The AIA News-Herald, vol 1 iss 2

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Welcome back, lovely Janeites! I hope you had a relaxing weekend of good food and perfect Netflix binges. But now it's time to crack into week two of Austen in August! And let's start the week with your morning paper, shall we? It's all the Austen news that's fit to print!



Things are hoppin'! Featured posts this week include:

• the first of our Janeite Conversations — and this one gets a little...uncomfortable.
• the start to a series of excerpts that will grace this blog every Tuesday morning, from Maria Grace! Plus, a giveaway!
• a peek behind the curtain at an Austenesque work in progress from Nancy Kelley!
• a guest post on the craziness behind going crazy, Regency-style, from Debra-Ann Kummoung!
• and a giveaway with that post, too!
• a selection of reviews of Austenesque reads (and rereads)
• and another weekend of Dinner & a Movie, featuring a new Regency recipe from Beth (as well as her take on Persuasion...and Persuasion, and Persuasion), and a Save-the-Date for this year's Austen movie watch along!

In need of some Austenesque reads to get you in the mood for AIA? Here are some personal faves and current bargains to feed your reader -- and fill that Jane Austen shaped hole in your heart -- with! Some of these are even free!

        

     

       

Also, I couldn't not include this, which I found just too hilarious. Heroic, indeed...

Not enough Janery going on for you in this first week of AIA? Don’t worry, we’ve got 8 previous years to plunder for awesome Austen posts, In Case You Missed It! Take a stroll through and discover (or rediscover!) things like:

• Melissa interviewed Jane's "Hunky Heroes"...
• and speaking of hunks, we had a "swoon off" -- did we ever come to a decision on this? Can we?
• Brenna Aubrey discussed the importance of letters in Austen
• we took a turn at being Emma for the day, and played a bit of matchmaker (and sometimes friendmaker?) by introducing Austen's characters to each other. Danya also did something similar.
• We ran through my list of surprisingly lovable characters. They're maybe not so surprising anymore, as I sing most of their praises often. (Also: pug. lolol)
• We talked about the best WORST characters, too...
• We also got down and dirty with a good Austen scandal. 
• Remember when I gave away hand-painted, lettered Austen quotes? Do we want a round 2 of these?
• We watched Love & Friendship. This was the aftermath.

* a selection on newsy bits and bits and bobs for the truly discerning Janeite *

I only have one new thing I've run across this week, so before we get into our bits and bobs, I present this for the lulz:

And if you're looking to stock your home and life with more and more and more Jane, well... consider this "boxed set week," because I found one and then fell down the rabbit hole... (Even though I already have a very lovely boxed set!)

     

    

Next week, expect to see a number of giveaways (srsly!), part 2 of Maria Grace's A Proper Introduction to Dragons excerpt series, a potentially... controversial chat on a generally-beloved character, an Austenesque Watch Along (paired with another delicious Regency recipe from Beth!), and more!



What would you like to see in Austen in August? 
A review of a particular book? A specific giveaway item? A certain person interviewed? Let me know in the comments!

Click here to return to the master list of Austen in August posts!