Devoney Looser
@devoney.bsky.social
New book: Wild for Austen (St. Martin’s Press, 2025).
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Devoney Looser
@devoney.bsky.social
· Sep 2
It's my book's bday! The last piece of #WildforAusten goes into place tonight at its launch at Changing Hands Phx. There are so many to thank. I'll be expressing gratitude over the coming days. Today it feels right to thank #JaneAusten for inspiring so many of us to read, watch, argue, laugh & love.
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Reading the Northanger Abbey chapter of @devoney.bsky.social’s latest book and this “turn a Romance into a novel!” table is killing me 😂
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reading the Northanger Abbey chapter of @devoney.bsky.social’s latest book and this “turn a Romance into a novel!” table is killing me 😂
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'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - @devoney.bsky.social
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - @devoney.bsky.social
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
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"What does it mean that Jane Austen was hanging out with groups of radicals, and radical politicians and the women in their lives?"
ASU English professor @devoney.bsky.social visited with @kjzz.org’s Lauren Gilger about the "real" Jane Austen.
Listen: ow.ly/BhPc50X6jPP #ASUHumanities
ASU English professor @devoney.bsky.social visited with @kjzz.org’s Lauren Gilger about the "real" Jane Austen.
Listen: ow.ly/BhPc50X6jPP #ASUHumanities
Arizona’s own Jane Austen scholar argues the author wasn’t a reclusive spinster
In her new book, “Wild for Austen,” Devoney Looser argues Austen was much more than a quiet spinster who never married and instead wrote about the love stories she never lived out.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"What does it mean that Jane Austen was hanging out with groups of radicals, and radical politicians and the women in their lives?"
ASU English professor @devoney.bsky.social visited with @kjzz.org’s Lauren Gilger about the "real" Jane Austen.
Listen: ow.ly/BhPc50X6jPP #ASUHumanities
ASU English professor @devoney.bsky.social visited with @kjzz.org’s Lauren Gilger about the "real" Jane Austen.
Listen: ow.ly/BhPc50X6jPP #ASUHumanities
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Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author @devoney.bsky.social will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'.
Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten
Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author @devoney.bsky.social will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'.
Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten
Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page. #booksky #JaneAusten
About to dig out those white gloves that go up to the elbows & my #JaneAusten trucker hat! Time to pack for JASNA--a challenge and a treat--having just pressed send on the latest edition of my author newsletter. The next months are going to be a whirlwind. Hope to see you! devoney.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
About to dig out those white gloves that go up to the elbows & my #JaneAusten trucker hat! Time to pack for JASNA--a challenge and a treat--having just pressed send on the latest edition of my author newsletter. The next months are going to be a whirlwind. Hope to see you! devoney.substack.com
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Can confirm! I'm part way through and it's a really fun read.
Publishing today!
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Can confirm! I'm part way through and it's a really fun read.
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My copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s Wild for Austen arrived today!
September 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s Wild for Austen arrived today!
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Wild For Austen, a
conversation with author @devoney.bsky.social
#booksky #library #JaneAusten
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conversation with author @devoney.bsky.social
#booksky #library #JaneAusten
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Devoney Looser presents Wild for Austen in conversation with Andrea Kaston Tange
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September 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Wild For Austen, a
conversation with author @devoney.bsky.social
#booksky #library #JaneAusten
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conversation with author @devoney.bsky.social
#booksky #library #JaneAusten
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Thank you to @devoney.bsky.social and @chawtonhouse.bsky.social for a great talk on Jane Austen's wildness! Looking forward to reading the book 📚☺️ #WildforAusten #reading #booksky
September 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thank you to @devoney.bsky.social and @chawtonhouse.bsky.social for a great talk on Jane Austen's wildness! Looking forward to reading the book 📚☺️ #WildforAusten #reading #booksky
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Witty, wild and wonderfully Austen: an interview with author @devoney.bsky.social ahead of the publication of her new book, 'Wild for Austen': thesecretunderstandingofthehearts.blogspot.com/2025/09/witt...
Publishing this week! #JaneAusten #booksky
Publishing this week! #JaneAusten #booksky
WITTY, WILD AND WONDERFULLY AUSTEN: A CONVERSATION WITH DEVONEY LOOSER
Just when you thought you knew everything about Jane Austen—her novels, her needlework, her famously “quiet” life—along comes a book that ...
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September 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Witty, wild and wonderfully Austen: an interview with author @devoney.bsky.social ahead of the publication of her new book, 'Wild for Austen': thesecretunderstandingofthehearts.blogspot.com/2025/09/witt...
Publishing this week! #JaneAusten #booksky
Publishing this week! #JaneAusten #booksky
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I have my copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s new book. Why don’t you have yours yet?
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I have my copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s new book. Why don’t you have yours yet?
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Publishing today!
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
September 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Publishing today!
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky
“Seriously informative and enormous fun.” So grateful for this lovely review of #wildforausten in the Sept/Oct issue of Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine, to which I happily subscribe (and recommend to you). And once again, Happy 250th birthday to #JaneAusten!
September 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“Seriously informative and enormous fun.” So grateful for this lovely review of #wildforausten in the Sept/Oct issue of Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine, to which I happily subscribe (and recommend to you). And once again, Happy 250th birthday to #JaneAusten!
