Virtual Book Club

Exploring the Poetry of Phillis Wheatley

By Bill Gaither Members gathered on February 16, 2025, for a stimulating and sometimes impassioned discussion of the poetry of…
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Discussing Beth Pattillo’s ‘Jane Austen Ruined My Life’ and Meeting the Author

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By: Linda Darden The JASNA NC Virtual Book Club returned in November, with a reading of Beth Pattillo’s 2008 novel…
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Reading The Watsons with JASNA-NC

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By Bill Gaither Members gathered on June 23, 2024, for an engaging and in-depth discussion of Jane Austen’s unfinished novella or…
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Discussing Arabella’s Adventures and Foibles in Charlotte Lennox’s The Female Quixote

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By Elizabeth Jewell Regional Coordinator Sara Tavela was the moderator for our meeting and said in an email following the…
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A Lively Discussion of Claudia Gray’s The Murder of Mr. Wickham

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By Elizabeth Jewell The JASNA meeting of October 15, 2023, began with breakout rooms in which we discussed the questions…
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The JASNA-NC Virtual Book Club – Pride and Prejudice

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By Linda Darden The North Carolina chapter of JASNA devotes one meeting per quarter to a book club, with the…
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April 13, 2025 – “Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years” with JASNA President Mary MintzJASNA-NC is delighted to announce that our JASNA President, Mary Mintz, will be with us this April to share her talk, "Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years." RSVP for the zoom link at ... See MoreSee Less

April 13, 2025 - "Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years" with JASNA President Mary Mintz - JASNA North Carolina

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Join JASNA-NC as we welcome our JASNA President, Mary Mintz, who will share how Austen is represented in American periodicals.

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JASNA North Carolina

4 weeks ago

April 13, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. – “Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years” with JASNA President Mary MintzJASNA-NC is delighted to announce that our JASNA President, Mary Mintz, will be with us this April to share her talk, "Jane Austen in American Periodicals: Highlights of the First Hundred Years."Where: In the comfort of your home via ZoomRSVP: This event is open to members and interested guests; it is FREE but registration is required. jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/april-13-2025-jane-austen-in-american-periodicals-highlights-of-the... ... See MoreSee Less

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March 16, 2025 – Jane Austen on Wild Nature: An Exploration with Mary Jane CurryMary Jane Curry, JASNA-NC member, will lead us in discussing a few passages in Austen’s fiction that describe wild nature (the sky, wind, trees, waterways, and land) in order to understand how those passages provide a fuller understanding of her main characters. Mary Jane’s book shows that Austen’s treatment of nature is both structural and thematic, allowing us to read her novels as serious(realistic) pastorals.The DetailsWhat: “Jane Austen on Wild Nature: An Exploration” with Mary Jane CurryWhen: March 16, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via ZoomRSVP: This event is open to members and interested guests; it is FREE but registration is required. To register, please go to jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/march-16-2025-jane-austen-on-wild-nature-an-exploration-with-mary-j...About our speakerMary Jane Curry has been writing and speaking to general audiences as well as academics about nature and pastoral elements in Austen’s fiction since 1994. Her articles on Austen have appeared in Persuasions and proceedings of an International Conference on English Historic Linguistics. She contributed a chapter on the novel as a genre to The Text and Beyond: Essays in Literary Linguistics. ... See MoreSee Less

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