nature, give us romance without sentimentality, have a divine sense of humor, ...
Northanger Abbey, Twitter Version: Chapters 9-11
Here's my latest recap of NORTHANGER ABBEY, Twitter version. Follow me on Twitter, or check back here for more recaps. Better yet, read the book. [JJ Feild and Felicity Jones in the delightful 2007 ITV adaptation of NORTHANGER ABBEY.]Chapter 9:&...
NORTHANGER ABBEY, Twitter Version (Chapters 1-8)
NORTHANGER ABBEY is, sadly, perhaps the most underrated book in the Austen canon. It is also becoming one of my favorites. (In truth, they are all my favorites.) The more I read and re-read this novel, the more I appreciate its humor,...
Persuasion, Twitter Version: Chapter 24 (The End)
It is time to bid a fond farewell to my favorite novel. Until I read it again, that is. Here is the last batch of tweets for PERSUASION, Twitter version. [Dueling Wentworths: Ciaran Hinds (L) as Captain Frederick Wentworth in the1995 Persuasi...
Persuasion, Twitter Version: Chapter 23 (part 2)
[Ciaran Hinds and Amanda Root zeroing in for a kiss in the glorious 1995 film version of Persuasion, directed by Roger Michell.] PERSUASION tweets continue: When last we left Anne, she was reading Capt. Wentworth's words in his letter: "...
Sex and the Austen Girl
Check out my guest post on the pros and cons of courtship today vs. courtship in Jane Austen's world. It's a question I pondered constantly while writing my latest novel, RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. The post is on Stephanie's...


great blog.
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