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On the latest episode of the Kickass Women of History podcast, @devoney.bsky.social introduces Sydney Owenson.
Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers?
Find out here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers?
Find out here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
31. Sydney Owenson: The Wild Irish Girl
Podcast Episode · Kickass Women of History · 09/09/2025 · 42m
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September 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
On the latest episode of the Kickass Women of History podcast, @devoney.bsky.social introduces Sydney Owenson.
Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers?
Find out here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers?
Find out here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...
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'Wild for Austen' by @devoney.bsky.social is out this month, available from all good bookshops and online retailers!
#JaneAusten #booksky #history #podcast
#JaneAusten #booksky #history #podcast
September 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
'Wild for Austen' by @devoney.bsky.social is out this month, available from all good bookshops and online retailers!
#JaneAusten #booksky #history #podcast
#JaneAusten #booksky #history #podcast
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Join us at virtual @chawtonhouse.bsky.social for a Jane Austen Book Club event with @devoney.bsky.social to celebrate her new book, 'Wild for Austen'.
You may have thought Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest.
Tickets here: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/onl... #booksky
You may have thought Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest.
Tickets here: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/onl... #booksky
Online Talk: Devoney Looser, Wild for Austen - Chawton House
The first of a series of digital events for our Jane Austen Book Club with Devoney Looser, author of Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us at virtual @chawtonhouse.bsky.social for a Jane Austen Book Club event with @devoney.bsky.social to celebrate her new book, 'Wild for Austen'.
You may have thought Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest.
Tickets here: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/onl... #booksky
You may have thought Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest.
Tickets here: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/onl... #booksky
Thrilled that #WildforAusten is included in Lit Hub's "Best Reviewed Books of the Week," wedged right there in between Arundhati Roy and Eric Foner! So grateful for all of the support for this book and the continued attention to #JaneAusten in her 250th birthday year.
September 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thrilled that #WildforAusten is included in Lit Hub's "Best Reviewed Books of the Week," wedged right there in between Arundhati Roy and Eric Foner! So grateful for all of the support for this book and the continued attention to #JaneAusten in her 250th birthday year.
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“They all want to know which novel is your favorite. I suspect most of them don’t really want to hear the obvious answer! But I’m over that. This is my authentic answer. Pride and Prejudice!”
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social on her new book “Wild for Austin.”
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social on her new book “Wild for Austin.”
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
September 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“They all want to know which novel is your favorite. I suspect most of them don’t really want to hear the obvious answer! But I’m over that. This is my authentic answer. Pride and Prejudice!”
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social on her new book “Wild for Austin.”
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social on her new book “Wild for Austin.”
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
A P&P film with Judy Garland in Philly? Not a #Janeite game of Clue! It almost was in 1947. This material is not in my new book #WildforAusten. It's a new #JaneAusten legacy story about a wild unpublished script and my first @airmail.news byline! Hope you'll read & share
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The "Pride and Prejudice" That Almost Was
Duets on horseback, Philadelphia nightlife … Inside an unmade Hollywood-musical version of the Austen classic, starring Judy Garland and Peter Lawford.
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September 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A P&P film with Judy Garland in Philly? Not a #Janeite game of Clue! It almost was in 1947. This material is not in my new book #WildforAusten. It's a new #JaneAusten legacy story about a wild unpublished script and my first @airmail.news byline! Hope you'll read & share
airmail.news/issues/2025-...
airmail.news/issues/2025-...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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“Researching Austen’s allegedly shoplifting aunt was a lot more fun than you might think.”
You might think you know everything Austen, but did you know about her shoplifting aunt?
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social in conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social.
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
You might think you know everything Austen, but did you know about her shoplifting aunt?
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social in conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social.
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
September 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“Researching Austen’s allegedly shoplifting aunt was a lot more fun than you might think.”
You might think you know everything Austen, but did you know about her shoplifting aunt?
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social in conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social.
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
You might think you know everything Austen, but did you know about her shoplifting aunt?
New at PB: @devoney.bsky.social in conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social.
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
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In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we're thrilled to welcome two experts on the beloved novelist to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social for a deep dive into Austen’s life, writing and legacy.
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
Tickets: www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/the...
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
Tickets: www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/the...
September 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we're thrilled to welcome two experts on the beloved novelist to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social for a deep dive into Austen’s life, writing and legacy.
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
Tickets: www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/the...
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
Tickets: www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/the...
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I interviewed author Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social and reviewed Wild For Austen on my Substack today! www.amy-colleen.com/p/wild-for-a...
Wild for Austen and Devoney Looser: Book Review and Writer Showcase
A combo installment, a four-star review along with the 12th in a series of summer interviews.
www.amy-colleen.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I interviewed author Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social and reviewed Wild For Austen on my Substack today! www.amy-colleen.com/p/wild-for-a...
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New at PB: In conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social, @devoney.bsky.social talks about her new book “Wild for Austen,” covering everything from sexuality, erotica, and love to class, moms, dads, and the power of naughtiness.
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
September 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New at PB: In conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social, @devoney.bsky.social talks about her new book “Wild for Austen,” covering everything from sexuality, erotica, and love to class, moms, dads, and the power of naughtiness.
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...
www.publicbooks.org/weird-but-fa...