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Discussing Beth Pattillo’s ‘Jane Austen Ruined My Life’ and Meeting the Author

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6 Dec

By: Linda Darden The JASNA NC Virtual Book Club returned in November, with a reading of Beth Pattillo’s 2008 novel Jane Austen Ruined My Life. JASNA members and guests participated in a discussion facilitated by club member Nancy Young before being joined by the author for a Q&A session. The story in this selection centers on the journey of English professor…
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The 2024 AGM Debriefing

6 Nov

The October 27th JASNA-NC Zoom debriefing on this year’s Annual General Meeting was small innumber, but great in enthusiasm. Those fortunate members who attended the meeting in Clevelandrocked to all things Jane. Listeners who did not attend enjoyed a sampler of the event’s highlights.Since the AGM’s 2024 focus was “Austen, Annotated,” Sara Tavela asked the group members to offertheir own…
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Book Review: Original Letters from India by Eliza Fay

8 Oct

By Dan Read My son found this book in a Free Library and gave it to me after he read it. I opened it and read the introduction and discovered that Eliza Fay (1755-1816) was an exact contemporary of Jane Austen. I had to read it then! In Austen’s novels, her “three or four families” are gentry. The work that…
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Discovering Brisé Fans with Candice Hern

8 Oct

By Bill Gaither Members gathered on September 22, 2024, for a delightful and memorable presentation by Candice Hern on “Brisé Fans: An Essential Accessory in the Time of Jane Austen.” Ms. Hern is a best-selling and award-winning author of Regency romances and of longer historical romances set in the Regency period. She is also a collector of Georgian and Regency…
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Discussing Inger Brodey’s Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness

3 Sep

By Elizabeth Jewell The August 25, 2024, meeting was to celebrate and discuss the recent publication of Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey’s Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in June of 2024. The book examines the endings of Austen’s novels, describing them as “rushed, ironic, and reluctant to satisfy readers’ thirst for romance.”…
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JASNA-NC September 20 MeetingDr. Meghan Kobza on The MasqueradeGlittering masquerades, held at the most fashionable London venues, dominated the calendars of the Georgian elite. A thrilling opportunity to gather, flirt, and consume, hosts such as “Empress of Pleasure” Teresa Cornelys welcomed the great and the good in elaborate costumes—including diamond-covered gowns, harlequin outfits, or, in some cases, very little at all. Organised by wealthy impresarios, the masquerade allowed the aristocracy to flaunt their status and enjoy themselves behind the closed doors of opulent ballrooms, theatres, and gardens, dressed by an industry of ever more inventive habit makers. For the rest of society, the masquerade was notorious for mischief and misbehaviour, and a focus for voracious gossip. Join JASNA-NC for a fascinating afternoon learning about the social history of masquerade, which will be an excellent prelude to the AGM's Masquerade Ball at the end of October!The DetailsWhat: The Masquerade with Dr. Meghan Kobza, historian and authorWhen: September 20, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom.RSVP: All are welcome! Register Here - jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/Please email if you have any questions or concerns: jasna.ncarolina@gmail. com—Sara Tavela & Linda Darden, Co-Regional Coordinators, JASNA-NC ...

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Hi, friends! Our August meeting is just around the corner, and we're looking forward to our discussion on Northanger Abbey. While you can sign up any time up until the start time of the meeting, we recommend signing up now so you don't miss out. Check out the details below, and we look forward to seeing you there! —Sara Tavela & Linda Darden, Co-Regional Coordinators(jasna.ncarolina@gmail.com)JASNA-NC August 16 MeetingVirtual Book Club: Austen's Northanger Abbey Join us for our upcoming Virtual Book Club selection, Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Earlier this year we read Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto, considered to be the first English Gothic novel and one that was surely an inspiration for the genre. In this month's reading, Jane Austen takes on the themes and style of the very popular gothic novel tradition as she tells the story of a charming young woman who was not 'born to be a heroine'. We look forward to the discussion!To help prepare for our conversation, our facilitator, Mary Jane, has provided some preliminary information and questions for us:Northanger Abbey Info & Questions chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://mcusercontent.com/865810cf8f660169f15... The DetailsWhat: Virtual Book ClubWhen: August 16, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom.RSVP: All are welcome! Register Here jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/august-16-2026-virtual-book-club-northanger-abbey/ ...

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JASNA-NC July 19 MeetingFun and GamesGet ready for some summer fun with our annual Fun & Games meeting! We’ll play some Austen-inspired games with simple scoring systems.Prize winners will be selected via an online randomized process, so you can enjoy the games without stress or pressure; there will be prize winners in meeting and for those who play from home via the recording.As Jane Austen wrote, “Life is but a quick succession of busy nothings,” so let us fill our ‘nothings’ with merriment this meeting!The DetailsWhat: Fun and GamesWhen: July 19, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom.RSVP: All are welcome! Register HereAccessibility: We have auto-captions available in the meeting and if there are slides they will be as high contrast as possible. If you have accessibility needs we have not addressed here, please let us know.“They sat down to table to try their hands at Speculation, the game of the moment, and the only one which could engage the party in a scattered room.”—Mansfield ParkUpcoming EventsJuly 18-19, Virtual JaneCon. Learn more here.July 19, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting, Fun & Games. Register here.August 16, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting, Virtual Book Club: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Register here. September 20, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting with Dr. Megan Kobza on The Masquerade. Register here.October TBD, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting, Virtual Book Club: Nikki Payne's Pride and Protest.October 29-November 1, JASNA AGM in Arizona. Details below.When you register for JASNA-NC Zoom meetings, you will immediately receive the meeting access info. A reminder will be sent a couple days ahead of the event and again a couple hours ahead.Not yet a member of JASNA? Most JASNA-NC events are member-only; if you would like to visit as a guest to see if we are the right match for your interests, please email the regional coordinator (Sara/Linda). We would love to have you! When you join JASNA, you not only get all the membership benefits of the larger organization, you also become a member of the region you live in and get to participate in all member events. Our Membership Officer who will welcome new members can be contacted at membership.jasnanc@gmail.com (please note that the address is a bit different from the regional ...

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