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Introducing the Jane Austen Book Box Program

I’m so excited to be part of this project and help bring this to fruition. If you are an Educator in the NY area, this is a beautiful opportunity!

Quote of the Day – July 26, 2015

No, Pops: Book Review of Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith

Hardcover, 368 pages Published April 7th 2015 Publisher: Pantheon Genre: Fiction, Romance From Goodreads: The summer after she graduates from university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury,Continue reading “No, Pops: Book Review of Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith”

#ReadingMyLibrary Update: My Library Haul of the Day

Hello fellow readers! Shown here is my library haul for the day! This is only the second week of the #ReadingMyLibrary challenge and I only have one book in soContinue reading “#ReadingMyLibrary Update: My Library Haul of the Day”

The popularity of Jane Austen

I recently read this Wall Street Journal Article “The Secret of the Jane Austen Industry” by Alexander McCall Smith, author of the latest Austen novel retelling, Emma, A Modern Retelling. He writes,Continue reading “The popularity of Jane Austen”

Joanna Trollope and the Austen Project

 The author, Joanna Trollope, stated in a recent Guardian and Daily Mail article that one of literature’s beloved characters, Mr. Darcy, most likely gained his fortune from profits of theContinue reading “Joanna Trollope and the Austen Project”