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• Courting Disaster by Dr Zoe Mcgee — When Courtship Meets Consent

  

  Every once in a while, a book comes along that makes you look at familiar novels with completely new eyes. Courting Disaster by Dr. Zoë McGee is one of those... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Guest Author Julia Winter – a Deleted Scene from a Very Fine Place, a New Pride...

  

  Today I’m delighted to welcome back Julia Winter to My Jane Austen Book Club! Julia’s new Pride and Prejudice variation, A Very Fine Place, was published on 17... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Murder, Mischief and Mr. Darcy: Jayne Bamber’s Clwyd Castle

  

  Hello dear readers, We’re thrilled to welcome back Jayne Bamber to My Jane Austen Book Club! Jayne is well known for her clever and creative Austen-inspired... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In the Path of Jane Austen: Travels and Tales

  

  Lory Lilian at My Jane Austen Book Club Maria Grazia, thanks so much for having me. It is such a great pleasure to be here! While I have visited, read and... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In His Own Words: an Interview with Shannon Winslow on Captain Wentworth

  

  Today on My Jane Austen Book Club, I’m delighted to welcome back author Shannon Winslow, a dear friend of our community and well known for her insightful... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Colour, Emotion and Mr Darcy: Inside Barry s. Richman's Newest Pride and...

  

  By Maria Grazia, My Jane Austen Book Club Today on My Jane Austen Book Club, I’m delighted to welcome back Barry S. Richman, author of the beloved Follow the... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Becoming Mrs. Darcy: an Interview with j. b. Grantham

  

  Check it out at AmazonThis autumn brings an exciting new addition to the world of Jane Austen-inspired fiction. On Michaelmas, 29 September 2025, J.B. Grantham... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Worlds of Jane Austen: in Conversation with Dr Helena Kelly

  

  Today, on the very day of its release—25th September 2025—we are delighted to celebrate Dr Helena Kelly’s new book, The Worlds of Jane Austen (Frances Lincoln). Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Witty, Wild and Wonderfully Austen: a Conversation with Devoney Looser

  

  Just when you thought you knew everything about Jane Austen—her novels, her needlework, her famously “quiet” life—along comes a book that turns the tea table... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Austen on Writing: Ten Inspiring Quotes

  

  Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen, Becoming Jane 2007 I recently came across a fascinating article in Italian on Libreriamo about Jane Austen’s reflections on... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why Do Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey So Rarely Get Adapted?

  

  Jonny Lee-Miller and Frances O'Connor in Mansfield Park 1999As Jane Austen fans, we are never short of new adaptations to enjoy. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pride and Prejudice Comes to Life in a New Audible Original

  

  Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has charmed readers for over 200 years — but now, for the very first time, it arrives as an Audible Original audiobook with a... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Austen & the Art of the Self: is Elizabeth Bennet a Model of Self-love?

  

  This is the second in our ongoing series: “Austen the Art of Self” – Exploring the self-help wisdom hidden in Jane Austen’s heroines. Read our previous post:... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rethinking Mr Darcy: is He Really the Romantic Hero We Love?

  

  Sebastian Faulks, in an essay marking Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, offers a provocative re-reading of Pride and Prejudice — one that may challenge even the... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Austen & the Art of Self: is Emma Woodhouse a Model of Self-love?

  

  Among Jane Austen’s heroines, Emma Woodhouse stands out—not because she’s the most virtuous or modest, but because she’s bold, flawed, and entirely herself. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Birthday Gift for Ages: the Complete Novels by Jane Austen by the Folio Society

  

  The Complete Novels by Jane Austen, The Folio Society A collector’s dream for Austen devotees Jane Austen’s novels have enchanted readers for more than two... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jayne Bamber, the Countess and Her Sister: a New Pride & Prejudice Variation

  

  Today on My Jane Austen Book Club, I’m delighted to welcome back Jayne Bamber to share a playful sneak peek at her latest Pride Prejudice variation, The... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Summer with Jane: Paula Byrne on Six Weeks by the Sea

  

  by Maria Grazia, My Jane Austen Book Club It is a real pleasure to welcome acclaimed biographer, novelist and Austen scholar Paula Byrne to our blog today. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Where Are Today's Mr Darcys?

  

  As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Vanity Fair Italia published a delightful and thought-provoking piece by Alessandra Gonnella... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Persuasion in Arabic: a Conversation with Translator Maha Mahmoud Saleh

  

  by Maria Grazia, My Jane Austen Book Club Jane Austen’s works have crossed centuries, borders, and languages—continuing to speak to readers around the world. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE