'Spirits and the Supernatural' Oct 14, 2009
She's a big fan of women's literature and enjoys the work of Jane Austen, Gustav Flaubert, and Edith Wharton. "A lot of area English teachers attend, but anyone is welcome," Brown said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Haunted by spirits - and memories Oct 11, 2009
The prolific Stephanie Barron has written many novels, but she s probably best known as the author of the popular Jane Austen mysteries, featuring the immortal Jane as a detective. In her latest, The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf, Barron takes the liberty of spinning a web of secrets and suspense around Woolf s death. (Boston Globe)
The Universal Appeal of Pride and P... Oct 11, 2009
Jane Austen's Enduring Story in Film, TV, and Other Novels ... Although not always regarded as Jane Austen's most accomplished work, it remains the book with which readers most readily identify Austen ... "Pride and Predator to give Jane Austen an extreme makeover". (Suite101.com)
High schools diversify their literature Oct 11, 2009
Ian McEwans Atonement, a novel that examines love, guilt and class from World War II to the end of the 20th century, garnered the author critical acclaim and comparisons to Jane Austen by Esquire magazine. Mark Haddons The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was likened to The Catcher in the Rye and The Sound and the Fury by The New York Times. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Zombie zeitgeist Oct 10, 2009
Inspired by horror genres of past, zombies have lurched back to pre-eminence in books like "World War Z," video games like "Left 4 Dead" and blockbuster films like "Zombieland." Even the highbrow producers at National Public Radio recently devoted a segment to a University of Ottawa study entitled "Mathematical Modeling of An Outbreak of Zombie Infection." Indeed, the undead have become so popular, they've spurred "zombie walks" in cities and spawned Weird Al-ish parodies through Jane Austen... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Movie Matters: 'Zombieland' a gory, smart, humorous social commentary Oct 10, 2009
In April writer Seth Grahame-Smith published Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a straight-faced send-up of Jane Austen s novel Pride and Prejudice. (It s basically exactly the same as the original version, including the period language, except that zombies are trying to eat everyone. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Oct 1 / Oct 5, 2009
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (Quirk; 320 pages; $12. 95). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Celebrating National Literacy Month Sep 30, 2009
But now -- at just 9 years old -- her favorite authors are classic female writers Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen. "The Early Show" celebrated on the broadcast National Literacy Month with RIF.. (CBS News -- Early Show)
What does your bookcase say about you? Sep 26, 2009
And all those bonnet busters by the likes of Jane Austen and George Elliot - they can be called up at the touch of a mouse thanks to the numerous websites which reproduce out-of-copyright books. It's not the same as curling up with a paperback - but how often do you really re-read the old classics. (BBC News -- UK)
‘Bright Star’ shines with romance, eroticism Sep 25, 2009
If you think that Fanny is a Jane Austen heroine, so, in a sense, does Fanny. The movie s explicitly about how the age of Austen was vanquished by the Romantic era of Keats, Byron, and Shelley - how sense tumbled helplessly and willingly into sensibility. (Boston Globe)
Fame: More Kids Who Want to Live Forever Sep 25, 2009
" I appreciated Principal Simms laying down the law, thereby letting us know that this Fame would be a direct descendant of the original, rather than something more in tune with what the pursuit of youthful fame actually looks like in 2009, i.e., aspiring to be the next Miley Cyrus, or playing the kind of miniature version of despicable grown-ups you see on Gossip Girl or, worst of all, starring in a reality show. The kids in this Fame are sexy, cool, smart and wholesome; they may mislead their... (Time.com)
Reflection for the day Sep 24, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
North Fork Agrees to Buy GreenPoint for $6.3 Billion Sep 23, 2009
"I'm not sure the deposit drain people are anticipating is imminent,'' he said. Mr. Kanas, 57, will remain chief executive of the combined company and GreenPoint's chief executive, Thomas S. Johnson, 63, will become a director. Bharat B. Bhatt, currently president and chief operating officer of GreenPoint, will be joining the senior management team of North Fork as senior executive vice president and will also become a director. North Fork was advised on the purchase by Sandler O'Neill &... (Yahoo News -- Banking & Financial Services)
Toyota Becomes First Exclusive Auto Sponsor on EBay Sep 23, 2009
" Nissan worked directly with eBay last year, using print ads to urge consumers to visit eBay Motors and check out a make-believe auction for a ride in a Nissan Altima. Those who followed through found the fake auction, as well as links to real Nissan dealers and to Nissan-brand collectible items being sold on the site. MOST POPULAR - BUSINESS Advertisements Inside NYTimes.com Anne Ferro, a former trucking lobbyist, should be disqualified from a nomination to lead the agency that oversees truck... (Yahoo News -- Electronic Commerce)
Hugh Laurie on Film Sep 22, 2009
Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman starred alongside Thompson in a pleasing Jane Austen adaptation, much enhanced by Laurie s turn as the taciturn Mr Palmer, in which he displayed some of the grumpiness he was later to make his trademark in the television series House. Hugh Laurie in Animated and Family Films. (Suite101.com)
Where to Read Books Online for Free Sep 21, 2009
Users can read romance by Jane Austen, children's literature by Beatrix Potter and L Frank Baum, science fiction by Jules Verne, mystery books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and more. Read Books Online at Bartleby. (Suite101.com)
‘April & Oliver’ offers an engaging tale of love and loss Sep 19, 2009
In the delicious tradition of Jane Austen, Callahan deftly choreographs an elaborate mating dance between two resistant, feisty, blinded protagonists who have to figure out how to save themselves before they can save each other. The sexual electricity between April and Oliver sets off sparks even as they spar with the intensity of Hepburn and Tracy. (Boston Globe)
Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them) Sep 19, 2009
" draws you right in and engages your imagination. That's showing not telling. I'm not saying that "show don't tell" doesn't apply to visual media - it does - but any writer worth their royalties will understand it applies to them too. Dan Brown makes money and churns out stuff that people seem to enjoy. I don't really care, in much the same way that I don't care that people read Mills & Boon. At least they're reading. I'd like it if people read better written fiction, but who am I to dictate... (Harper's Magazine)
FAR SIDE OF PERFECT: Typical fall Saturday in Cohasset Sep 19, 2009
She is also the author of The Savvy Gal s Guide to Online Networking (or What Would Jane Austen Do. and The Downtown Women s Club Beginner s Guide to Facebook. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
This Scene Could Really Use a Man-Eating Jellyfish Sep 16, 2009
It's the beloved Jane Austen novel , except for the part about the jellyfish, which appears in Chapter 11 of , my parody of the Regency classic, published today. Quirk Books, a small Philadelphia-based publishing house, had an unexpected hit earlier this year with , conceived by Quirk editorial director Jason Rekulak and written by Seth Grahame-Smith. (Slate)
Nameberry: Favorite names; why we love what we love Sep 15, 2009
I love the way it calls up the images of both a Jane Austen heroine and a Broadway dancer, with the plucky Eliza Doolittle in between. It's become more popular in recent years - thanks partly, I know, to how energetically we've championed it - and I feel a pang of jealousy whenever I meet a little Eliza. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Lights, camera - agenda! Sep 8, 2009
But we hardly think Humpday fits in the category of Jane Austen. The question is, when audiences are eating up the more wholesome fare, why would anyone continue bankrolling, and then endlessly promoting, flicks that the vast majority of Americans may not only be disinterested in but disgusted with. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Jane Austen UnScripted': Improv is the word Sep 4, 2009
Jane Austen UnScripted': Improv is the word ... Jane Austen UnScripted': Improv is the word ... And many of Jane Austen's works feature the same types of characters - strong women, aristocrats, social climbers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Landslide kills 12 people in Mumbai slum Sep 4, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Good Books Dont Have to Be Hard, Lev Grossman, The Wall Street Journal Sep 1, 2009
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. (Harper's Magazine)
Cape Crusaders: South African Wine Aug 29, 2009
In the 19th century, vin de Constance, a Cape Town dessert wine, was the A-list tipple of its day, served to Napoleon on his deathbed and celebrated in print by Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. But before the end of apartheid in 1994, white-only rule and a system of paying black workers in highly alcoholic runoff had left a pronounced sour taste in international markets. (Time.com)
Ang Lee reinvents Woodstock Aug 28, 2009
Yet the critical and box office success of the surprisingly accurate Jane Austen adaptation of 1995 provided great encouragement. I figured if I could do that, I could do anything in movie-making,'' the 54-year-old says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Best Sellers Aug 23, 2009
Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk, 12. 95, 9781594743344. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
wonderful food timeline Aug 22, 2009
Food Timeline: food history ric recipes. Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world. (Harper's Magazine)
Budget Cuts Take Emotional Toll On City Workers Aug 21, 2009
Loss of programs such as Downtown Family Festival, changed locations for Jane Austen Tea and Teen Poetry Bash. Loss of all Homework Hot Spots. (7 KETV Omaha)
Roses ‘n’ Raspberries (Aug. 21) Aug 21, 2009
That didn t stop the Majestic s crew from staging two summer offerings: Persuasion, a play based on Jane Austen s novel, opens tonight at 7 p.m. and All the Great Books (abridged) opens at 2 p.m. Saturday. Both will be outdoors at Bruce Starker Arts Park. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Rose and Hugh's hard love story Aug 21, 2009
He's featured in mild hits such as Confessions of a Shopaholic and The Jane Austen Book Club, along with frothy offerings such as Ella Enchanted and the sinfully underrated drama Beyond the Gate. Having taken up part-time residence in New York, his profile in the US lifted this year with his engagement to actress Claire Danes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Majestic troupe breathes new life into Austen classic with ‘Persuasion’ Aug 21, 2009
CORVALLIS Innovation and strategic whimsey played starring roles in one of two plays in the Majestic Theatre s Summer Performance Series, Persuasion, based on Jane Austen s novel. The other offering is All the Great Books (abridged). (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Majestic crams into 90 minutes the shortened versions of nearly 90 masterpieces Aug 21, 2009
You grab a wig, you grab a prop, you go out and you re Jane Austen. Or George Sand. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Ang Lee takes Venice Golden Lion Aug 21, 2009
The Taiwan-born director's other films include the comic book blockbuster The Hulk, released last year, and Sense and Sensibility, an adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel. George Clooney's film Good Night, and Good Luck had been the hot favourite among film critics to take the Golden Lion on the last night of the annual 11-day festival. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
Trade Used Homeschool Curriculum an... Aug 21, 2009
Classic literature titles by Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Charlotte Bronte are good finds on the book club. Homeschoolers may wish to request Progeny Press study guides or SparkNotes for help with literature studies. (Suite101.com)
If Jane Austen had a laptop Aug 17, 2009
If Jane Austen were around, and decided to try this on a solitary afternoon, she might find the results excessively diverting ... And, in the process, we re smashing the very thing that fascinates us most about Jane Austen: her reticence. (Boston Globe)
Best from Sunday Aug 17, 2009
LONDON - It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore will be a surefire best-seller. That's the conclusion reached by publishers since the success of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," an unlikely literary sensation created by adding dollops of "ultraviolent zombie mayhem" to Austen's classic love story. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Austen meets zombies in mash-up Aug 16, 2009
A woman reads a novel "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," based on Jane Austen's classic love story, "Pride and Prejudice.". LONDON - It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen novel in possession of added gore will be a surefire best-seller ... "In publishing terms, it's brilliant," said Claire Harman, a Columbia University professor and author of "Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jobless youth dominate UK papers Aug 13, 2009
The Jane Austen spin off into horror has proved so successful more titles are to be released, the paper says. The new code on City pay from the Financial Services Authority is. (BBC News -- UK)
I Like to Watch Aug 11, 2009
One minute you think you're strolling along at a leisurely pace like the heroine of a Jane Austen novel, the next minute you're confused, bleeding, sobbing and covered in thorny brambles, and the last five hours are a complete blank. That, and you're surrounded by dirty laundry, hungry children, resentful domesticated animals and a drunk stranger who claims to be your spouse. (Salon)
Time-travel movies: past and present Aug 9, 2009
THE LAKE HOUSE The only time-travel movie in which a copy of Jane Austen s Persuasion figures in the plot and the time machine takes the form of a mailbox. Keanu Reeves is an architect. (Boston Globe)
Starting a Mothers' Group Aug 8, 2009
How about a group for cooking mums, Jane Austen fans, story-telling with tots, song-and-dance, pregnancy and birth, money and finance, celebrity gossip or even a group for grandparents. Get feedback from the mums in the email list and choose a theme for the new mothers group. (Suite101.com)
Dancy talks about title role in 'Adam' Aug 8, 2009
The film "Adam," being released today in San Francisco, is a departure for British actor Hugh Dancy, best known for playing Prince Charmont in "Ella Enchanted," the handsome love interest in "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and the handsome love interest and nerd in "The Jane Austen Book Club.". Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Like its subject, ‘Byron in Love’ is flawed Aug 2, 2009
As I read about Byron s affair with his half-sister, and his many adulterous relationships, I had to remind myself that not far away Jane Austen was writing Pride and Prejudice. Among the glimpses O Brien does offer are quotations from Byron s diaries and letters. (Boston Globe)
iPhone Apps: What Makes Apple Say No? Aug 1, 2009
Described as "classics-to-go," Eucalyptus carried out-of-copyright books from the 1920s and earlier by authors such as Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. Apple sent Montgomerie a screen shot of the offending title a Victorian-era translation of the. (BusinessWeek)
Loopy Brits In War Games Jul 24, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009 Last Update: 05:40 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Daily TV guide Jul 24, 2009
Keira Knightley in a sterling version of Jane Austen s novel. PG (2005). (Boston Globe)
Pride and parody: Writers vamp it up with Austen Jul 22, 2009
Pride and parody: Writers vamp it up with Jane Austen - USATODAY.com ... Pride and parody: Writers vamp it up with Jane Austen ... Best-selling Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith's send-up of the Jane Austen novel, has started a monster of a trend. (USA Today -- Life)
Community datebook (7/21/09) Jul 21, 2009
Jane Austen Society of North America, 6 p.m., Title Wave Books, 1360 W. Northern Lights Blvd. The book "Persuasion" will be discussed, among other Austen-related topics. . (Anchorage Daily News)
Tough, feisty women break through in popular culture Jul 19, 2009
Somewhere, Jane Austen is aghast. Queen Victoria is about to blow a gasket. (Erie Times-News, PA)
From overwhelming to energetic Jul 15, 2009
Faces is a grid of portraits of men and women in 19th-century costume; they might be characters from a Jane Austen novel. White garlands and vines lead from their mouths and eyes, a metaphorical stand-in for communication. (Boston Globe)
Friendly advice for the Harry Potter stars Jul 14, 2009
So if Watson wants to go from girl wizard to a broad variety of roles, who better to mentor her than the sketch comedy lady who went on to conquer Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Tony Kushner and Nanny McPhee. Follow msnbc. (MSNBC -- Movies)
On Demand picks Jul 14, 2009
(Encore on Comcast) Given the bull market in all things Jane Austen, it s time for a movie about Jane Austen, starring Anne Hathaway as the young Hampshire lass honing her art and falling in love. Girls (and other people) who like the Austen movies but haven t progressed to the novels will enjoy this lushly mounted audience pleaser, but the writer s clear, observant voice gets lost in the translation. (Boston Globe)
Hawaii's best-sellers Jul 13, 2009
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. 9. (Honolulu Advertiser)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers July 12, 2009 / Jul 13, 2009
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (Quirk Books; 320 pages; $12 ... PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Newsweek: Meet the two Sotomayors Jul 12, 2009
In the summer after her freshman year, she read the children's and adolescents' classics she had missed but that seemed familiar to all the prep-school studentsAlice in Wonderland, Huckleberry Finn, and the novels of Jane Austen. Sotomayor apparently never encountered outright discrimination. (MSNBC -- Race)
Liz Rosenberg’s ‘Home Repair’ is filled with loss and learning Jul 8, 2009
And in the tradition of Jane Austen, the novel ends with a marriage. But it is not Eve s. A writer with a modern sensibility about the lives of women, Rosenberg knows that marrying off the heroine solves nothing, and may simply introduce new problems. (Boston Globe)
Kevin Frisch: Your summer reading list Jul 6, 2009
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND ZOMBIES: Seth Grahame-Smith adapts another Jane Austen novel. CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE CHICKEN: Life-changing advice for cannibals. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Top 150 Books Jul 5, 2009
Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith, Quirk Books. The classic romance is updated with a zombie twist (F) (P) $12. (USA Today -- Life)
Zombies bring classic back from the dead Jul 2, 2009
Author: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith ... Many a romantic literature lover will be scandalized by my contempt for Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice ... Its almost as if Jane Austen was subconsciously setting this up for us. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Slow-starting 'Marriage Bureau' weds love story, Indian culture Jun 30, 2009
London banker Farahad Zama's writing in his debut novel has been compared to that of Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Austen ... Comparisons have been made by the British press (the book came out there last year) to Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Austen. (USA Today -- Life)
Community datebook (6/29/09) Jun 29, 2009
Jane Austen Society of America, 6-8 p.m., Title Wave Books, 1360 W. Northern Lights Blvd. You don't need to be a Jane Austen expert, just have a love for all things Austen. Meetings will have speakers, book and period discussions and more. (Anchorage Daily News)
Popular literature making its way onto summer reading lists west of Boston Jun 28, 2009
The former is a spoof on the Jane Austen classic that has the Bennet daughters more concerned with self-defense than marriage, and the latter pokes fun at Americans and, well, everything. Nothing on the list is required, though Johns said some teachers give their own reading assignments over the summer. (Boston Globe)
Author sees parallels between remodeling and relationships Jun 25, 2009
A happy coincidence indeed, Jane Austen would say. A Newark, N.J., native with a bachelor s degree in anthropology from Bryn Mawr, Simon began writing at 7. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
