Jane Austen inspired £1.75 million Georgian mansion with tennis court, gym and bar on the market in Ayrshire The estate also boasts a three-bed cottage and one-bed studio flat. Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023
Best young adult novels to read for fantasy and mystery-loving romantics From slow burners to murder mysteries, we’ve got you covered Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2023
Housing made rich Australians richer, leaving renters and the young behind – here’s how to fix it Rising housing costs have dramatically widened the gap between rich and poor. If we want to address inequality, we will have to fix housing. The New Daily · Jan 9, 2023
How housing made rich Australians 50% richer, leaving renters and the young behind – and how to fix it Compared to the rest of the world, income inequality is not particularly high in Australia, nor is it getting much worse – until you include housing. The Conversation · Jan 8, 2023
Guide to the classics: Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South – class warfare, 'shoppy people' and radical love The industrial revolution was one of the biggest cataclysms in European history. Between 1790 and 1850, the countryside rapidly depopulated. Huge masses of people flooded into cities for factory work, living cheek-by-jowl in unhygienic slums. The Conversation · Jan 8, 2023
Fay Weldon obituary Novelist and screenwriter whose tales of women taking control of their own destinies included The Life and Loves of a She-Devil The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023
Jane Austen's first-edition books auctioned for £181,000 Five rare first-edition novels by Jane Austen were recently auctioned for over £181,000 (INR 1.82 Crores) in Gloucestershire, reported the BBC. The Times of India · Dec 21, 2022
First pictures of King Charles III banknotes - and when they will be released New-look banknotes showing the portrait of King Charles III have been shared by the Bank of England for the first time - but the eco-conscious monarch wants them to enter circulation slowly Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022
Amy Bloom: ‘Nigella Lawson is God (if we’re lucky)’ The American author on finding comfort in cookbooks, the allure of Jane Austen, and how Octavia Butler opened her mind to science fiction The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
RuPaul’s Drag Race essay collection wins oddest book title of the year award RuPedagogies of Realness wins the Bookseller/Diagram prize ahead of What Nudism Exposes and Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022
Shehan Karunatilaka: ‘Choose Your Own Adventure books were my introduction to horror’ The Booker-winning author on Vietnam war stories and the brutality of Jane Austen The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022
Review: 'Sister Novelists,' by Devoney Looser NONFICTION: A fascinating biography of two hugely popular — but now forgotten — authors of the 19th century. Tribune News Service · Nov 2, 2022
Jane Austen's most expensive novel sold for £375,000 A unique copy of Jane Austen's novel 'Emma' was sold for a whopping £375,000 recently, making it the most expensive book of the author. And now, news is that the first edition inscribed copy of 'Emma' will be put on display for the public in the UK early next year. The Times of India · Oct 26, 2022
Adam Kay: ‘Who knew Agatha Christie was totally incredible? OK, everybody, except me’ The doctor turned comedy writer on being inspired by Alan Bennett and comforted by David Sedaris The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2022 Acclaimed Scots adaptation of Pride and Prejudice to make welcome return IN the summer of 2018 at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, the young, Scottish actor and playwright Isobel McArthur and her ensemble took to the stage…
Chicago Tribune · Oct 12, 2022 Review: ‘Rosaline’ is ‘Romeo and Juliet’ from another teenager’s point of view — the jilted cousin There’s a subgenre of teen rom-coms that modernize everything from William Shakespeare to Jane Austen. On Hulu, the movie “Rosaline” flips that idea back around, giving modern rom-com tropes and dialogue to the original 16th-century setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” I mean, why not?
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 Rare first edition ‘Emma’ becomes most expensive Jane Austen novel ever sold Copy of novel sold for £375,000
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Most expensive Jane Austen novel sells for £375,000 Inscribed first edition of Emma to go on display in UK for first time at Chawton House, Hampshire
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022 Mrs Wickham review – Austen spinoff sees despairing Lydia ‘banished’ to the north What happened next to headstrong Lydia Bennet, the most rock’n’roll of the Pride and Prejudice sisters? This intriguing take by Sarah Page reunites Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn
Salon · Sep 24, 2022 British cuisine translated in Chinese? How do you get a reader in 1930s China to understand what a mince pie is?
Marie Claire · Sep 14, 2022 The 100 Best Movies of All Time: The Ultimate Must-Watch Films We consider these essential viewing.
Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022 Review: 'The Book Haters' Book Club,' by Gretchen Anthony FICTION: A beloved bookstore in Minneapolis' Lyn-Lake neighborhood is threatened for redevelopment. Chaos, hijinks and resistance ensue.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 10, 2022 Marsha Hunt, 1940s star and Hollywood blacklist victim, dies at 104 A Chicago native, she arrived in Hollywood in 1935 and over the next 15 years appeared in dozens of films, from the Preston Sturges comedy “Easy Living” to the adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” that starred Olivier and Greer Garson.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2022 Jane Austen letter about her own ‘Mr Darcy’ on show at author’s home Message to sister, in which Pride and Prejudice’s author says she is to ‘flirt her last’ with Tom Lefroy, unveiled
Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022 ‘We’ve become addicted to ‘stable ambiguity’’ — how dating apps rewired our brains forever What happens if you turn the process of finding a life partner into a highly addictive video game? Nothing good, says Hattie Crisell