August Books will publish a new edition of the definitive biography of literary icon Jane Austen by Elizabeth Jenkins to mark the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth. Hannah Taylor acquired world ...

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 — 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the ...

Don your gowns, bonnets, and breeches. They’re going all out for the "Pride and Prejudice" author’s big day in December.

But of course PBS Masterpiece is going to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. As a treat for all the Austen stans out there, the premier period piece destination is exploring the author’s life and ...

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) is not your average rom-com nor your average dose of literary cottagcore. It follows Agathe (Camille Rutherford), an awkward, aspiring writer ...

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that fans of a talented author who passes away too young must be in want of more. More stories related to that author, more stories related to their work. Few ...

Gray Harrison is a journalist, critic, and creative writer based in Seattle. She has a Master’s degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. While pursuing an arts journalism career, Gray ...

On a special episode (first released on March 13, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated English novelist Jane Austen, author of classics ...

"Will all your stories have happy endings?" a suitor inquires of young writer-to-be Jane Austen in "Becoming Jane." Of course, we know the answer. Pretty much so, yes, with weddings and young ladies ...

The original handwritten manuscripts of Jane Austen, one of England’s most celebrated novelists of the Romantic era, will be available online to scholars and literary fans as of October 25, 2010. The ...