After last week's debacle of a quote misattributed, I'm going to be more diligent in double-checking if the quotes are correct!
Anyway, I'm really feeling this quote this week. What do you think?
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I was not aware that a new S+S is coming down the pipeline! It's from Focus Features (who also did P+P 2005) so hopefully this will be good. Additionally, Fiona Shaw plays Mrs. Jennings here, AND she's playing Lady Catherine de Brough over at Netflix's P+P. She's on an Austen kick!
https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a65279758/daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility/
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I've finished: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
After I finished A Drop of Corruption, I was looking for more Robert Jackson Bennett.
City of Stairs is similar enough to the Shadow of the Leviathan Series to feel very familiar yet not so similar you feel like your reading the same story in a different location.
This time the female is the lead, but she isn't infallible, and the male partner is an uncannily capable muscle.
Like in the Leviathan novels, The story begins with a murder investigation that then reveals more and more about the world, the gods, the old imperial power and the new. Neither political system is admirable but our heroine intends to try and change things for the better.
The premise is also quite unique, What if the rebels found a way to kill the empire's gods? What would an empire that has lost not only its gods but everything that was powered by their miracles look like after decades of occupation?
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b092604c-3cdd-4088-9691-e3ce2d6d577d
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Book Promotion: Want something new but you don't really know what? Here's a selection of stories from wildly different genres - you don't have to judge the book by the cover because they're all free (yay). #knaves #contemporary #writing #classic @bookstodon@gup.pe #legendary #heroes #fae #detective #amreading #goodbooks #amateur #dragons #knights #future #dwarves #monsters #military #magic #futurism #action #fedibookfair #ladies #murder #elves #adventure #aliens… https://books.bookfunnel.com/starryfreestories/zbszz0qhk1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Stressed? Feeling overwhelmed? Why not give your frazzled nerves a warm, literary hug and melt your worries away for a while? This week’s Butch/Femme Fiction Therapy Thursday theme: Against All Odds.
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Do you think Charlotte made the right move in marrying Mr. Collins?
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Yes, this time, I did check against the text! 😁 (Also, I am not a fan of Mansfield Park as mainly I want to throttle Fanny. What are your thoughts on this book?)
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Stressed? Feeling overwhelmed? Why not give your frazzled nerves a warm, literary hug and melt your worries away for a while? This week’s Butch/Femme Fiction Therapy Thursday theme: Second Chance.
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It's here! My presentation for #VirtualJaneCon2025 is now live! In this presentation, I speak on the beginning of Austenmania and why Janeites are so obsessed with owning Jane. You can find my video 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo.
The full Virtual Jane Con can be found 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMwGZNvZFhh6QwAMnQo54EFi0pTpM3KSj.
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I've finished: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
General Mulaghesh, the grizzled veteran is at the center of this Divine Cities novel.
This one is about the horrors of war, and the harm it does to the perpetrators as well as the victims.
As ancient and modern warfare come to ahead, can the cycle of violence be broken?
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a32241fc-48cd-499f-9192-1a631294f6da
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There are over 100 movies and TV shows dedicated to Austen and the Brontë that are available on most US streaming services. Everything, from variations of Pride and Prejudice to modern adaptations of Austen and the Brontës books, is available! https://www.excessivelydiverting.net/
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'"Are you heading out or heading home?" asked the woman sitting beside him in 15 A. There was no 15B--the concept of the B seat, where one had to sit between two other passengers, had been eliminated along with other unpleasant things, like disease and government.'
#AmReading Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Over at Netflix's Tundum blog, they announce the complete casting of P+P. Rufus Sewell is Mr. Bennet! And my heart will not protest, nor lie, but I will be throwing Mr. Bennet a bit of my female gaze.
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/pride-and-prejudice-cast-photos-release-date-news
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Yikes! I just had a #Booksalanche! All of a sudden, my pile of books became unstable and tumbled down! Titles involved? #TheHandmaidsTale (placed at the bottom, which made the pile unstable), #PowerLimitsAndProspectsForHumanSurvival, Collected tales of #MaryShelly, #EarthForAll, #TheFarmersAlmanac, and #MovingMars! (I was looking for the Power book). Hmmmm....
Yay! #VirtualJaneCon is here! If you don't want to hang out with me for 30 minutes talking about Austen merch, I provided a quick bullet point of my presentation.
Read more here 👉🏻 https://open.substack.com/pub/excessivelydiverting/p/austen-brontes-issue-33-virtual-jane-con?r=1ep55&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOn#virtualjane
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Here is a list of upcoming #JaneAusten and the Brontës virtual events scheduled for the next few months. There is a lot here from book clubs to movie nights and everything in between. Check the event websites for more information, including time, cost, and registration details.
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To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long. They are currently in the midst of “Mansfield Park!” For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along.
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Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12015.Feersum_Endjinn
1 of thi moust entataynink syfy reeds ov ol, hooj recomindayshn :)
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I've finished: Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory
A wonderful zombie novel for people that don't like the killing fest that is most zombie media.
Written in sections, each part explores new ideas about zombies, exploring their nature and treating them like an extreme type of marginalized people.
Each turn the story takes supplies an interesting new twist that takes you on a new path away from the cookie cutter version of the Zombie Apocalypse story.
I never expected to encounter a 5-Star Zombie novel.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f9f7d019-aee2-4726-bdc3-8e69ffc78a15
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A well-thought-out piece on Austen, her influence, and where to start reading her works. The author is cognizant that where to start with Austen is super subjective so she breaks down what book you should read and why.
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I've finished: The Book of Love by Kelly Link
What if one of those stupid YA scary movies about a bunch of teens finding an ancient artifact and waking an eldritch horror, was turned into an in depth slow-paced masterpiece.
Kelly Link spends so much time with each of the characters, we learn to know them and love them as people with their admirable and their annoying traits.
We see them through their own eyes and through the eyes of others.
We see them grow and make their own choices despite all of the magical interference.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208506916-the-book-of-love
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16 to go in the next 5 months!
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What are your reading plans? I just started a fantasy audiobook, I have a library loan ending soon, and a library hold just became available. It might be a lot, but since we have a winter storm warning, there might be a lot of time for it too. My e-reader is charged! What about you?
Another instance of an event I cannot attend because I don't live in the UK. But yes, 150 years of illustrations for Austen books? Yes, please!
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