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Q&A and Giveaway on Jane Austen Today

Come read my Q&A on Jane Austen Today and enter to win a copy of Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict!

An Austen Addict, and Proud of It.

My friend Kathy Strong—that's Dr. Strong to you (she recently received her Ph.D. from USC in English with a specialty in eighteenth-century British literature; and yes, I'm bragging) made me this fun necklace—a one-of-a-kind piece.  

Unfortunately the photo doesn't do it justice. The setting is a bottle cap, the little portrait and letters are affixed to the concave side with resin. And can you read what it says? "Addict."

In short, the coolest piece of Austen-inspired jewelry I've ever seen.

Don

Reading & Signing July 22

Come raise a glass of bubbly with me and hear some passages from my brand-new novel, RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.

The reading and signing is at my most wonderful neighborhood indie bookstore, Vroman's, where I teach writing workshops, lose myself for hours in the aisles of bookstore heaven, and find the perfect book, card, or can't-live-without-gift.

How can you resist?

See you there!

July 22, 2009 7:00 PM

Reading and Signing of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT

Vroman's Bookstore

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Persuasion, Twitter Version: Chapters 20 (part 2) - 21

When last we left Anne sitting with her amorous cousin (what can I say, it's a nineteenth-century thing), Mr. Elliot, at the concert, he had momentarily distracted Anne from her joyful realization that finally, Captain Wentworth's heart seems to be returning to her. But Mr. Elliot is playing the flattery game...

[Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest Captain Wentworth of them all? Please don't make me choose...:]

Persuasion, Ch20, continues:

"The name of Anne Elliot...has long had an inte

More Giveaways

The list of giveaways is growing. I've already posted about a number of giveaways in June, most of which are still taking entries.

Now there are even more chances to win a copy of my new book, RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT, at these fine blogs:

DATES ARE WHEN ENTRIES BEGIN. PLEASE CHECK EACH BLOG FOR ENTRY DEADLINES AND RULES:

Jane Austen Today (began June 25)

Historical Fiction (began June 25, with Q&A)

Brant Flakes*(begins June 29 with Q&A)

Austenblog (begins late June or early July; che

RUDE AWAKENINGS is here, and CONFESSIONS needs your vote.

It's heeeeere! RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. June 25 is the day!

 At a time like this I find myself caught between channeling Mrs. Bennet ("Oh, Lord! What will become of me. I shall go distracted") and that Mike Myers character (you know, the one who's always verklempt).

Romantic Times has made RUDE AWAKENINGS a Top Pick for July, SisterDivas Magazine praises it for its "great main character, solid storytelling, and social commentary on women, independence, and love," and the Deseret N

Persuasion, Twitter Version: Chapters 18-20, part 1

Greetings, Gentle Readers.

Herewith I present the latest group of tweets of Jane Austen's PERSUASION. Enjoy (and do read the book, which is ever so much more delightful):

Persuasion, Ch18:

Breaking news: Louisa is to marry Capt. Benwick, not Capt. Wentworth! Louisa and Benwick?? WTF? Fetch my smelling salts!

Anne refrains from breaking into song while hoping that Capt W & Capt B have not 86'd their friendship over Louisa.

Admiral Croft provides Anne w/status update on Capt W: He does not appear t

AustenFest on BrantFlakes!

What does that mean, you might ask?

BrantFlakes is the blog of author Marilyn Brant, whose upcoming Austen-inspired book, ACCORDING TO JANE: A NOVEL ABOUT PRIDE, PREJUDICE, & THE PURSUIT OF THE PERFECT GUY, comes out October 2009. ACCORDING TO JANE is already a winner—it won the 2007 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements.

So what is AustenFest?

AustenFest is a series of Q&A's and giveaways of Austen-inspired books and more on Marilyn's blog.

He

Win a Copy of RUDE AWAKENINGS and more

To celebrate the release of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT on June 25, there are lots of book giveaways coming up: 

June 21:  Lipstick Chronicles

June 25 (approx.):  Austenblog

June 25:  Historical Fiction

June 29:  AustenFest, hosted by Brant Flakes*

But wait, there's more!

Check back here on the Austen Addict Blog  and on the Austen Addict homepage  for more RUDE AWAKENINGS giveaways in July and August.

*Brant Flakes is hosting a series of giveaways and Q&As called AustenFest.  Check out 

Good Bedtime Reading

...or so I've been told.

[Photograph by Deborah Zeitman]