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Top Ten Spiritual Jane Austen Places

I'm thrilled to post this!  (Thanks, BajaJaneite for sending in the link -- I've been wanting to share it with you all.)

I did a gallery for BeliefNet with pictures from my trip and thoughts on the spiritual Austen places I visited -- spiritual being rather loosely defined, as in perhaps relating to (ahem...) the cult of Colin Firth. ;-)

Check it out!  The pics are some of my absolute favorites.  They're also running an excerpt from my book.

Photo of the Roman Baths (copyright Lori Smith 2005)

Dear Emma

How did you like Emma last night?  I only saw a tiny bit, but enough to remind me how much I love that movie.  Next week, the one I've been waiting for, the new Sense and Sensibility.  Whoo-hoo!

Sherwood Library

I'll be speaking tonight at Sherwood Library in Alexandria, Virginia.  Hoping everyone who braved the ice last time will be able to make it out again!  Tea at 7:00, and the program will start at 7:30. 

The next event will be Kingstowne Library on Thursday, March 27.

Patrick Henry Library tonight

Just a quick reminder that I'll be speaking at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna, Virginia tonight at 7:00 pm.  Would love to have you join us if you're in the area!

Last day for icon contest

Today's the last day for the icon contest at Jane Austen Today.  There are some lovely entries.

The first is from Dina, the second from Raisah, and the third from Sawcat.  Gorgeous!

Send in yours for a chance to win a copy of the Becoming Jane DVD!

Karen Joy Fowler interview

There's a lovely interview with Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club, at Tina Ann Forkner's blog.  I've posted a few snippets at Following Austen as well.

Regretful Jane

I watched Miss Austen Regrets last night, and I'm not entirely sure if I liked it.  Posted some thoughts over at Following Austen.  Would love to know what you thought.

Sweet Northanger

I'd love to know what you thought of Northanger Abbey.  I thought it was sweet, and well done.  More here.

Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland.  ©ITV plc (Granada International) for Masterpiece™

The Complete Jane Austen on PBS

Well, dear readers, here we are!  This week marks the beginning of the Complete Jane Austen Season on Masterpiece Theatre.  I can hardly wait -- Sunday nights with Jane...

The daily quote blog will be following along, featuring our favorite quotes (and a few new ones) from that week's film.

Here's the schedule:

Jan. 13:  Persuasion
Sally Hawkins appears as Anne Elliot, a woman destined for spinsterhood  after a proposal eight years earlier. Then her spurned suitor reappears.

Jan. 20: Northanger Abbey
In a medieval house that appeals to her most lurid fantasies, romance addict Catherine Moreland (Felicity Jones) begins a relationship with the younger son of the estate.

Jan. 27:  Mansfield Park
After being sent to live at Mansfield Park, Fanny Price (Billie Piper) navigates a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs among its occupants.

Feb. 3:  Miss Austen Regrets
Courtship she knew well; only the last act eluded her. A film biography that dramatizes Jane Austen’s lost loves.

Feb. 10, 17 & 24: Pride and Prejudice
Colin Firth is Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle is Elizabeth Bennet in the definitive adaptation of the most-loved of all Austen novels.

Mar. 23:  Emma
Kate Beckinsale stars in the title role as the tireless matchmaker who professes no interest in matrimony for herself, only for her orphaned protégée, Harriet Smith (Samantha Morton).

Mar. 30 & Apr. 6:  Sense and Sensibility
Though poor, levelheaded Elinor Dashwood (Hattie Morahan) and her impulsive sister Marianne (Charity Wakefield)  attract a trio of promising gentlemen.

For more info and clips visit the Complete Jane Austen site.

Booksigning tonight - Tysons Corner, VA

Just a reminder that I'll be reading and signing books tonight at the Borders in Tysons Corner, VA at 7:30.  If you're in the DC area, I'd love to see you.  More info here.