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• The Dear Jane Project: Bringing People Together One Story at the Time

  

  My name is Gabrielle, and I am entering my third year of university. I am studying Honors English Literature and Psychology. I have always been passionate... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Victoria Grossack, for the Love of Lydia

  

  Miss Lydia Bennet! What can we say about the youngest of the Bennet beauties? The first thing we notice is that she is determined to have fun. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Careers for Tech Lovers

  

  (by guest blogger Vera Reed) It’s a good time to be a tech lover because trends show that the demand far outpaces the supply when it comes to well-paying job... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The Elizabeth Papers Blog Tour - Jenetta James Reveals Who's Who

  

  A huge thank you to Maria Grazia for welcoming me back for part 2 of The Elizabeth Papers blog tour stop at My Jane Austen Book Club. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review - Nicola Cornick, House of Shadows

  

  London, 1662 There was something the Winter Queen needed to tell him. She fought for the strength to speak.‘The crystal mirror is a danger. It must be... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Love & Friendship the Janeite Blog Tour - Whit Stillman Reimagines Austen's...

  

  · Love Friendship by Whit Stillman - Book descriptionWhit Stillman has taken Austen’s never-finished epistolary novella, Lady Susan, reimagined it as a... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Storytelling Quotes of Great Writers

  

  (from guest blogger Lucy Adams) We easily notice the changes new technologies bring into our world. But do we think about their origin? Obviously, we don’t. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• 4 Tips on Making a Short Movie

  

  (by guest blogger John Montana) Making a short film, or any film for that matter can be a lot of amazing fun. But most of the time, making a movie is very... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Choose the Best Career for Your Goals and Personality

  

  Did you know that work can make you happy? At least, it’s one of the major factors in determining overall happiness, and a large part of how happy work makes yo... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Period & More Period: 7 Reasons to Love Grantchester - Series 2 Dvd is Out!

  

  James Norton as Sidney Chambers in Grantchester Canon Sidney ChambersI don't know what it is with Mr Chambers (James Norton) when it comes to women (aside:... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Book Review - Call to Juno, a Tale of Ancient Rome by Elisabeth Storrs

  

  Book BlurbFour unforgettable characters are tested during a war between Rome and Etruscan Veii.Caecilia has long been torn between her birthplace of Rome and he... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Wish to Decor Your Room Like Jane Austen? Here Are Some Tips on How to Do It!

  

  Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton(Our guest blogger today is Paula. More about her below her post.) Reading the classic novels by one of the greats such as... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPOTLIGHT ON ... SUFFICIENT ENCOURAGEMENT, A NEW P&P VARIATION BY ROSE...

  

  Hello everyone! Thanks for having me, Maria Grazia! In addition to Darcy and Elizabeth battling their own hearts before finding their happily ever after, Wickha... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Love & Friendship Preview in Amsterdam – Meeting Whit Stillman

  

  My friend Monica Cardinale, great Austen fan living in Amsterdam, was lucky enough to take part in the special screening of Love Friendship + Q/A with directo... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Period & More Period - Welcome Back Outlander, Though ... Through a Glass, Darkly

  

  One more review I know we are all a bit dizzy having moved from droughtlander to this flood of new inebriating images, events, stories from the Outlander... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• My Kids Grow up and They Are Pretty Special: Veronica & the Best Consequence of...

  

  Veronica and her Erasmus mates in InnsbruckTo grow up and find your own place in the world is never easy, especially because that is something you start doing... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Books, Books & More Books - 2016 Romantic Times (rt) Convention & Interview...

  

  A giant book fair is a dream come true for book lovers. Books, books and more books! Authors, events, chats, gadgets, meetings: it's going to be amazing. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Always Be Writing

  

  (by guest blogger John Montana) Many times I hear writers say they are stuck or are in a writers slump, because no ideas are coming or they don’t know what to... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Period & More Period - Doctor Thorne, Trollope & Fellowes Are a Winning Pair

  

  “Conduct! Is conduct everything? One may conduct oneself excellently, and yet break one's heart.”I've been watching quite a bit of present-day drama series... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Back from Hell - Room & Thirteen

  

  I happened to watch the film Room and start watching the BBC 3 drama series Thirteen on the same day and the similarity of the topic they dealt with inevitably... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES