I've said this before, but it does bear repeating: As 2025 marches on, loads and loads of articles on Austen and her 250th will be published. But each story I've read so far has its own hook, so it is worth publishing.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/23/bath-balls-and-darcys-pile-where-to-celebrate-jane-austens-250th-anniversary

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How resonant was the phrase “pride and prejudice” in the years before and after #JaneAusten’s novels appeared? #Bookstodon https://wp.me/sezD85-abol

What Austen or the Brontës write about women and their financial standing in the 19th C is still going on in the 21st. Hell, women couldn't get their own credit cards until the early 1970s! #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
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https://visitjaneaustensengland.blogspot.com/2025/04/jane-austens-250th-birthday-more-updates.html #janeausten

I checked the website's validity before posting, and it is a nonpartisan UK daily paper, so it's a listicle with better-educated opinions. 2022 Persuasion is on here, which genuinely surprised me, considering all the hubbub, but hey, I also like it!

https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/jane-austen-adaptations-nine-best-3595860

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I think we can all agree this is crazy true in these current climes.#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

I don't think I'll ever tire of people talking about Jane's influence on their lives and work. It's fascinating how a single book can impact so many in so many different ways.

https://people.com/helen-fielding-kevin-kwan-explain-why-jane-austen-s-books-are-so-enduring-11705206

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The first movie that came to mind when I saw this cartoon is Netflix's redo of Persuasion, which SO MANY PEOPLE HATED because of the alleged "modernity." (I really like the movie, and I stand on this hill.) #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

Elle does a great job of introducing the year of Austen and listing the best events to attend. The article is worth a read! https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a64178562/jane-austen-250-birthday-england-uk/ #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

It's time for the monthly update of upcoming Austen and Brontë virtual events! There are lots of new events, and quite a few are now scheduled into the fall. (What! It's just turned April!) #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
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'A treat for the international army of Janeites.'

Later this month, the illustrator Isabel Greenberg teams up with expert Janine Barchas to give us The Novel Life of Jane Austen:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/janine-barchas/the-novel-life-of-jane-austen

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Love Austen or the Brontes and need something to watch? I've got you covered! Over 100 Austen and Bronte movies is ready for your consumption! https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/ #AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

My first Austen.
Quite different from what I expected.
Everything seems to be about wealth and money.
Interesting and challenging - I just did not get a few sentences and verbs and expressions.
And I think we overanalyse and project too much when reading classics.

Mansfield Park, Jane Austen

8/10

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must find a wife in Kdrama .”

Free after Jane Austen in P&P

We see social mobility throughout Austen and the Brontës' work, from low social order to rich heiresses. Austen was very keen on telling the story of social mobility during her lifetime because she also lived it.

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TellyVisions gives a great rundown of the history of the film, its plot, and when we can expect a US theater release.

https://tellyvisions.org/article/jane-austen-wrecked-my-life-how-watch-stream-us

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LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
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This month, recommend Emma (1815) by Jane Austen.
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https://archive.org/details/emma_ver03_ek_librivox

When it comes to essays like this, I tend to skip around but this time, I read it from start to finish. Colm Tóibín on PERSUASION and Rebecca Kuang's humorous look at how PRIDE AND PREJUDICE shaped her family's life are both great reads. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/15/much-darker-than-pride-and-prejudice-authors-pick-their-favourite-jane-austen-novel

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