Laurie Viera Rigler's Blog: Jane Austen Addict, page 19

Interview Part 2 + ANOTHER Giveaway!

Check out Part 2 of my interview at the lovely Maria Grazia's blog, My Jane Austen Book Club, in which I talk about--you guessed it--Jane Austen, SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, and the Austen Addict novels.

Speaking of which, enter a comment with your email address at My Jane Austen Book Club, and you will have a chance to win either a signed copy of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT, or a signed copy of CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.

Enjoy, and good luck!

Regency Dream Date: Episode 8 of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL

Watch & read about Episode 8 on the Babelgum blog. And tell us what your dream date is, Regency or otherwise.

[Arabella Field as Courtney Stone in SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, the comedy web series inspired by the novels RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.:]

Interview + Giveaway of Confessions AND Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict

Check out  Part I of my interview and a big giveaway on the lovely Maria Grazia's My Jane Austen Book Club blog.

And don't forget to leave a comment there so that you have a chance to win a signed copy of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A  JANE AUSTEN ADDICT or CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT!

  

How many dates before you sleep with someone?

To wait or not to wait. To pursue or not to pursue. Those are the questions our time-swapping heroines explore in this week's episode of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, "Lady in Waiting."

Watch
this week's episode now.

Read this week's guest post on the Babelgum blog.

Discuss.

And let us know what YOU think.

[Could the answers be found on the props table at the SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL set??:]

[SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL is the new comedy web series inspired by the novels RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE...

Vote for the Jane Austen Awards

Yes, we at Austen Addict Central have a vested interest.

Because we're bursting with pride that both this blog and one of our books RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT, have been nominated. Click on the badge below to go to the polls!

And don't forget to check out our web series, SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIR!

No Make-up? No Way. (Guest post on the Babelgum blog)

Ever fantasized about meeting Mr. Darcy? How about without your lipstick on?

Read my latest guest post on the Babelgum blog.

And watch Episode 6,  "Concealer & Mascara," the latest episode of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL. Only on Babelgum.

 


[Arabella Field as Courtney (L) and Fay Masterson as Jane (R):]

The super fabulous Everything Austen Challenge is back!

Austenmania is here just in time for summer at Stephanie's Written Word, where the Everything Austen Challenge II is just starting up. 

Stephanie's got lots of choices for challenge participants, from Austen's own works to Austen-inspired novels (like those by yours truly) to sequels and continuations, movies, and even crafts.

I wonder if taking English country dance lessons counts? Or playing with my Jane Austen Action Figures??

And did I say there were lots of giveaways? 

Here's what I'm going...

Scents and Sensibility (guest post on the Babelgum blog)

Could it be possible that we have taken our ideas of "clean" too far?
Have we scrubbed, deodorized, and perfumed away our very essence, and
maybe even our sex appeal along with it? What would someone from Jane Austen's time think about our ideas of "clean"?

Read my guest post on the Babelgum blog.

And watch Jane and Courtney, the time-swapping heroines of SEX AND THE AUSTEN
GIRL, explore these and other fragrant questions in this week's episode,
"Is
Clean Sexy?"

Available now for your...

Do One Nice Thing, Jane Austen Style.

I am reading a lovely book by my friend Debbie Tenzer,
called DO ONE NICE THING. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by all the suffering
in the world and felt powerless to do anything about it, this book will help change
all that.

Because there is something you can do. Even if you're as
busy as most people are in this crazy multi-tasking overly scheduled world.
Even if you don't have deep pockets.

From grocery shopping for a sick friend to organizing donations
of canned goods to a...

Shopping con Jane Austen

The Italian edition of "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict" is out. Let the shopping begin!

[Published by Sperling & Kupfer:]