Jennifer Petkus's Blog, page 17
May 2, 2012
Janeite meets Sherlockian
When I first came up with the idea of writing a book that combined Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes, I worried that Janeites (as Austen admirers are called) might not like a heroine modeled after the great Victorian detective, or that Sherlockians might not care about the matrimonial prospects of young women of good breeding [...]
April 26, 2012
My Particular Friend at the Tattered Cover
Buy My Particular Friend at the Tattered Cover Bookstore, either at one of the three locations in the Denver metro area (Colfax Avenue, LoDo, Highlands Ranch), or online.
April 25, 2012
The Deception at Lyme review
In an earlier post I mentioned my guilt at devouring this Austen pastiche, especially considering how slowly I read Jane Austen’s actual novels, and it is with further shame that I report that I finished Carrie Bebris’ The Deception at Lyme (Or, The Peril of Persuasion) in record time. As penance I must go back [...]
What I’m reading: Sherlock Holmes, The Titanic Tragedy
Who knew Doctor Watson and Sherlock Holmes were on board the Ttitanic, battled Professor Moriarty, worked to recover stolen U.S. Navy submarine plans (what is it with Holmes and submarines) and more importantly, survived? This is another surprise from my husband; it’s good to be married to an enabler.
Review of My Particular Friend
Jackie Blem of the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver has reviewed My Particular Friend. It doesn’t start out promising — “I really don’t do the whole Jane Austen thing, or the Sherlock Holmes thing either, so I very reluctantly agreed to be an early reader for this book” — but it does end well.
Update on the twitten “Library Passage” in Worthing
An update from Christopher Sandrawich with the Midlands branch of the Jane Austen Society in the UK: I am copying in all those who I have already alerted to the possibility of the closure of this right-of-way used by Jane Austen during her stay at Stanford’s Cottage in Worthing in 1805, and those who have [...]
April 23, 2012
Sherlock Holmes Scavenger Hunt May 5th
Doctor Watson’s Neglected Patients, the Denver Holmes scion society, in cooperation with Rocky Mountain PBS, is hosting a Sherlock Holmes Scavenger Hunt May 5 and a special screening of the new season of Sherlock. The items on the hunt will be available May 4th from the DWNP website and, of course, are based on items [...]
April 18, 2012
Jane Austen, Colombian drug lords and Crocodile Dundee
As I have written elsewhere, I do not have Jane’s confidence that the story of two people (or two couples) in love can provide enough plot to sustain a novel. I’m writing a book called either Jane, Actually (or Jane Austen’s Book Tour) that imagines a present-day Jane Austen about to begin the book tour [...]
My first guest blog; Amazon Prime customers read My Particular Friend for free
If you have a Kindle, iPad, iPhone or some other device upon which you can install the Kindle software and you’re an Amazon Prime Customer, you can read My Particular Friend for free! Or take advantage of the giveways at GoodReads (click above) or visit The Jane Austen Book Club where Maria Grazia has kindly [...]
April 15, 2012
JAS Midlands Branch needs more help to save “Library Passage”
Help! My friend at the Midlands Branch of the Jane Austen Society of the UK needs some information to help save the “Library Passage” in Worthing. You may recall this is a shortcut Jane and family used to pass from Stanford Cottage to Stanford Library when they stayed in Worthing after the death of Jane’s [...]
