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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 7d

"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

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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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social · 2d

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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Kim Wilson @kimwilsonauthor.bsky.social · 15d

Can confirm! I'm part way through and it's a really fun read.

Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 15d

My copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s Wild for Austen arrived today!

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Austengoals @austengoals.bsky.social · 13d

Wild For Austen, a
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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Sarah Dent @thebookhide.bsky.social · 11d

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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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 18d

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

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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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 18d

I have my copy of @devoney.bsky.social’s new book. Why don’t you have yours yet?

The cover of Devoney Looser’s Wild Austen

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social · 19d

“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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Christina Boyd @xtnaboyd.bsky.social · 22d

What are you reading? I just downloaded Dr. Devoney Looser’s WILD FOR AUSTEN. Author Stephanie Barron says, “Thoroughly grounded in deep research and even deeper understanding of its subject, ‘Wild for Austen’ is nothing short of brilliant." I can’t wait to dive in! @devoney.bsky.social

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 29d

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...

31. Sydney Owenson: The Wild Irish Girl

Podcast Episode · Kickass Women of History · 09/09/2025 · 42m

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 29d

'Wild for Austen' by @devoney.bsky.social is out this month, available from all good bookshops and online retailers!
#JaneAusten #booksky #history #podcast

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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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Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social · Sep 8

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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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · Sep 7

“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...

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Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social · Sep 6

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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Char Jones, Literary Redhead @literaryredhead.bsky.social · Sep 4

HAPPY RELEASE WEEK 🩷💚
@devoney.bsky.social
@mariahfredericks.bsky.social
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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · Sep 4

“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.
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

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Amy Colleen (sewistwrites) @amycolleen.bsky.social · Sep 6

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.

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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

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.
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Sarah Emsley @sarahemsley.bsky.social · Sep 4

“… my personal history—and this is not an uncommon history—is also about how her fiction might activate an intellectual and educational aspiration, especially for girls and women.”
– @devoney.bsky.social

“Weird, but Fantastic”: Devoney Looser on Those Who Love Jane Austen - Public Books

“The Austen biography space is fairly saturated and covered. But there’s still a lot more we can learn by seeing her in context: that is, by seeing Austen in relation to her society, her family, her f...

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Devoney Looser @devoney.bsky.social · Sep 4

I love @literaryhub.bsky.social ! Maybe you're already an avid reader, too? It's a real treat and such an honor to have an excerpt from #WildforAusten published in its pages today. lithub.com/the-almost-w... #JaneAusten #Janeite

The (Almost) Wildness of Elizabeth Bennet

Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet is among the most beloved and recognized heroines in literature, with far more than her “pair of fine eyes” and “pretty face” to recommend her. Her lively min…

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