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• Spotlight on ... the Marlow Intrigues Series by Jane Lark: the Passionate Love o...

  

  The Passionate Love of a Rake Just released! This is book two in the Marlow Intrigues series from exciting new author, Jane Lark. If you love historical romance... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Sue Pomeroy, New Film in the Making About Jane Austen

  

  In this 200th anniversary year, there have been some wonderful events and also all manner of hype surrounding Jane Austen. The controversial rewriting of her si... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Lark, the Theatre Jane Austen Attended in Bath - the Illicit Love of a...

  

  The author Jane Lark, included a Theatre Scene in her debut novel The Illicit Love of a Courtesan, and shares with us the research she undertook of a Georgian... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Forgotten Books: Digital Libraries, Old Books & New Technologies

  

  Like many of you I initially resisted the invasion of e-books and e-readers into our safe world made of shelves crammed with printed books. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Throwing the Perfect Austen-themed Hen Party

  

  (by guest blogger Marcela De Vivo) Shannon Hale’s popular novel, Austenland, was recently adapted into a movie--the story features a woman who goes to an... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Challenging the Fates: Discovering A JANE AUSTEN DAYDREAM - Author Guest Post...

  

  Scott Southard The fates gave Jane Austen a bum rap. Yes, she is remembered as one of the most important writers in all of literature, defined for generations... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Juggling School & Family: 7 Tips for Moms Turned Students

  

  (by guest blogger Vera Reed) While many people try to squeeze in their college education before becoming a parent, sometimes life doesn’t work that way. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Author Guest Post: M.m. Bennets, Castles, Customs and Kings

  

  To be honest, the runaway success of the English Historical Fiction Authors has taken us all by surprise. It started small, you know. Tiny. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The Paradise: What's in Store for Denise and Moray in the Upcoming New Series?

  

  Emun Elliot as John Moray US costume drama fans will finally have the chance to make their acquaintance with the charming protagonists of BBC series The Paradis... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Persuasion in Jane Austen's Persuasion and ... Other Novels

  

  by guest blogger Victoria Grossack Some may think that focusing on the art and importance of persuasion in Jane Austen’s last written novel, Persuasion, is... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review - the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

  

  (by guest blogger, Ramya Raju) O Alquimista, the original Portuguese version of the now popular book, brought its share of despair to its creator, Paulo Coelho. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On the Road Again - Kerouac, the Beats, Transgression and Rebellion

  

  Daniel Radcliffe as young Allan Ginsberg - Kill your Darlings (2013) For once I didn't want to open the new school year talking about Early Romantic Poetry or... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 MOVIES

• Jane Austen's Beauty Regimen

  

  (by guest blogger Marcela De Vivo) Pink cheeks and “fresh faces,” as the result of mild physical exertion outside like walks and horseback riding, or simply... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spotlight on ... Ripple Effect Romance Novella Series

  

  The Ripple Effect Romance Novella Series Enjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• The 2013 Jane Austen Festival - Author Teri Wilson's Journal & Pictures - Part Ii

  

  The Jane Austen Festival Fayre - The Fayre was held upstairs at the Guildhall. Simply standing in that gloriously beautiful ballroom was worth the small price o... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Social Networking is Reading?

  

  Is reading a social networking activity? Or is it more a solitary adventure? I've been in a real reading group only once in my life and it hasn't been a... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tolkien's Influence on Fantasy Sagas

  

  (by guest blogger Elizabeth Eckhart) The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and J.R.R. Tolkien are all phrases considered synonymous with high fantasy. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Talking Jane Austen with ... Ulrike Böhm from Germany - Author of "Ein Engel...

  

  Hello Ulrike and welcome to our little Austen club online. First of all thanks for accepting my invitation to talk Jane Austen with me and here’s my first... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 2013 Jane Austen Festival - Author Teri Wilson's Journal & Pictures

  

  September 14th, 2013 - Day 1 The first day of the 2013 Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England, kicked off with the Jane Austen Festival Grand Regency Costumed... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• September 11, 2001 - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

  

  Our task today (and every day) is not to forget. Not to forget so that all those lives lost forever will make sense. For us if not for themselves. But how can w... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES