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The Meyersons of Meryton

One of my reading goals this year is to find more Jewish fiction that's not about the Shoah. Of course…

3 years ago

Shadows of Swanford Abbey

Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen was described as Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie, so of course I was…

3 years ago

Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan

Soniah Kamal's Unmarriageable is an warm story about sisterhood and friendship, as well as a love letter to Pride and Prejudice. The five…

3 years ago

NorthFanger: A Gothic Austen Mash-up

NorthFanger: A Gothic Austen Mash-up by Jayne Bamber brings all our favorite Jane Austen characters together, with vampires. This book…

4 years ago

Ladies Of The House

Ladies of The House by Lauren Edmondson is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

4 years ago

Recipe for Persuasion

Recipe for Persuasion, by Sonali Dev, returns to the Raje family from Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors, this time in…

4 years ago

Jane In Love

You know I just love a good Jane Austen variation, so I couldn't resist Jane in Love by Rachel Givney.…

4 years ago

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors blends themes from Jane Austen, with delicious Indian food and family loyalty. When brain surgeon…

4 years ago

Longbourn

Jo Baker's Longbourn promises to be Pride and Prejudice told from the servants' perspective, but this isn't the cute Austen-inspired…

4 years ago

Disenchanted by Kara Pleasants

The beginning of Disenchanted, by Kara Pleasants, is a beat-for-beat Regency retelling, with magic. The second part of the story…

4 years ago

The Other Bennet Sister

I love a good Pride and Prejudice spinoff, or a modernized Austen in general, so of course I wanted to…

5 years ago

The Watsons

Rose Servitova's new novel The Watsons continues Jane Austen's unfinished work. Austen's draft was just a few chapters, introducing the…

5 years ago

The Bride of Northanger: An Austen Variation

The very beginning of The Bride of Northanger, by Diana Birchell, has Henry Tilney admitting to his bride that actually, yes,…

5 years ago

Pride and Prejudice and Passports

Not gonna lie, I love Pride and Prej, and I'll read pretty much any Jane Austen retelling. In the latest…

5 years ago

Eligible

You guys. I read another Pride and Prejudice reinvention. I like these, a little too much maybe, and they’re either…

6 years ago

Ayesha At Last

Ayesha At Last is described as a modern Muslim Pride and Prejudice, which is really all it takes to make…

6 years ago

Janeite Reinventions Reading Project

Grad school hasn't left me a lot of time for my side project, where I read and review Pride and…

6 years ago

The Bad Miss Bennett Abroad

I feel like I'd be remiss in my Austen-spinoff reading if I skip this one, but honestly, I wish I'd…

6 years ago

Unleashing Mr. Darcy

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Teri Wilson’s Unleashing Mr. Darcy. On one hand, I can't read…

8 years ago

The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet

I have mixed feelings about Colleen McCullough. On one hand, she wrote the well-researched and racy Caesar’s Women and other…

8 years ago

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick is a novelization of the video series, but…

9 years ago