AUSTEN IN AUGUST 2019 MASTER LIST

Hello, and welcome to a brand new Austen in August — our 10th year!! AIA is a blog event in which a group of Janeites (this includes you!) comes together to discuss, binge on, and gush over all things Austen and Austen-adjacent. This month, you'll find 4 solid weeks worth of reviews, discussions, interviews, giveaways and more — hopefully enough to satisfy the Jane craving inside of you. (But is it ever really satisfied?)

This year, to celebrate 10 years of Austenmania here on TBR, we're TAKING OVER THE WORLD! Or at least a small corner of the internet. And by this I mean: not all of this year's AIA posts will be located here on The Book Rat! There was just too much Austen love to contain. So in the schedule below, many of the posts will link to a page here on Ye Olde Blogge, but some will take you out into the wider world, to other people's blogs and websites and youtube channels. (It's okay, though. No stranger danger, I promise!)
And if you find yourself just so inspired this month and you want to join in and pop up a post on your own blog, contact me with a link and I'll add it into the schedule!

You can find all of that below, with a bit of a sneak peek at what is coming in the first few days; from there, the schedule will be updated daily. Posts will be going up in every morning and most afternoons or evenings every weekday (and by 'day' I mean, what passes for day in the Eastern US timezone, because that is where I live and work and schedule things like this), and each post will include a link at the bottom that links back to this post, and looks like this:

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

And I think that's probably all you need to know! Welcome (or welcome back) to Austen in August; I hope you enjoy your stay!

In this AUSTEN IN AUGUST, you will find:

please note: posts are updated daily, and may be linked up earlier than they go live, in which case, the link will appear to be "broken"  -- check back often for current and updated posts and links!

Thursday, August 1st

• Welcome and Master List (you are here)
• Official 2019 Austen in August challenge
• The Menfolk Watch Sense & Sensibility — guest post from Leigh Dreyer!
• Controversial Austen Opinions: a Janeite Conversation
• ICYMI: Laurie Viera Rigler stopped by back in 2015 to talk about the "Conspiracy of Cluelessness" (get it?) in Emma.

Friday, August 2nd

• Emma the Matchmaker by Rachel John — guest review from Sophia Rose!
• "The Journey Home to Pemberley" from Joana Starnes on the Jane Austen Variations site
• Assignment Austen: Totally 80s
• Giveaway: Austen in August Mega Prize Pack #1
• ICYMI: I reviewed one of my all time favorite Jane Austen retellings (a completion, actually), and later reviewed a book that is not at all a Jane Austen retelling (or completion), but hit some of the same notes for me.

Saturday, August 3rd & Sunday, August 4th

• Part 1 of Maria Grace's story, Lady Catherine's Cat, goes live on the Jane Austen Variations site today, so make sure to check it out!
• There are no new posts here on TBR this weekend, but to tide you over, may I suggest you join me in my Austen 80s weekend? Or occupy yourself with this selection of past-AIA post!
• "What did Austen do in August?" — guest post from Shannon Winslow
• Austenites take on: Character Cross-Overs! 
• Austen Movie Throwdown: Persuasion  |  from Beth
• Dress Like a Janeite: a curation of fun things

Monday, August 5th

• GIVEAWAY of Rational Creatures (+ more!) + interview with audiobook narrator, Victoria Riley!
• Austen Superfan [Game]
• In Case You Missed It: 
• Here's a look at some Jane Austen read-alikes that might help fill the void
• I shared a peek at my collection of Jane Austen stuff, which is one of the tasks on this year's AIA challenge (and realized later that there was SO MUCH MORE I forgot about...)
• I talked about some great Austenesque "beach reads," back when AIA was still JnJ!

Tuesday, August 6th

• Part 2 of "Lady Catherine's Cat," Maria Grace's short story that is being shared throughout Austen In August, goes live today on the Jane Austen Variations blog!
• Thoughts on "Why The World Needs Another Fanny Price More Than It Needs Another Elizabeth Bennet," from Jacqueline Firkins!
• GIVEAWAY of Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins!
• My take on the pure delightful chaos that was Northanger Abbey (1986)
• ICYMI: In other movie media, I viewed Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and had some thoughts. I also still routinely watch this hilarious and surprisingly informative Regency episode of The Supersizers Go...

Wednesday, August 7th

•  "What is a toxophilite?" guest post on from Maria Grace!
• Discussion: Further Controversial & Unpopular Austen Opinions
• GIVEAWAY: Audiobook Prize Pack from Maria Grace!
• ICYMI: 
• Beth taught us how to make a number of Regency dishes, like the infamous "white soup" and "beef alamode" (which is not beef serves with a scoop of ice cream, fortunately) in her Eat Like Austen series.
• Author Nancy Kelley laid into Austen's "lame" heroes.

