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Live in the US (or have access to a US VPN)? Need a Brontë or Austen movie or series to get your fix? I've got you covered! Over 100 Austen and Brontë movies and series, organized by streaming service, at your disposal! 👉🏻 https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/ (Updated regularly.) #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
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To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long and they are in the middle of "Persuasion"! For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along. (Final Blow-out Celebration Zoom is Sunday, Dec. 14th at 2pm US CST) #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

Missed previous years of #VirtualJaneCon (https://virtualjanecon.com/) or want to revisit the great talks? They are all available on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/virtualjanecon. You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo! #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #EmilyBronte #CharlotteBronte #AnneBronte #Victorian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

Caroline Bingley would be marked a stalker in 2025. What do you think? #Austen250

The statue of Jane at Winchester Cathedral was unveiled on October 16. It has had some controversy in the past. Has anyone gone and seen it in person?

https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/event/ja250/

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This is a working weekend! I came downstate for an all weekend long volunteer event. I'm the team lead on this weekend's project, and if you know anything about me, you know this is perfect for my bossy personality! 😁 What are you doing this weekend? #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
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First, the goal was $5K USD and they raised over $1M USD. Second, you can still back the project (which I just did)! #Austen250 https://nerdist.com/article/jane-austen-board-game-endearment/

While the books are no longer on display, still an interesting read!

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a69108210/jane-austen-pride-and-prejudice-windsor-castle-display-2025/

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Not only a review of AGM, but also (something I did not know) that Goucher College has the largest Austen collection outside of the UK. Looks like a local pilmagrage should be in order! #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/jane-austen-birthday-goucher-college-XMKAUT6RPBFQJGPPFJNATPGVJE/

Missed previous years of Virtual Jane Con (https://virtualjanecon.com/) or want to revisit the great talks? They are all available on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/virtualjanecon. You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo! #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #EmilyBronte #CharlotteBronte #AnneBronte #Victorian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

What are your plans this weekend? I have a friend who's coming to visit and we are going to have a cozy weekend watching cozy movies, eating a charcuterie board, and wearing cozy clothes. I'm pretty excited! #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #EmilyBronte #CharlotteBronte #AnneBronte #Victorian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

I did some digging and there are numerous arguments about when the first novel was published (from the 15th C to 178th C) and no one can seemingly agree. But I argue that it is the rise of the popular novel taking place during Jane's time. What do you think? #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
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NPR's review of "Patchwork," a graphic biography of Jane Austen. (The book is available on NetGalley if you read ARCs.)

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5584949/jane-austen-patchwork-review-graphic-novel #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long. "Persuasion" starts this week! For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along. #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

So, when over the years, when I have said to someone, "You make me happy!" Several people have retorted, "Only you can make you happy." What do you think? Is happiness only from within oneself?

(Mucking around with the graphic; not a fan but eh, it will do.)

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If you’re a fan of podcasts, there are over a dozen of them dedicated to #JaneAusten and the Brontës! If I’m missing any, let me know so I can update the list! 👉 https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-newsletter-issue-7-podcasts #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
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BrontëLive in the US (or have access to a US VPN)? Need an Austen or Bronte movie or series to get your fix? I've got you covered! Over 100 Austen and Brontë movies and series, organized by streaming service, at your disposal! 👉🏻 https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/ (Updated regularly.) #Austen250 #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon
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Today is the last day of #TheJaneAustenFestival! How are you enjoying yourself so far? Have enjoyed the talks? Let me know! #Austen250

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A great roundup of Austen adaptations and inspirations in YA books. (I mentioned on Bluesky last week I read "I Shall Never Fall in Love," by Hari Connor and it is delightful.

https://www.slj.com/story/austen-ever-after-ya-authors-revisit-remix-jane-austens-work

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Have you taken advantage of the online talks and lectures at #TheJaneAustenFesival yet? What do you think? Visit https://janeausten.co.uk/pages/jane-austen-festival-2025-online-talks-lectures for more information! (Each talk is ticketed sepa(Each talk is ticketed separately, and the time listed is in GMT.)

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If you have a spare million hanging out, several Austen artefacts are being auctioned off at Sotheby's. The auction is from October 1 to the 15th. Not all items have been released.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jane-austen-materials-auction-2684423

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In this issue, José Roeken writes about their experiences in visiting 8 College St, Winchester in the home where Austen died in 1817. https://janeaustenlf.org/pride-and-possibilities-further-articles/2025/9/6/issue-125-where-jane-austen-lived-her-final-days-a-trip-to-8-college-street-in-winchester

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Not a fan of Mansfield Park but am a fan of this quote.

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A great analysis of Lizzy by Devoney Looser.

https://lithub.com/the-almost-wildness-of-elizabeth-bennet/?_kx=7BbSeKUmmqpEUB91BIZXdP62gXUjyZYgaGCxokVbRcw.U5D8ER

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Intrigued? Read more about Margie Burns's research here in her piece at @uk.theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/from-pulpits-to-protest-the-surprising-history-of-the-phrase-pride-and-prejudice-249836?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

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As this is also the big #JaneAustenYear, here are 2 books on #JaneAusten & #Abolition of #Slavery
Margie Burns on "Jane Austen, Abolitionist" & the Abolitionist meaning of the phrase #Pride&Prejudice
& Gabrielle D V White "Jane Austen in the Context of Abolition"

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