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The Literacy Foundation is presenting A “Love Books Tea Party,” tomorrow, February 17, at 3 p.m. EST. The event is free and available on YouTube and Facebook. You can follow on FB here https://fb.me/e/1JILUQfAw or on YouTube here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgnK9wqyVBI > @bookstodon

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On February 17, the New Jersey chapter of proudly present adaptations! In a facilitated discussion, the movies discussed will be Emma (1996), Clueless (1995), and Emma (2020). The event is on Zoom and is free. More details can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsd-moqTwuE9FrJA6Mb4N6eC0KT5Swz96R#/registration

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10 Most Iconic Lovers from English Classics

https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/books/features/10-most-loved-iconic-lovers-from-english-classics-article-107526439

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The and Newsletter Issue #5 Valentine’s Day in the Regency era as told by gifs and memes!

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-newsletter-issue-05-valentines-day?publication_id=2233006&post_id=141623385&isFreemail=false&r=1ep55

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Issue 108 of Pride & Possibilities is out! This month, the theme is “Love Tokens in the Era”

https://janeaustenlf.org/pride-and-possibilities-further-articles/2024/1/23/issue-108

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What is your name? I am Miss Federica Martin of Pemberley!

https://janeaustens.house/pride-and-prejudice-day/whats-your-jane-austen-name/

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Did anyone catch last night on Hallmark? No? Have I got you covered!

Premise: Lilly, a hopeless romantic and literary enthusiast, is surprised when her wish to talk to her favorite author comes true and herself appears in her life.

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-issue-four-recapping-love-and-jane

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I am but a simple person which means I'm MASSIVELY EXCITED to recap , the pastiche that's on tonight (8 p.m. EST).

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I’m going to recap ’s “Love & Jane” over at Excessively Diverting (https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/. The movie is on tonight at 8 p.m. EST and the issue will be in a few days.

Premise: “Lilly, a hopeless romantic and literary enthusiast, is surprised when her wish to talk to her favorite author comes true and Jane Austen herself appears in her life.”

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In the latest issue of and newsletter, I recap , the Austen inspired film from Hallmark Channel.

Overall impression: Grade C. It was fine. Nothing to write home about.

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-issue-4-paging-mr-darcy-recap

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I’m going to recap ’s “Paging Mr Darcy” over at Excessively Diverting (https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/) in the next few days. The movie is on tonight at 8 p.m. EST.

Premise: “When an overly serious scholar attends a Jane Austen annual conference, she strikes a deal with the man playing Mr. Darcy and finds her perspective, and her heart, changed.”

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and Co proudly present a conversation with author and playwright, Syrie James on bringing Austen to life on stage and screen! The event is tonight, February 6, at 7pm EST. The event is on Zoom and is free. Sign up at https://www.janeaustenandco.org/event-details/bringing-austen-to-life-on-page-and-stage.

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Join The House virtual bookclub! For this month, the club will be talking about Jane’s teenage writings. You can read some of Jane’s teenage writings here: https://janeaustens.house/teenage-writings/.

The event is Thursday, February 8 at 2 p.m. EST (7 p.m. BST) and will last for an hour. Tickets are £6.50 and can be bought here: https://buy.myonlinebooking.co.uk/janeaustenshouse/sessions.aspx?tid=104

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The Minnesota region proudly welcomes Julia Quinn, author of the book and movie series, in conversation with Candice Hern. The event is on Zoom and costs $10. The event is on February 10 and is from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. (I'm debating on whether or not I'm going. If you go, tell us about it!)

https://www.jasna.org/conferences-events/event-calendar/minnesota-region-bridgerton-mania/

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The room block at Cleveland Hilton Downtown opens up today at 12 p.m. EST. For more information, visit https://jasna.org/agms/cleveland2024/hotel.php.

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’s House has curated playlists on Spotify for ! Each character is assigned a song. You can find links to the playlists here: https://janeaustens.house/pride-and-prejudice-day/pride-and-prejudice-playlists/.

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The brochure for the 2024 is out! https://www.jasna.org/assets/Annual-General-Meetings/2024-AGM-Preview-Brochure.pdf

The AGM this year is sponsored by JASNA Cleveland.

The AGM is October 18 - 20 in Cleveland, OH.

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If you want more facts on Day, read the Austen and Issue 3 here: https://open.substack.com/pub/excessivelydiverting/p/austen-bronte-issue-3-pride-and-prejuduice?r=1ep55&utm_campaign=post&utm_mediumLoveuarywWelcome=true. I also update on Hallmark Channel's Loveuary theme which for the month of February are all Austen inspired movies and I'll be recapping them via the newsletter.

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@Karen5Lund @bookstodon Oh yes! 's House (https://janeaustens.house/) did a all day virtual events to celebrate.

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Happy Day! P&P was published on this day in 1813.

Some facts!

  • Originally titled "First Impressions”
  • P&P's name comes from Fanny Burney’s “Cecilia" where the phrase “P&P” is used numerous times
  • Novel was finished in 1797
  • It has sold over 20 million copies and has never been out of print

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is celebrating "Loveuary" in February with FOUR brand new inspired films. More details here: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/loveuary/loveuary-2024-movies.

I'll be recapping the films each week over at Excessively Diverting, the newsletter. If you want to follow along, keep an eye here (so you can read the issue on the web) or sign up there: https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/.

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Ancient English city with free walking tours, fancy dress attractions and very famous ex-resident

https://www.the-sun.com/travel/10082007/bath-ancient-english-city-travel/

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Sunday January 28th marks the 211th birthday of and 's House is having a party! You can celebrate by the array of talks and events (online and in person) available. For more information, visit https://janeaustens.house/pride-and-prejudice-day/pride-and-prejudice-day-is-on-28-january/

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The Courthouse of Mouse: How the Public Domain Benefits Art

https://www.scu.edu/illuminate/thought-leaders/tyler-t-ochoa/the-courthouse-of-mouse-how-the-public-domain-benefits-art.html

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If ever met

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