In a discussion hosted by 'New Yorker' writer Alexandra Schwartz at New York’s 92nd Street Y on March 27, authors Jennifer ...

This San Diego publisher of classic titles uses data and trendspotting to catch readers attention. Here’s how it is marking Jane Austen’s 250th birthday.

A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

We tend to think of Jane Austen as the first great female ... guest who wrote “Bookshelf,” is a fan of Austen. But her point in the book, subtitled “A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to ...

"It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. - Elizabeth Bennett, "Pride and Prejudice" I feel the same way about Jane Austen that Elizabeth felt about Mr. Darcy. I didn't ...

Janice Hadlow, whose book The Other Bennet Sister explores the transformation of priggish Mary into an intellectually curious woman, agrees that Austen’s work is a wealth of modern feminist ...

Certain books feature reworked covers and spines to match the aesthetic of a novel. For example, republished Jane Austen novels usually come in flowery, ornate hardbacks that reflect the romantic ...

The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth this ... whose reputations were not fully eclipsed by Austen’s until late in the 19th century. American rare books dealer Rebecca Romney offers ...

A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...

Jane Austen, whose novels combine biting wit and ... My feelings will not be repressed” and others — stamped on the book covers. April nods to independent bookstores: “The 12th Annual ...