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Jane Austen's Desk Poster
You can learn more about the features in our new project here!
Feb 17

Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness in the Hudson Review
Thanks to Alexandra Mullen for a creative and thought-provoking review of my book.
Feb 15


Cosmopolitan UK article
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a63633376/jane-austen-gen-z-fans/ This lovely article by Lydia Venn talks about Austen's...
Feb 15


Jane Austen's Desk in NOLA
Sarah Schafer Walton and I had fun presenting Jane Austen's Desk at the "Innovation Room" of the Modern Language Association's annual...
Feb 15


A Bookish Christmas
Thanks to our Jane Austen's Desk naval historian Sheila Johnson Kindred for sharing this lovely Christmas celebration!
Jan 14

Excerpt from our Live Jane Austen & Co from Chapel Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_diwzlo7Q Susan Allen Ford and Inger S. B. Brodey discuss their new books This was an in-person event...
Jan 12


Susannah Fullerton's Top Ten Books for 2024
My gratitude to Susannah Fullerton for including Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness in her top ten books of 2024. Read her list...
Jan 2


Wall Street Journal Review
This engaging review by Elizabeth Lowry has boosted interest in Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness . An illustration for Jane...
Jan 2


Book Review by Maggie Lane
Lovely long review of my new book by Austen expert Maggie Lane. Published in the November edition of the newsletter for the Jane Austen...
Dec 6, 2024


UNC Article on our new Grant
This grant will support our next Jane Austen Summer Program, to be held in New Bern, NC (beautifully close to the NC coast) on June...
Dec 6, 2024


Unveiling the Beta Version of Jane Austen's Desk
The Jane Austen's Desk team had a great time unveiling our NEH-funded project, "Jane Austen's Desk" to hundreds of Janeites in Celeveland...
Oct 31, 2024


Reading Austen as a 'Moral Philosopher'
Belated thanks to Katherine Howell for an excellent review of my new book in the National Review "Bookshelf" (April 18, 2024):
Oct 31, 2024


Singing Austen's Praises
How lucky am I that fellow Janeite and world-famous soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg likes my book?? Thanks for sharing the picture,...
Oct 31, 2024


Thanks, Janeite Book Clubs!
Thanks to the many lovely book clubs who have chosen to use my book for discussion. I especially enjoyed my online visit to the Jane...
Oct 31, 2024

Featured in UK Church Times
Church Times in the UK was interested in some of the arguments I make in my new book on Austen , and they asked me to write some more...
Oct 31, 2024


Interview on New Books Network
Thanks to Miranda Melcher of King's College London for a good conversation about my new book. https://newbooksnetwork.com/jane-austen-and...
Oct 10, 2024

New Transatlantic Austen Grant from NC Humanities
I'm delighted to announce that we have received a $20,000 grant (their largest grant) from North Carolina Humanities for an exciting Jane...
Sep 18, 2024


New Podcast Interview on The Austen Connection
Thanks to Janet Sardi for inviting me to do an interview on her fabulous podcast! https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/jane-austens-...
Aug 1, 2024


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