Jane Austen

  • Pride and Prejudice Redux

    Published in 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice seems to be showing no signs of slowing down in terms of either popularity or endurance. In fact, a recent handful of offerings make it abundantly clear that the famous novel of romance and manners still has plenty to offer for modern readers. Pride, Prejudice, and Other… Continue reading

  • Galentine’s Day

    For Galentine’s Day I reached out to the amazing ladies in my life for some female friendship literature! Here were their suggestions:   Jen (the childhood friend): Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Continue reading

  • December Literary Holidays

    December may have many holidays for you to celebrate but let me give you a few extra, book-themed holidays to add to your plate. Jólabókaflóð – which translated means “The Book Flood of Christmas” – has been getting a lot of hype recently. In Iceland, the winter months see a large influx of new books… Continue reading

  • A Bouquet of Literary Gardens

    by Library Staff     Roald Dahl’s garden is bright with purple alliums, each Star-burst blossom bigger than a giant peach.         Virginia Woolf’s garden flowers through night and day With burgundy dahlias lining the fragrant way.   Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: If you like Jane Austen

    If you’ve read everything by Jane Austen, and would like more in that same vein, you should try Georgette Heyer. Heyer has been credited with writing the first modern historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in the Regency era in England (the same time period/location as Jane Austen’s novels), and she also wrote… Continue reading

  • Science Fiction Fridays: The romance of histories that never were

    Spring is in the air and it’s got me in the mood for some light, but never fluffy, romantic fantasies. This past week, I read three alternate histories that had romance and magic in abundance. What books would you suggest for a great alternate history with a gripping love story? Continue reading

  • Inspired by Darcy: Characterizations of Jane Austen’s proudest hero

    Have you noticed how many novels are based on or inspired by classics, especially novels by Jane Austen? First there are the retellings of stories, like Emma and the Vampires, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, or Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, in which an author takes the original classic and adds exciting paranormal characters.… Continue reading