Hi, friends! As some of you may know, we’ve been celebrating all things food over the past couple of months here at Austen Variations. With everything that’s going on in the world, it seems like many of us have been turning to cooking and baking for comfort–whether it’s dusting off our favorite recipes, or branching …
Before [Elizabeth] had been three minutes in her own room, her mother followed her. “My dearest child,” she cried, “I can think of nothing else! Ten thousand a year, and very likely more! ‘Tis as good as a Lord! And a special licence! You must and shall be married by a special licence! But, my …
Bingley, who wanted to be alone with Jane, proposed their all walking out. It was agreed to. Mrs. Bennet was not in the habit of walking. Mary could never spare time, but the remaining five set off together. Bingley and Jane, however, soon allowed the others to outstrip them. They lagged behind, while Elizabeth, Kitty, …
In my newest novel, The Bride of Northanger, the hero and heroine, Henry Tilney and Catherine Morland respectively, are a romantic pair who have fought against many obstacles (mostly in the shape of his ogre-like father, General Tilney) on their path to love. This sequel to Northanger Abbey has plenty of Gothic thrills and mysteries, but …
A performance! Twelfth Night was always a festive event for Jane Austen, her family and friends. They loved to brighten up the winter season and celebrate the traditional Epiphany with a variety of parties, balls, children’s festivities, and most especially theatricals. As we might expect, Jane Austen was at the heart of these activities …
Jane Austen wrote very little about Christmas directly, though we may remember such fictional moments as the “fine family piece” of a Christmas scene in Persuasion, with little girls cutting up silver paper and little boys reveling over plates of brawn and cold pies, and Lady Russell being annoyed by the noise. Or Mr. Elton …
With my first published book (Onoto Watanna, a biography of my novelist grandmother, in 2001), there was no such thing as a blog tour in existence, so I was innocent of the subject. The book was published by a university press, and since my grandmother was something of a pioneer, being the first Asian American …
My panel talk was over, and was well received; anxiety over the Author Signing event was relieved by the fun and delight of friends old and new coming up to buy my book and chat. So now there was nothing left to do at the JASNA annual general meeting in Williamsburg, VA, but to let …
It’s not all that easy to get to Williamsburg, VA from Los Angeles – there are no direct flights, so it was 13 hours door to door, on two planes, a train, and two Ubers. Might have got as far as Rome in that time; and I arrived exhausted and uncertain about whether it was …
Here, for Austen Variations readers, is another excerpt from my new novel, The Bride of Northanger, which has now been in the world for four days, having been published last Thursday! I posted an excerpt that day, the story’s opening, which takes place on the evening before the wedding of Catherine Morland and Henry Tilney. …
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