Thursday, August 8th

• Why Does Mansfield Park End Like THAT?  guest post from Cara at Wilde Book Garden!
• Assignment Austen #2: Firsts
• Misunderstood Austen: a Janeite Conversation
• In Case You Missed It: 
• One year, I designed lookbooks for Austen characters, including this one of Emma. Still love it, and I find the final look to be especially Emma.
• Author Karen Cox told us about her "gateway drug" into the world of Austen.
• I reviewed not 1, not 2, but three books by Abigail Reynolds (and probs could have kept going, tbh...)

Friday, August 9th

• Favourite Hidden Romantic Moments from Natalie Jenner!
• GIVEAWAY: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner!
• Part 2 of The Journey Home to Pemberley by Joana Starnes goes live today on the Jane Austen Variations site!
• GIVEAWAY: Austen in August Mega Prize Pack #2
• Unusual Austen Retellings
• In Case You Missed It: 
• Last year I offered up free Austenesque bookmarks and "Janeite" floral 5x7 printables -- should I make these available again this year, for a limited time?

Saturday, the 10th & Sunday, the 11th

There are no new posts here on The Book Rat this weekend (yay, self care!), but there are still plenty of goodies to dig into, if you're done playing catch up with AIA so far!

• Part 3 of Maria Grace's story, Lady Catherine's Cat, is now live on the Jane Austen Variations site!
• Sunday @ 8:30 I'll be live-tweeting my thoughts on the 1996 version of Emma on Twitter, with the hashtag #AustenInAugust, so pop by and join in!
• But here are some posts from years past, to tide you over
• Lona Manning talked about the isolation of Austen's heroines
• Maria Grace, on what a master manipulator Lady Susan was
• Persuasion's Anne Elliot is probably Austen's most "rootforable" main character, at least according to 2010's Misty.
• The Austen authors took a look at the "doomed 'ships" of Austen &mdsah; the relationships that may be doomed to fail? 

Monday, the 12th

• Unusual Austen Retellings
• Games Jane Austen Might Have Played: Pall Mall — What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun?  Explore the game of Pall Mall with Maria Grace on the Jane Austen Variations site!
• GIVEAWAY + Guest Post: Military influences in Jane Austen, from Debra-Ann Kummoung!
• ICYMI: Last year I did a weekly AIA newsletter, which I decided against this year, but which I'm going to link, because there was lots of good stuff, including Jane Austen news and apparel and all manner of Janery. Also, have you heard of the Jane Austen Handbook?

Tuesday, the 13th

• Ranking Austen's Men According to 2019 Standards — guest post from Jennieke Cohen!
• Part 4 of Maria Grace's story, Lady Catherine's Cat, goes live on the Jane Austen Variations site!
• Jane Austen's Best Insults (or at least the ones I'm loving right now)
• ICYMI: A couple of years ago, we gathered together to watch Love & Friendship (aka, the adaptation of Lady Susan) and a time was had! Also, Danya shared some lessons learned through Austen, and I took a look at Austen's most frustrating characters.

Wednesday, the 14th

• "The British Amazons" from Maria Grace
• Emma (1996): a Review in a Million Parts
• Jane Austen's Devotion — guest post from Shannon Winslow, on the Jane Austen Variations blog
• ICYMI: Wanna know what you're in for if you win the audiobook prize pack from Maria Grace? Do a test run of her Mr Darcy's Dragon series with last year's excerpt series. Also, you can check out my thoughts on Pride & Prejudice from aaages ago. Or find out what some of my favorite JAFF books are here!

Thursday, the 15th

• If Austen Adaptations Were Diverse... — guest post from Kerri
• Austenesque Anticipation...  — A Janeite Conversation
• In Case You Missed It: 
• Cecilia Gray taught us how to "fake" being an Austen fan...
• Melanie Rachel talked about canon and "fanon" in Austen
• and we all took a look at some bits of Austen wisdom and words to live by

Friday, the 16th

• Assignment Austen #3: Finally.
• Kara Louise takes a look at what Austen went through to pen her stories vs. writers in contemporary times in Writing: Then and Now on the Jane Austen Variations blog
• GIVEAWAY: Austen in August Mega Prize Pack #3!!
• ICYMI: Karen Wasylowski channeled Lady Catherine to pay tribute to Austen (finally), Debra-Ann Kummoung told us about the harsh realities of "Bedlam," and we all had a little chat about Austen's best worst character.

