Newly released: READING WITH JANE AUSTEN by Elaine Bander carefully rereads the great author’s novels against the rich context of late Georgian literary and intellectual culture, adding new layers of appreciation for those who love her work.
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“Sets out to help us re-see the great novelist’s aims & achievements by carefully, clearly, productively describing them alongside the significant writings of her best-loved contemporaries. Will have you rereading Austen in engaging, surprising, powerful new ways.”
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Looking for a bright (red) spot in your day? Check out my essay in @literaryhub.bsky.social on the brilliant Oscar-nom’d short film, Jane Austen's Period Drama. Then let me know what you think of my theory that Austen referred to treating period pain in an 1808 letter? lithub.com/blood-on-the...
Yes! This would be so fantastic.
@devoney.bsky.social explores 19th-century attitudes about menstruation through Jane Austen’s Period Drama, the Oscar-nominated short.
@devoney.bsky.social might be one of the key voices on #JaneAusten, but that doesn't mean she can get her sons on board... So, how exactly do you get kids to read Austen? Listen to the full #podcast episode now: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/j...
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"Facts are such horrid things!" #JaneAusten
🎂 After celebrating Austen's 250th birthday, we found ourselves wondering what it is about Jane - why this endurance? Who better to chat with on than @devoney.bsky.social, one world’s leading Austen scholars, and author of #WildForAusten!
"Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked." #JaneAusten
In this special bonus episode we chat Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday celebrations, with guest @devoney.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading Austen scholars, and author of #WildForAusten! 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/j...
Do you listen to the Secret Life of Books podcast? If not, add to the queue. It was a treat to talk Austen's 250th, Wild for Austen, and what's next with brilliant Sophie Gee on the latest episode of SLoB "Jane Austen's Birthday: Everyone Wants to Party with Jane." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Beige quill pen pictured on ivory background with the podcast title Period, and the host's name, Alison Thoet de Castillo.
Squee! We're on a new podcast. My caro sposo and I dusted off our he-said-she-said act for a tussle over the 1995 vs. 2005 Pride and Prejudice adaptations on Period, with Alison Thoet de Castillo. Grateful for the chance to talk #janeausten , #adaptation & #wildforausten www.buzzsprout.com/2592047
Happy birthday Jane Austen! You're looking pretty fresh for 250! p.s. @devoney.bsky.social 's Wild for Austen is highly recommended (including by me, as you can see).
Cover of Wild for Austen by Devoney Looser
Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday by reading more of @devoney.bsky.social Wild for Austen!
An energetic exploration of a writer for our times with @devoney.bsky.social, Kate Evans and @beerowlatt.bsky.social. Featuring readings by Susannah Harker (1995 Jane Bennet).
Now available to view on the @britishlibrary.bsky.social YouTube channel here:
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Book cover in purple and pink with the title Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane by Devoney Looser.
This sort of day won't happen again in my lifetime--a #JaneAusten anniversary of this magnitude. (It's unlikely I'll make it to 2067, the 250th of her death, but I do hope others will carry on!) More about how I & others celebrated this wild time is here: devoney.substack.com/p/the-latest...
Just heard the mighty @devoney.bsky.social give a brilliant talk on her book. If you’re lucky enough to be near one of the stops on her book tour, treat yourself; she’s the best in the biz.
And get Wild for Austen, which will change the way you look at one of the biggest names in English lit.
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. Shop now for guaranteed Christmas delivery! #JaneAusten #giftidea #booksky
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This Sunday #JaneAusten will be on @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social & I'll be a part of it. Wonderful Seth Doane & crew put me at ease. I didn't feel nervous then. I do feel so now at the idea of millions of people watching whatever I said! Here's hoping I did justice to the great novelist & #janeites
A castle,.. put An House. A cavern, •A bower. A groan,. A sigh. A giant,.A father. A blood-stained dagger.A fan. Howling blasts …A zephyr.
A knight - a gentleman without whiskers A lady who is the heroine - need not be changed being versatile Assassins, - killing glances A monk, - an old steward Skeletons, skulls, &c. — Compliments, sentiments, &c. A lamp, — a candle A magic book sprinkled with blood - a letter bedewed with tears Mysterious voices _ Abstruse words, (easily found in a dictionary). A secret oath, a tender hint A gliding ghost, - an usurer or attorney A witch, - an old housekeeper A wound - a kiss A midnight murder, - a marriage
Reading the Northanger Abbey chapter of @devoney.bsky.social’s latest book and this “turn a Romance into a novel!” table is killing me 😂
'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - @devoney.bsky.social
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
"What does it mean that Jane Austen was hanging out with groups of radicals, and radical politicians and the women in their lives?"
ASU English professor @devoney.bsky.social visited with @kjzz.org’s Lauren Gilger about the "real" Jane Austen.
Listen: ow.ly/BhPc50X6jPP #ASUHumanities
Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author @devoney.bsky.social will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'.
Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten
About to dig out those white gloves that go up to the elbows & my #JaneAusten trucker hat! Time to pack for JASNA--a challenge and a treat--having just pressed send on the latest edition of my author newsletter. The next months are going to be a whirlwind. Hope to see you! devoney.substack.com
Can confirm! I'm part way through and it's a really fun read.
My copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s Wild for Austen arrived today!
Wild For Austen, a
conversation with author @devoney.bsky.social
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Thank you to @devoney.bsky.social and @chawtonhouse.bsky.social for a great talk on Jane Austen's wildness! Looking forward to reading the book 📚☺️ #WildforAusten #reading #booksky
Witty, wild and wonderfully Austen: an interview with author @devoney.bsky.social ahead of the publication of her new book, 'Wild for Austen': thesecretunderstandingofthehearts.blogspot.com/2025/09/witt...
Publishing this week! #JaneAusten #booksky
The cover of Devoney Looser’s Wild Austen
I have my copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s new book. Why don’t you have yours yet?
Publishing today!
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
