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• Signature's Essential Guide to Jane Austen

  

  July 18, 2017, marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. In honor of such an important date Signature — the Penguin Random House site dedicated to... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• STEVEN A. McKAY - 10 THINGS WILL SCARLET & ROBIN HOOD WOULD LOVE OR HATE ABOUT...

  

  For this guest blog post we thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the things we take for granted in the 21st century and think about how... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Meg Kerr on Pride and Prejudice: from Experience to Devotion

  

  After answering in her first novel Experience some burning questions that Pride and Prejudice fans have always asked — just how happy ever after were Elizabeth... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Unconventional Knowledge About Writing That You Can't Learn from Books

  

  (from guest blogger Mia Stokes) Experience is best when it’s gained on your own. When you go through all the troubles and make your way through a certain... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Blog Tour - the Ghost of You and Me by Kelly Oram

  

  The Ghost of You and Me by Kelly OramHow do you tell someone who hates you and blames you for the death of his best friend that you miss him? Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• How to Know This is the Right Book to Read

  

  In the past, people had to make an effort in order to get ahold of books they were interested in reading. Nowadays, though, they have an entirely different... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Modern Persuasion Blog Tour - Sara Marks, 10 Things i Love About Captain...

  

  1. He’s in the Navy people! In the Napoleonic era! If you want to know why that is so awesome, I suggest reading the Horatio Hornblower, Ramage, and Master and... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Tv Series and My Reasons Why

  

  13 Reasons Why is a book by Jay Asher adapted for the TV screen by Netflix. The story follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The Jane Austen Project: Six Questions for Author Kathleen Flynn

  

  Time travel and Jane Austen. It sounds like the perfect match for an intriguing story. How did you come to write The Jane Austen Project? Thanks for your kind... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Let's Go for a Walk in Grantchester

  

  Last Sunday signalled the start of the third series of hit ITV show ‘Grantchester’. But what do we really know about the village that has become the stomping... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• 12 Books to Read Before You Are 30

  

  There are many timeless books you should read, but even books are best read at a specific age. If you are in your twenties, you have already exited your teens... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• 10 Darcy Questions for Victoria Kincaid

  

  DARCY’S HONORVictoria Kincaid has just released her new Pride and Prejudice Variation, Darcy’s Honor. Her imaginative retelling sees Elizabeth Bennet relieved... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Period & More Period: New Shows & Old Acquaintances

  

  The White PrincessHave you seen episode 1 of new Starz The White Princess? I saw and liked The White Queen when it was on, so I have been eagerly waiting for... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• 5 Reasons to Watch Berlin Station

  

  What it is aboutIt's a 10-part spy series which follows Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage) just arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Book Review - Luca Di Fulvio, the Boy Who Granted Dreams

  

  The Boy Who Granted DreamsNew York, 1909: Fifteen-year-old Cetta arrives on a freighter with nothing but her infant son Natale: strikingly blond, dark-eyed,... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Searching for Mr Tilney - Jane Odiwe Answers My Questions About the Hero of...

  

  Jane Odiwe has just released a new book inspired to Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey titled “Searching for Mr Tilney” (more about the book below). Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Guest Post - Siddhi Palande, This Happens Only in India

  

  India is a country of age-old traditions and customs. We have an auspicious day every day of every week, 365 days. We have set limits for everything. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The Jane Austen Portrait Based on Source Materials and Forensic Methods

  

  IntroductionMelissa Dring(by David Baldock, the Director of the Jane Austen Centre Bath)In 2001, Melissa Dring was commissioned by David Baldock, the Director o... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Movie Review - a Cure for Wellness

  

  A cure for wellness sounds rather contradictory. Nevertheless, it does exist. At least in a movie by Gore Verbinski, which this article is going to be about. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The Darcy Monologues Blog Tour - Christina Boyd Launches the Tour at My Jane...

  

  Thank you, Maria Grazia, for inviting us to launch the blog tour for my latest project, The Darcy Monologues, here at My Jane Austen Book Club. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE