Austentacious, With Jeanne And Sam

Happy Austen Day! We just want to wish you a very happy day, and let you know we'll have more for you in 2026!

In which we discuss the 1983 historical romantic fiction novel Spring Fires by Cynthia Wright, its 2011 revision, and anything else that comes to mind. Sorry if it sounds like we were in an echoey closet on only one microphone, because we were. Enjoy! Links: Beauvisage Family Tree New York Public Library: A Brief History of the Romance Novel, Amanda Pagan BK Mag: Romance writer Sarah MacLean: ‘Hap...

Well, we finally got around to recording our impressions of the Netflix version of Jane Austen's Persuasion. Feeling stunned and awkward about meeting up in person in a public place, we quickly got bored talking about the show and started looking at Regency fashion. So, enjoy! Or use this to fall asleep to. Either way. Show Notes: Persuasion, starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds https://en.w...

In this special episode, we discuss the new novel, The Jane Austen Society, by Natalie Jenner. Because of physical distancing, we conducted this as a call from different locations. Although the audio quality leaves much to be desired, we hope you enjoy it! Links: The Jane Austen Society, by Natalie Jenner  https://nataliejenner.com/tjas Bard's Alley: Books, Wine, Kindred Spirits  https://www.bards...