My Love for Jane Austen

After a week of hiatus, the Austenesque book scout is back and delighted to share some good news regarding book giveaways for this week. Sally Smith O'Rourke guest blogs at Maria Grazia's My Jane Austen Book Club . Read her post and then leave a comment with your email address and country of residence to qualify for the chance to win one of two copies of The Man Who Loved Jane Austen . One copy is for a lucky reader from US while the other is open to the rest of the world . Be sure to do so by next Monday, 4 June 2012 . There is also an interview with Karen Aminadra at the same blog . Read the interview about Pride and Prejudice and how it influence Karen to write her novel, Charlotte . Then leave a comment mentioning why you are looking forward to reading it or what you liked best if you've already read it on the Kindle together with your email address in order to win a paperback copy of Charlotte . This worldwide contest ends next Thursday, 7 June 2012 . ...

Rating: ★★★★★/★★★★★ Marvel Studio's The Avengers is one of summer's hottest blockbuster movies currently screening worldwide. There are numerous things that I enjoyed watching this marvellously produced movie that I wish to extend this experience and learn the process of producing this wonderful film. The answers and more can be found in The Art of Marvel's The Avengers . Kicking off the 272-page hardcover art book encase in a slipcase cover is a brilliant introduction by Marvel Visual Development supervisors and concept artists Ryan Meinerding and Charlie Wen. This is followed by a prologue detailing the journey that begun with the release of Iron Man in 2008 and subsequent four other Marvel-produced films namely The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) culminating the four main superheroes sharing equal responsibilities and screen time in this film. As someone who have not watch all five movies pr...

Although summer has not officially begun yet, there are quite a number of significant titles released over this period and some of them are my favourites. The coming fall season will bring a multitude of new Jane Austen scholarly books and Austenesque fiction including self-published novels from renowned Austenesque authors as well as official published titles specifically aim at fans of the award-winning television drama series, Downton Abbey . Description of each new title are based on publishers' catalogues for the upcoming Autumn-Winter 2012 season (online and printed) and Amazon while book covers are from Amazon . The list is arranged in chronological order for easy reference. Murder Most Austen by Tracy Kiely A dedicated Anglophile and Janeite, Elizabeth Parker is hoping the trip to the Jane Austen Festival in Bath will distract her from her lack of a job and her uncertain future with her boyfriend. On the plane ride, she and Aunt Winnie meet Professor Zackary B...