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On sense, sensibility, and sea monsters:
Remember when, a couple of months ago, I read and reviewed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?  Well, this Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters post is the bizzaro-world post of that.  Nearly everything you will read in this post is the exact opposite of what I wrote in the P&P&Z [...]

On pride, prejudice, and brain-eating zombies:
Earlier this year, I heard of the imminent publication of a little book called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.  Now, I love me some zombies.  There’s just something about the dead rising from their graves to eat and infect the living that makes me all tingly inside.  Have I mentioned [...]

It’s been kind of quiet around here this week this week, I know.  I’ve been short on sleep and well, the energy just wasn’t there.  But I wanted to share this small bit of weekend love.
As most of you already know, Quirk Books, the publisher of the immensely popular (and much derided) Pride and Prejudice [...]

On missing out, get-well medicine, and being pleasantly overwhelmed:
Unbelievably, I managed to miss TWO bookish events this weekend.  The first was Book Expo America (BEA) which was in New York city and ends today.  I knew weeks ahead of time that I wouldn’t be able to attend this event.  Work, and the fact that [...]

On overdue apologies, charming characters, and new fans:
Dear Ms. Austen,
I am sorry. I am sorry for having never read any of your lovely novels, not even your best-loved Pride and Prejudice (?). I’d always intended to get around to reading them one day, but honestly I wasn’t in any hurry. That is, until [...]

On becoming a Jane Austen fan, the most excellent Judi Dench, a little advice, and Elizabeth Bennett’s warrior code:
So I’ve certainly been getting my fair share of Jane Austen of late.  Unsurprisingly, I’ve been making up for lost time, ripping through Pride and Prejudice and jaunting quickly towards the end of Emma.
This weekend I also [...]