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All things #JaneAusten and #Bronte!

I also curate the streaming Jane Austen and Bronte movies and TV series.

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Today's comes from :

"If you don't love another living soul, then you'll never be disappointed.”

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10 Era Romance Books To Cure Your “" Hangover

https://www.brit.co/books-like-bridgerton/

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Today's comes from 's

“Let us have the luxury of silence.”

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Today's comes from 's which begins with, "It's only a novel…”

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The Literacy Foundation is asking the public to vote on the short story compeition! There are three finalists. Voting ends at midnight GMT (7 pm EST) in TWO DAYS (june 21)!

You can read online or download the entries. More details can be found 👉🏻 https://janeaustenlf.org/writing-competition-voting-2024.

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Today's comes from 's :
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Registration for AGM opens TODAY! This year, the theme is “Austen, Annotated: 's literary, political, and culturual origins." The event is held in Cleveland, OH on October 18-20.

https://jasna.org/agms/cleveland2024/welcome.php

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Everyone! The program for has arrived! https://virtualjanecon.com/virtualjanecon-2024/ Events begin Saturday July 13 at 5 a.m. EST (12 a.m. UTC). These ARE on YouTube so you don’t have to get up at the crack of dawn! :)

All events are free!

Topics include: Music in ’s life; Hallmark’s Austen Loveuary; Comparing 2005 to 1995 adaptations; and and the .

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The 18 Best Romance Books of 2024 (So Far)
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/books/best-romance-books-2024/

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kneeler completed for Winchester Cathedral

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/7-june/news/uk/jane-austen-kneeler-completed-for-winchester-cathedral

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The Literacy Foundation is asking the public to vote on the short story compeition! There are three finalists. Voting ends at midnight GMT (7 pm EST) on June 21.

You can read online or download the entries. More details can be found 👉🏻 https://janeaustenlf.org/writing-competition-voting-2024.

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Britain's best loved real-life filming location? 's Chatsworth House, most ardently

https://www.tatler.com/article/chatsworth-house-home-to-pride-and-prejudice-is-britains-best-filming-location

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Love ? Here are 3 'captivating' modern rom-com retellings for you

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/love-jane-austen-here-are-3-captivating-modern-rom-com-retellings-for-you-1.7228034

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Celebrate Release Day with

https://booktrib.com/2024/06/13/celebrate-bridgerton-release-day-with-jane-austen/

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is a FREE virtual con about all things i. It is happening July 13 - 14 via YouTube. For more information, visit https://virtualjanecon.com/

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The Literacy Foundation is asking the public to vote on the short story compeition! There are three finalists. Voting ends at midnight GMT (7 pm EST) in EIGHT DAYS (June 21)!

You can read online or download the entries. More details can be found 👉🏻 https://janeaustenlf.org/writing-competition-voting-2024.

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is next month! A FREE virtual con about all things is happening July 13 - 14 via YouTube. For more information, visit https://virtualjanecon.com/

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Today's comes from by

“If he loved yo with all the power of his sou for a whole lifetime, he couldn't love you as much as I do in a single day.”

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If you’re a fan of podcasts, there are over dozen of them dedicated to and the Brontes! If I’m missing any, let me know so I can update the list!

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-newsletter-issue-7-podcasts

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Today's comes from . “I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other.”

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Today's is a quote from by .

“There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.”

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Starting tomorrow, I'll be dropping an Austen or Bronte quote of the day on social media. Social media links in the article!

https://open.substack.com/pub/excessivelydiverting/p/austen-bronte-issue-13-quote-social-media

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British landscapes from your favorite books to explore on vacation

https://britishheritage.com/travel/british-landscapes-favourite-books

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Why are we so obsessed with era romances?

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-regency-era-romances/image-gallery/0ed5acbb63b39ffbb03656428798958e

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Phew , LOTS of virtual events happening this summer! Many of them free!

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https://open.substack.com/pub/excessivelydiverting/p/austen-bronte-issue-10-summer-2024-virtual-event?r=1ep55&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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“’Pride & Prejudice's Alternate Ending Scandalized UK Audiences”

https://collider.com/pride-and-prejudice-2005-alternate-ending/

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“Columnist Susan Wozniak: Austen adaptation still gets me”
https://www.gazettenet.com/Columnist-Wozniak-54142112

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“An Ode to ”

https://www.hercampus.com/school/mt-holyoke/an-ode-to-jane-austen/

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If you’re a fan of , there are over dozen of them dedicated to and the Brontes. If I’m missing any, let me know so I can update the list!

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-newsletter-issue-7-podcasts

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fans despair at student digs plan for hotel where she danced

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/28/jane-austen-fans-despair-at-student-digs-plan-for-hotel-where-she-danced-southampton-dolphin

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“Libraries as a Gateway to Forging Your Own Path: , Murder Mysteries, and Me”

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/94385-jessica-ball-on-jane-austen-murder-mysteries-and-libraries-as-a-gateway.html

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“ either didn't like the name John or hated someone in her life named John.”

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/JaneAusten

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Colin Firth's shirt on show

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjllznz08p9o

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10 Best Period Dramas to Watch While Waiting for Season 3 Part 2

https://startefacts.com/news/10-best-period-dramas-to-watch-while-waiting-for-bridgerton-season-3-part-2_a134

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Flashback: and her connections to Basingstoke

https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/24097011.flashback-jane-austen-connections-basingstoke/

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The ‘' Adaptation That Cut Its Kissing Scenes

https://collider.com/bride-and-prejudice-kissing-scenes/

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How To Make Sweet Bath Buns From ’s 19th Century England

https://laughingsquid.com/jane-austen-bath-buns/

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Here is a list of upcoming and virtual talks and presentations happening this summer. Check the events' websites for more information and to register.

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-issue-10-summer-2024-virtual-event

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Meets Kaiju in SENTAI & SENSIBILITY RPG

https://nerdist.com/article/sentai-and-sensibility-jane-austen-rpg-mixes-regency-and-power-rangers/

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Every Movie Adaptation Ranked From Worst To Best (Including )

https://screenrant.com/emma-movies-adaptations-ranked-worst-best/

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Enjoy Some Ice Cream And We'll Give You A Adaptation To Watch
(My adaptation was (2020)!)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hazelyxlee/jane-austen-adaptation-ice-cream-quiz

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If you’re a fan of podcasts, there are over dozen podcast dedicated to and the Brontes. If I’m missing any, let me know so I can update the list!

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-newsletter-issue-7-podcasts

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10 Brilliantly Unexpected Homages

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/92775-10-brilliantly-unexpected-jane-austen-homages.html

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’s Annotated Copy of ‘Curiosities of Literature’ Is For Sale

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jane-austens-personal-copy-for-auction-180983352/

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“” dares to ask, whatever happened to yearning?

https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/pride-and-prejudice-dares-to-ask-whatever-happened-to-yearning/article_b9c4ca42-c6fe-11ee-a8b9-83e7665f24b9.html

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Whitchurch Silk Mill to make ribbons inspired by

https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/24106835.whitchurch-silk-mill-make-ribbons-inspired-jane-austen/

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and Co have a series of videos on “Reading with Jane Austen.” The videos are available for free and can be watched at anytime.

Premise: "Reading with Jane Austen explores authors contemporaneous with Austen and authors that Austen is likely to have read.”

https://www.janeaustenandco.org/reading-with-austen?cid=eafaea11-318d-4df4-8711-de00eee562fe

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