Although I am still holding out for Northanger and Nosferatu, check out this link to the book trailer for Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen Willoughby portrayed in quite such a sympathetic light before. The bug-eyed expression on his face is truly something to behold.

… someone just made a movie about Keats! Click here for pictures and trailer. I just love that they used the word “minx” in describing the heroine. Someone has been reading his Regency romance novels.

My little sister just sent me this Pride and Prejudice spoof, courtesy of Smart Bitches Trashy Books. Make sure your office door is closed before listening– loud chortles will ensue:

Hi, all! As those of you who hang out on Facebook already know, I just emerged from a massive deadline crunch (more about that later). One of the things I am most looking forward to (aside from chopping off my split ends this afternoon so that I no longer look like a refugee from the…

For those lucky folks in the right cities, the Treasures of Napoleon exhibit, a treasure trove of personal artifacts belonging to our favorite French dictator, is touring the United States. It opened in Philadelphia and will be making its triumphal march through California, Missouri, D.C., Florida, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. I’m very miffed that…

Tonight, at seven o’clock at Madame X, Lady Jane co-founder Leanna Renee Hieber will be reading from her much anticipated debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. The authoress will be reading in full Victorian regalia, and I’ve been told there will be costumes, raffles, and other festivities. Gorgeous cover, no?

The UK romance review site Choc Lit just named The Secret History of the Pink Carnation one of their books of the month. As part of the accompanying author interview, they asked me what kind of chocolate the hero would be. I have to admit, I’d never thought of Richard quite that way before. This…

Hello, my fellow New Yorkers! Now that the holiday weekend is over, distract yourself from your sunburns and barbecue-related injuries at New York’s only romance reading series: the one, the only Lady Jane’s Salon. The salon convenes at seven o’clock at Madame X for readings from Dee Davis, Anthea Lawson and Dianna Love, as well…

Doesn’t this picture just cry out for captioning?