Today is Jane Austen’s birthday and blogs all over the web are in celebration. An extravaganza of Austenesque giveaways, birthday wishes and gifts to Jane, and classic Regency fun is ongoing and ALL of you are invited! Hosted by Maria Grazia of My Jane Austen Book Club and Katherine Cox of November’s Autumn,...
Anxious to read my upcoming novel – Miss Darcy Falls in Love – and not sure you can wait? Here’s your chance! I have an advanced reader copy lying around and I want to give it to someone. Why not you? Here’s how it works: The quiz below is for...
Starting today Meredith at Austenesque Reviews is launching her first Austenesque Extravaganza! What, you may be asking, is an Austenesque Extravaganza? Great question! Here is Meredith to tell you all about it– What is Austenesque Extravaganza, you ask? – It is a MONTH-LONG celebration of Austenesque Authors and Novels! (A most appropriate event theme for this blog, isn’t it?)...
“Jane in June” rages on over at Misty’s The Book Rat and if you haven’t visited yet you are missing out! Already there have been some fabulous posts that you must take the time to read through. Today – Saturday June 4 – my first of two personal offerings has...
Starting on June 1 – that would be this coming up Wednesday, or 2 days from now for those like me who can never remember the actual date – Misty at The Book Rat blog is launching her 2nd Annual “Jane in June” extravaganza. Pretty much as it sounds, this is...
Time to report on my fabulous weekend in southern CA – Pasadena to be exact – with a group of friends from the Fresno Area Regency England Fellowship that I formed with my pal Carrie Flores. There were 5 of us all together: Carrie and me, my daughter Emily, and...
On December 16, 1775 Reverend George Austen and his wife Cassandra welcomed their second daughter. They named her Jane. I am sure they were overjoyed by their daughter’s birth and good health and certainly their hopes were high that she would live a full life, but I seriously doubt they...
I know it was over a week ago, but better late than never, right? On November 6 I joined the ladies and gentlemen of the Jane Austen Society (JASNA) Central Valley CA region for a fund raising event at Barnes & Noble in Fresno, CA. We were SO excited and...
A shout out to my friend Jeane who has kept her wonderful blog devoted to the 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice running for 3 years now! Happy Anniversary Jeane! I love Jeane’s blog and am SO happy that she has diligently followed the actors and other artists involved with...
My new friend Misty is hosting a month-long Jane Austen extravaganza at her blog, The Book Rat. Several posts a day will be added for the entire 30 days of June including reviews, guest essays, loads of giveaways, poems, letters to Jane, etc. Over thirty different Jane-lovers have been invited...
What a fantastic day! I am not all that fond of giving speeches, even if they are getting a bit easier. Nevertheless, it was a tremendous honor to be invited to speak to a group of Jane Austen lovers. A short background: Last fall I was contacted by Carrie Flores,...
All during the month of February we are celebrating LOVE over at the Casablanca Authors Blog. As part of the Sourcebooks romance imprint line, the 18 of us who contribute to this fabulous blog should know a great deal about love. Each day we are approaching the emotion with our...
Today was my turn to blog over at the Sourcebooks Casablanca Authors blogsite. In keeping with my upcoming launch, I chose to center my topic on Loving Mr. Darcy plot points. But I was also greatly influenced by recent events with my mom. Enjoy! Moms must be on the brain...
I just found out today after being gone all weekend in San Francisco that an essay I wrote for Jane Austen Today has been posted. I was unsure of the date, that being why I gave no warning. Here is a short blurb: Whenever I talk to people about Jane...
We all know what I think and why. And, everyone should know that I consider the rapid debate of Colin vs. Matthew and Jennifer vs. Keira to be pointless. It boils down to personal opinion as far as I am concerned and therefore not a matter of who ‘wins or...