Saturday, the 17th & Sunday, the 18th

• There are no new posts on The Book Rat this weekend, but:
• The 5th & final part of Lady Catherine's Cat, Maria Grace's short story that she's been sharing with us this month, goes live today on the Jane Austen Variations blog
• Courtney at The Green Mockingbird is sharing a JAFF-themed First Line Firday
• And In Case You Missed It, here are some other posts to fill your weekend with:
• The Janeites shared some Austen read-alikes
• Alexa Adams talked about the perfections of Pemberley
• Katherine gave us a character analysis of Willoughby

Monday, the 19th

• Karen M. Cox interviews Catherine Morland!
• GIVEAWAY: Regina Jeffers prize pack!
• In Case You Missed It: 
• Jane Austen in Space? 
• Jane Austen Behind Closed Doors
• My thoughts on Austen meets Friday Night Lights in Kay Honeyman's Interference

Tuesday, the 20th

• GIVEAWAY & Guest Post: "How Did I Get Here?" from Heather Moll
• Scents & Sensibility: a Befuddled Rant
• GIVEAWAY & Excerpt: The Flight Path Less Traveled by Leigh Dreyer!
• ICYMI:  
• We heard from a "newbie Janeite," 
• found out how Jane Austen "kept her cool," 
• and talked about Jane Austen's "bad girls"

Wednesday, the 21st

• "Women Archers of Jane Austen's Day" from Maria Grace
• GIVEAWAY & Excerpt: Darcy in Hollywood by Victoria Kincaid!
• In Case You Missed It: 
• I reviewed the contemporary P&P retelling, Epic Fail
• I curated a list of Austenesque audiobooks to look into
• Melanie told us about her Jane Austen pilgrimage

Thursday, the 22nd

• Eliza Shearer takes a look at The Dark Side of Jane Austen
• Austen Disappointments — a Janeite Conversation
• ICYMI:  Last year, I gave away Austenesque & Janeite bookmarks and 5x7 free printables -- would you guys like the have access to these again this year? Let me know in the comments!

  

Friday, the 23rd

• The final part of The Journey Home to Pemberley by Joana Starnes goes live on the Jane Austen Variations blog today!
• Assignment Austen: a New Dawn, a New Day. . .
• "Reading for Janeites" — a curated list of recommendations, from Courtney @ The Green Mockingbird!
• GIVEAWAY: Austen in August Mega Prize Pack #4!
• ICYMI: Lindsay talked about "Nature, Nurture & Class in Emma" and Eliza Shearer talked about lost love in Austen

Saturday, the 24th and Sunday the 25th

• Nothing new being posted this weekend, so just relax and have a browse through the Jane Austen posts here on The Book Rat, or the #AustenInAugust hashtag on social media!

Monday, August 26th

• #TeamHenry... guest post from Jacqueline Firkins!
• Games Jane Austen Might Have Played: Battledore — guest post from Maria Grace, on the Jane Austen Variations blog!
• GIVEAWAY: Jane Austen Made Me Do It, from Laurel Ann Nattress!
• ICYMI: Michi judged Austen by the cover, and Renee shared some unpopular opinions and underappreciated Austen characters.

Tuesday, August 27th

• GIVEAWAY & Guest Post from Amy D'Orazio, author of A Lady's Reputation
• FREE Pride & Prejudice Printables! 
• "Hold Your Breath, it's Jane Austen" — from Laura @ Northanger Soapworks
• ICYMI: I reviewed The Trouble to Check Her by Maria Grace, and Maggie Sullivan shared some scenes Austen never wrote

Wednesday, August 28th

• "Considering Caroline": an examination of Caroline Bingley, from Maria Grace!
• How Jane Austen Shaped Romance Reading, from Marines
• Austenesque Amusements: a curation
• 20 Things You Might Not Know About Jane Austen, from Jennifer Altman, on the Jane Austen Variations blog!
• ICYMI: We found out what our Regency personas were with this silly generator, and Maria Grace broke down the plight of Regency widows

Thursday, August 29th

• "Austen, for the Rest of Us" — guest post from Nikki Payne
• GIVEAWAY & Guest Post: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time... from Jessica Grey
• The Janeites Play Austen MASH  whoops! Rescheduled for tomorrow!
• "The Night Sky Over Pemberley" —  Amy D'Orazio's post is also available on Jane Austen Variations, which includes a second giveaway!
• ICYMI: I've been considering rereading it lately, because I barely remember it (wasn't even sure I had read it), but apparently I reviewed Mr Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a Gentleman

Friday, August 30th

IT'S THE END!! Can you believe it? Today we have:

• More Austen Retellings Than You Can Shake a Stick At...  (reviews)
• The Janeites Play Jane Austen MASH (for real this time)
• GIVEAWAY: Janeite Swag Pack (from yours truly)
• In Case You Missed It: Instead of linking to previous year's posts here, like normal, I'm going to suggest you go back through this schedule! You're bound to have missed something, or find something you'd been meaning to circle back to, especially since there were posts outside of The Book Rat this year! 

Want more? See years one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine!