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January 2, 2013
If you're recovering from the holidays...
The holidays may be over, but you can just feel that January let-down in the air. The wonderful Esther Lombardi of About.com's Classic Literature blog has the cure: Reading. So read away all those expectations that weren't met, the wish to do it better next time, that pressure to make the resolutions stick. Read, read, and be happy!
December 5, 2012
HOLIDAY READATHON CHALLENGE & PRIZE PACK!
It’s that time of year again, the Holiday Readathon hosted
by Whorublog, from Dec. 7-9th and featuring lots of cool prizes!
WHAT IF…
…you could be Lizzie Bennet’s BFF? Explore the spring
flowers of Avonlea with Anne Shirley? Or invite Jo March and her family to
Christmas dinner?
But that would mean that your favorite characters are real. (And
who said they aren’t? You did read the Velveteen Rabbit, didn’t you?)
Imagine how cool it would be to merge your world with theirs and
have some serious friend time together…
So, tell me:
Which of your
favorite characters would you love to have as a friend, and how would you spend your time together?
Answer in the form of a comment below, for a chance to win!
THE PRIZE PACK:
Two winners will receive this prize pack: a signed two-book set of my Austen Addict novels, CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN
ADDICT, PLUS a signed copy of JANE AUSTEN MADE ME DO IT, which includes
my short story INTOLERABLE STUPIDITY, in which fictional characters are not
only real, they will see you in court! :)
OFFICIAL DATES ARE DEC. 7-9, BUT FEEL FREE TO ENTER EARLY.
Open to US, Canada, and UK. Ends Sunday, Dec. 9 at midnight PST. 
FOR MORE CHANCES TO
WIN :
Tweet this post @austen_addict.
Share this post on Facebook and let me know.
AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE HOLIDAY READATHON FOR A CHANCE AT MORE PRIZES:
EVERYONE
who signs up for the Holiday Readathon on Mr. 
Linky at Whorublog, no matter how much or how little they read, will be automatically entered to choose
two signed books from BOOKS OF WONDER or a $40 gift certificate from THE BOOK
DEPOSITORY, if out of the US.
Twitter Party!!!
#Readathon.
Sunday night, Dec. 9th, from 9-10 PM EST.
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via janeaustenaddict.tumblr.com
Check out my new Tumblr. It's another fun place to visit, and the perfect place to showcase pix like this one.
September 18, 2012
It's a "Jane Austen Made Me Do It" Scavenger Hunt!
via austenprose.com
Make haste to Austenprose, answer some fun questions, and you could win one of three books by authors who contributed to the Austen-inspired anthology "Jane Austen Made Me Do It":
"The Darcy Connection" by Elizabeth Aston
"Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict" by Laurie Viera Rigler
"The Matters at Mansfield" by Carrie Bebris
Books will be shipped internationally. Contest ends 11:59 Pacific, Sept. 30, 2012. Enter at Austenprose!
September 14, 2012
This is your brain on Jane Austen...(aka the Stanford Austen Experiment)
By Corrie GoldmanThe Humanities at Stanford
Fascinating article. Seems that reading makes us smart. And reading Austen makes us smarter (I can take liberties with the findings if I want to.)
But what's really fascinating to this reader is that the folks conducting the study chose "Mansfield Park" for t their test subjects. "Mansfield Park," with which many Janeites have a love-hate relationship, and which has caused many a flame war on Austen forums.
Personally, I've grown to admire it, but I cannot help but wonder why they didn't choose a more popular read, such as "Pride and Prejudice" or "Persuasion."
Another thought: Has anyone ever tried to think, let alone read, for pleasure or study, inside an MRI? It's sort of like having a jackhammer next to your head. A jackhammer that laughs at noise-cancelling headphones and says, "As if."
August 21, 2012
The Book Rat: Time Travel, a Quiz, & a Giveaway ~ guest post from Laurie Viera Rigler
2 winners will receive signed copies of both Austen Addict books, Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addictopen to US/CAN/UK Ends September 5thFill out the Rafflecopter to enter!Make sure to leave your answers to Laurie's quiz in the comments (or whether you answered mostly A/B)
August 17, 2012
The Book Rat: Austen in August Welcome & Schedule!!
Austen in August is here, with loads of giveaways, discussions, guest posts, and awesome fun, like this Austen bad boys smackdown.
Make haste and join the fun! More to come every day this month...
July 25, 2012
The Book Rat: Austen in August Read Along Info & Sign-Up!
The Book Rat is hosting a read-along of my favorite Austen novel, PERSUASION, as part of its Austen in August extravaganza. Sign up and join the fun! Viewing parties, discussions, guest posts, and giveaways abound at Austen in August!
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