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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 17h

While the books are no longer on display, still an interesting read! #Austen250

www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...

A Rare, Royal Copy of Pride and Prejudice Is Going on Display at Windsor Castle

But it will only be on view for a very limited time.

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It's beginning to look a lot like Lisa-mas! @pookiebear.net · 20h

Believe everything is online? Feel AI solve everything? Think libraries are antiquated? My chum, you are wrong! I mean, libraries do so much that I've got a whole 50-slide deck on it! Interest piqued? Join me for my FREE presentation on Nov 25 at 11 a.m. EST!

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Not Your Mother's Librarian: Libraries in the 21st Century | Virtual FieldTrips | CreativeMornings

Libraries have become more relevant than ever in the 21st C. They act as community organizers, meeting hubs, notaries, passport services, lend materials, giv...

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 1d

You can never be TOO gothic.

Three cartoon teens putting on make-up. Above their head it says, "Bronte sisters (c 1847, colorised) and below it it says, "are we gothic enough?)

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 2d

Looking for something to do this winter? I've got you covered! Here is a list of upcoming Austen and Brontës virtual events scheduled for the next few months. excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bro...

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 2d

Not only a review of AGM, but also (something I did not know) that Goucher College has the largest Austen collection outside of the UK. Looks like a local pilmagrage should be in order! #Austen250

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Baltimore has become a place of pilgrimage for Jane Austen fans in America

By chance, a little college in Towson has come to hold the largest Jane Austen collection in the world outside of England.

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 3d

Missed previous years of Virtual Jane Con (virtualjanecon.com) or want to revisit the great talks? They are all available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/hashtag/virt.... You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane 👉🏻 youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo! #Austen250

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Halloween

Halloween gravestone reading “I Did My Own Research” in a yard with two skeleton arms sticking out of the grass.

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Eva Leigh @evaleigh.bsky.social · 3d

Trick or treat

It's the government's job to make sure everyone has enough to eat

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 3d

What are your plans this weekend? I have a friend who's coming to visit and we are going to have a cozy weekend watching cozy movies, eating a charcuterie board, and wearing cozy clothes. I'm pretty excited! #Austen250

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 4d

I did some digging and there are numerous arguments about when the first novel was published (from the 15th C to 18th C) and no one can seemingly agree. But I argue that it is the rise of the popular novel taking place during Jane's time. What do you think? #Austen250

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 4d

NPR's review of "Patchwork," a graphic biography of Jane Austen. (The book is available on NetGalley if you read ARCs.)

www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n... #Austen250

'Patchwork' pieces together Jane Austen's personal life

While some might be bothered by a biography that regularly, and proudly, takes liberties with facts and chronology, such artistry is the heart and strength of Kate Evans' delightful and illuminating…

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Allison MacDuffee @studiousgal.bsky.social · 5d

One needs other people. It would take almost superhuman will to be happy alone.

I am an introvert, and like doing lots of things alone-- like walking, eating in restos, and even going to films-- but I still need other people, in order to be really happy. 🌻

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 5d

To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long. "Persuasion" starts this week! For the full schedule, go to austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-.... #Austen250

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 6d

Did you know Excessively Diverting has a newsletter? We do! Published irregularly, it contains news, hot takes, essays, and whatever else strikes my fancy and is too long for social media. You can sign up here 👉🏻 excessivelydiverting.substack.com.

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 6d

So, when over the years, when I have said to someone, "You make me happy!" Several people have retorted, "Only you can make you happy." What do you think? Is happiness only from within oneself? #Austen250,

(Mucking around with the graphic; not a fn but eh, it will do.)

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It's beginning to look a lot like Lisa-mas! @pookiebear.net · 6d

I am beyond thrilled to announce that my presentation, "Not Your Mother's Librarian: Libraries in the 21s C" is scheduled for November 25th at 11 a.m. EST and on Zoom! 👉 creativemornings.com/talks/LcBbl2...

The event is free! There is a recording made available later if you can't make it.

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 7d

If you’re a fan of podcasts, there are over a dozen of them dedicated to #JaneAusten and the Brontës! If I’m missing any, let me know so I can update the list! 👉 excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bro... #Austen250

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 7d

Live in the US (or have access to a US VPN)? Need an Austen or Bronte movie or series to get your fix? I've got you covered! Over 100 Austen and Brontë movies and series, organized by streaming service, at your disposal! Brontë 👉🏻 www.excessivelydiverting.net (Updated regularly.) #Austen250

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It's beginning to look a lot like Lisa-mas! @pookiebear.net · 15d

Define your taste in books with 8 authors

📚 Jane Austen
📚 Terry Pratchett
📚 Kate Atkinson
📚 Emily Henry
📚 Abby Jimenez
📚 Mary MacLane
📚 Clarice Lispector
📚 Ursula Parrott

(Interestingly, Terry Pratchett is the only male writer in my list and in the fantasy realm.)

The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social · 15d

Define your taste in books with 8 authors

Leigh Bardugo
V.E. Schwab
Tana French
E.A. Aymar
Stephen Graham Jones
Matt Dinniman
Emily Henry
Andy Weir

#booksky 💙📚

Ulrike @uli2912.bsky.social · 15d

Definite your taste in books with 8 authors
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- V.E. Schwab
- Dietrich Stogner
- Emily Tesh
- Anne Rice
- Leigh Bardugo
- Stephen Fry

#booksky 💙📚

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d

Not to be THAT dictionary, but…

It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

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Scarlet McAdams (aka Lisa Rabey) @msscarletwrites.online · 18d

In this issue of Ms Scarlet Writes: Change of name, update on writing, the chili pepper rating, and Canadian candy!

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#Romancelandia #WriterSky

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 19d

PLaying around with www.awyisser.com and of course, Jane was up!

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It's beginning to look a lot like Lisa-mas! @pookiebear.net · 20d

For our November read, the Meet Cute Book Club is reading "The Fake Mate" by Lana Ferguson! We'll be hanging out on the couches at The Folded Leaf. Head to open.substack.com/pub/meetcute... for more info!

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Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social · 22d

The secret's out! Read more about ⚰️VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB⚰️ here!
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...

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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · Oct 3

Here are Austen and the BrontëBrontës's virtual events scheduled for the next few months. There is a lot here from book clubs to movie nights and everything in between. Check the event websites for more information, including time, cost, and registration details. open.substack.com/pub/excessiv...

Grey, black, white drawing of Jane Austen holding a pink laptop.

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