According To Jane: a novel about pride, prejudice and the pursuit of the perfect guy

Announcing Marilyn Brant's debut book, According To Jane: a novel about pride, prejudice & the pursuit of the perfect guy (Kensington Books, trade paperback), to be in stores on October 1, 2009!

It's the story of a modern young woman who receives romantic advice--some good, some not so good--from the spirit of Jane Austen. This manuscript won RWA's prestigious Golden Heart Award® in 2007 for "Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements".

Preliminary Program for Jane Austen Festival

Find the draft program for the Jane Austen Festival Australia online. Join the mailing list for news of earlybird tickets. The festival invites you to be involved as a speaker, presenter, participant and as a volunteer!

Everything Austen Challenge starts July 1st

From 1st July 2009 to 1st January 2010 Stephanie’s Written Word is running an Everything Austen Challenge .

Join the challenge and read or watch six Austen related books or movies in six months to qualify for a chance to win a copy of the miniseries Lost in Austen.

For more information and all of the details visit Stephanie's Blog by clicking on the picture on the right.

For myself, I will be choosing the following:

Books
Emma by Jane Austen
Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
Jane Austen & Representations of Regency England by Roger Sales

Movies
Sense & Sensibility
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen Cross Stitch & Needlework

We've been delighted to read of the kits available from the Jane Austen Centre in Bath. There's something for everyone - cross stich, doll kits and embroidery.

Do you have a passion for Jane?

We are looking for people with a passion for Jane Austen to be part of the 2010 Jane Austen Festival of Australia program.

Do you love her books? Are you an addict and read everything written about her? Are you a devotee of the regency period? Do you belong to a re-enactment group and wish to encourage others to join? Or do you just love the dresses and bonnets?

Contact Aylwen asap and be part of the 2010 JAFA program - which is going to be much larger, with more venues and more speakers involved. For the first time we are separating the dinner and ball so that each event will have their own evening.

Please contact us through the Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy.

Janespotting

Read about Janespotting in the Australian. This article was written by Rosemary Neill from The Australian newspaper and published on 20 June 2009.

Jane Austen Cross Stitch

For those interested in needlework and cross stitch, The Sampler Girl has released On Travel with Jane Austen.

Be whisked away to Bath, England where Jane Austen lived between 1801 and 1806. While it is believed Jane did not fancy Bath as much as she so loved her birthplace of Steventon, Bath remains a charming setting for her writing and allures Janeites all the world over.

Three quotes by Jane Austen grace this design and they are:

1. If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.
2. ...they hastened away to the Crescent, to breathe the fresh air of better company.
3. I really believe I shall always be talking of Bath, when I am at home again - I do like it so very much...Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath?...for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants, and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk.