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Why We Read (And Or Write About) Jane Austen by Lona Manning
Why do I read and/or write about Jane Austen? by Lona Manning
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I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart; I am, I am, I am. —Sylvia Plath
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Christina Boyd
- May 13
- 2 min
Review: EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE by Natalie Jenner
Christina Boyd reviews EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE, international bestselling author Natalie Jenner’s third novel, is set in post-World War II
Christina Boyd
- Apr 16
- 5 min
Why We Read (Or Write About) Jane Austen by Joana Starnes
Joana Starnes: I think I was about twelve when I began to read Jane Austen. I started with Pride and Prejudice. It was love at first sight.
Christina Boyd
- Feb 6
- 6 min
INTERVIEW: Devoney Looser is Wild for Austen
Christina Boyd interviews Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author or editor of eleven books
Elaine Jeremiah
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Favorite Austen Scene by Guest Writer, Elaine Jeremiah
Which is your favorite scene in any of Jane Austen’s novels, the one you find the most memorable, and why? I have more than one.
Christina Boyd
- Sep 19, 2023
- 6 min
INTERVIEW: Cass Grafton’s Journey from Fan Fiction to Traditional Publishing
Cass Grafton began writing about Regency England, enlisting Jane Austen’s help to time-travel but now is ensconced in 21st century Cornwall.
Christina Boyd
- Aug 15, 2023
- 7 min
INTERVIEW: Karen M Cox Writes Stories Brushed with History & Romance
Karen M Cox is an award-winning author of four full-length novels that adapt Jane Austen to other eras: 1932: Pride & Prejudice Revisited...
Christina Boyd
- May 9, 2023
- 5 min
INTERVIEW: Natalie Jenner, a Total Pantser?
International bestselling author Natalie Jenner penned my favorite book of 2022, BLOOMSBURY GIRLS, so it's no surprise I'd have questions.
Christina Boyd
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Review: JANE & ME: MY AUSTEN HERITAGE by Caroline Jane Knight
"I have spent most of my adult life trying to forget Chawton and avoiding all reminders of my heritage..."
And that is the opening line of
Christina Boyd
- May 16, 2022
- 6 min
REVIEW: Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Review: Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling author of “The Jane Austen Society,” returns with a compelling and heartwarming story
Christina Boyd
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
My “Yuletide” Bench Installed in Chawton House Walled Garden
YULETIDE garden bench I donated via North American Friends of Chawton House was one of the first eight installed on Chawton House grounds.
Christina Boyd
- Jul 17, 2021
- 5 min
“I have lost a treasure...”
“I have lost a treasure...” Jane Austen died July 18, 1817
Christina Boyd
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
YULETIDE audiobook is LIVE!
Last night #Audible notified us that our fourth anthology, YULETIDE: A Jane Austen-inspired Collection of Stories, is LIVE at Audible,...
Christina Boyd
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
CONTINUED SUPPORT of CHAWTON HOUSE
Anyone that knows me knows how I love getting mail marked ROYAL MAIL. What a banner day! This just arrived from Chawton House for being...
Christina Boyd
- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
Christmas Comes Early to Chawton
Authors of Yuletide, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas anthology, presented Chawton House with a check for $2400.
Christina Boyd
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
YULETIDE Anthology Raises $2400 for #ChawtonHouse
Many thanks to all who have supported our YULETIDE anthology. We will be making our initial donation towards "unrestricted funds" as...
Christina Boyd
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1 min
YULETIDE Anthology Makes Best of List for 2018
From Pemberley to Milton names YULETIDE in Favorite Books of 2018!
Christina Boyd
- Dec 17, 2018
- 1 min
Silver Petticoat Review Includes YULETIDE in 25 Cheery, Holiday Love
Reblogged #11 Yuletide: A Jane Austen-Inspired Collection of Stories by Collected Authors and edited by Christina Boyd
Christina Boyd
- Dec 5, 2018
- 5 min
YULETIDE: How We Published in Less Than a Month
by Christina Boyd Give us a thankful sense of the blessings in which we live, of the many comforts of our lot, that we may not deserve to...
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