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• Happy Mother's Day! Jane Austen and Her Mothers

  

  Alison Steadman as Mrs Bennet (1995)Today is Mother's Day in the UK, Jane Austen's country, and author Victoria Grossack wants to celebrate it with us, sharing... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Books & Music Saturday

  

  My love for books is known beyond borders, since I've been blogging in English for a while now and I have been sharing my passion with readers living in so... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Alive Alive Oh, Alive Alive Oh ... in Dublin, That Is.

  

  Dublin - Grafton StreetWere you curious to know more about my trip to Dublin? Well, I thought it was better to wait on. I didn't want to write on the heat of th... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Breathtaking - Seven Bestselling Novels of Love and Suspense at a Very Special...

  

  Breathtaking: Seven Bestselling Novels of Love and SuspenseBoxed set is only $ 0.99 March 24th through March 29th. Amazon * Barnes Noble * Kobo *... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Acting and ... Casting the Runes - Interview with Antonia & Noel Byrne, the Box...

  

  My fascination with the theatre and the acting job brings me to virtually meet interesting, fascinating people from time to time and I can't resist the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Lovely Janeites: Meet Renee Diggs and Win Mr Darcy & Elizabeth Necklaces

  

  Happy Spring Day, darling readers. What's better than meeting a new lovely Janeite and try to win one of her cute creations? Read Renee Cohen Diggs's blogpost,... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• At the Theatre :the Greatest Love Story of All Time Or the Worst Couple of...

  

  I've been recently involved in a discussion on Facebook about Romeo and Juliet, the young protagonists of Shakespeare's tragedy (1595), who were included in a... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Fathers and Sons, Those Flat on Their Backs and Those Dreaming of a Walk in the...

  

  Hello everyone! It's been a while, I know, since I posted something really personal but here I am, ready to update you about my latest adventures and... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Blog Tour - Consequences by C.p. Odom, a New Variation of Pride and Prejudice...

  

  Hello, Janeite friends! I hope that you're fine and merry wherever you are and , especially, that you are ready to join today's guest at My Jane Austen Book... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Waiting for the Oscars: Which Ones Have i Seen? 12 Years a Slave, Her, the...

  

  Oscar Weekend is finally here! The 86th Annual Academy Awards air live tonight Sunday, March 2, at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on ABC, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.Have yo... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Bringing the Past Back to Life - Author Interview: Larry Hewitt, the Juno Letter...

  

  Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere, Larry. It’s a pleasure and an honour to have you as my very special guest on FLY HIGH!This is my first question... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• To Austenland and Back to Reality

  

  I have been posting about it for a while on My Jane Austen Book Club facebook page: pictures, news, trailers, clips, interviews, whatever I could find about... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Meet Simon Lewis, Writer.

  

  I’m very pleased to introduce my guest today: British novelist and screenwriter, Simon Lewis. I’m reading his novel GO these days and it is such a gripping... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The Headmistress of Rosemere, Interview with Author Sarah Ladd

  

  Life is unexpected. Each day holds new surprises — some exciting, others unwanted. What matters most is how we respond to those trying situations. Sarah E. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Valentine's Day at Pemberley

  

  Yep! I decided to spend a few hours at Pemberley today. The excitement of young Valentine's Days gone, nothing's better than a journey into romance and... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pride and Prejudice Prequel Free for Valentine's Day!

  

  200 years after the publication of Pride and Prejudice, Melanie Kerr is giving away the eBook of her new novel, whichtreats readers to the complete and... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books on Screen: 12 Years a Slave, the Railwayman, the Wolf of Wall Street

  

  Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupFrom this autobiographical book, Steve McQueen's major new film starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Meet Author Samantha Jayne Adkins & Win Her Austen-inspired Books

  

  My relationship with Jane Austen began on T.V. In fact, when I finally read Pride and Prejudice and university, I wrote a paper complaining how the 1995 BBC... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• William & Lucy - Interview with Author Michael Brown

  

  Have you ever wondered whether the idealized, unreachable beloved of the great classic poets really existed? What they were like in their everyday life? Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Elizabeth's Bennet Forgotten Sister - Interview with Pamela Mingle

  

  The anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice has recently had Jane Austen fans around the world celebrating Elizabeth, Darcy, and the entire... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE