My Love for Jane Austen

The Austenesque scout is delighted to announce about a book giveaway for the last week of the year. Abigail Reynolds, who writes a series of variations novels based on Pride and Prejudice called The Pemberley Variations , is featured as a guest author on Maria Grazia's blog, My Jane Austen Book Club . Read her guest post titled Pride, Prejudice and Propriety and comment on it by next Thursday, 5 January 2012 for a chance to win an autographed copy of her latest release, Mr. Darcy's Letter . Be sure to leave your email address so that Maria will be able to contact you in case you win. The bad news is this giveaway is limited to US and Canadian readers. All the best!

Dear readers, Thank you very much for participating in my first ever giveaway for a hardcover edition of Marvel Illustrated Classics' Sense & Sensibility personally inscribed by Sonny Liew, the illustrator and comic artist of the book. The winner has been decided by Random.org and the prize goes to: which is Sophia Rose, please contact me whenever you can with your shipping address and your choice of which inscription you prefer. Take a look at my original post if you have forgotten. To the three commenters that did not win, try again next time. I have some other books that are ready to be given away.

There is a fun and interactive Austenesque event where you can participate starting today until Monday, 9th January 2012 . Organised by Lynn Shepherd who wrote Murder at Mansfield Park and at one time a blogger at Austen Authors , she recently launched an Austen Murder Match on her website and twitter . The idea is to pitch two Janeite murder mysteries together, head to head, to see which one will come out on top. So anyone who has a Twitter account and read Murder at Mansfield Park and P.D. James' Death Comes to Pemberley are invited to write a short review comparing the two and give each of them a score. Vs If this event has piqued your interest and you wish to take part, email Ms Shepherd at contact@lynn-shepherd.com before midnight UK time on Sunday, 8th January 2012 . The email must contain the following details: Your Twitter name A review in English comparing Death Comes to Pemberley and Murder at Mansfield Park in 150 words or less A score out of t...

It's the time of the year where publishers are releasing their catalogues for the upcoming Spring-Summer 2012 season. In view of this, the Austenesque book scout brings you some terrific and wonderful news on new books that will soon be released by Sourcebooks, one of the leading publishers in Austen para-literature genre, other publishers and those that are self-published by authors. Description of each new title are quoted from Sourcebooks trade catalogue for Spring 2012, Amazon and publisher websites while book covers are mostly from Barnes & Noble . The list is arranged chronologically for easy reference. Jane Austen on Love and Romance by Jane Austen and Constance Moore (editor) Note: First published in UK in September 2010 From Jane Austen's writing, her views on love and romance Jane Austen left an indelible mark on the world of literature. Her novels set a benchmark for her era and have entranced readers ever since. In Jane Austen on Love and Romance...