I am absolutely thrilled with the cover design of my new book on Beatrix Potter. Forthcoming with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social in early January, the book is now available to pre-order: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/az-of-bea...

In this new article @uk.theconversation.com my wonderful PhD student @nadasaadaoui.bsky.social offers a powerful case for Elizabeth Bennet as Jane Austen's best heroine: one who 'demands respect, not rescue' & defies 'social expectations to forge her own path’ theconversation.com/who-was-jane...

Andrea Hayes, textile artist based in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for her textile landscapes #WomensArt

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Delighted to contribute to The Conversation UK’s Jane Austen Fight Club series alongside a brilliant group of scholars! I’m championing the sharp, independent Elizabeth Bennet as Austen’s best heroine 💪📚 Read the full piece and cast your vote: lnkd.in/eEepFUxt #JaneAusten250 #ElizabethBennet

Introducing Jane Austen Fight Club! Over the next few weeks, academic experts will go head to head arguing for Austen's best leading man, heroine and novel. But the winner is up to you. Check out our first instalment and vote for your fave Austen heartthrob here: theconversation.com/jane-austen-...

Fantastic contribution to the #JaneAusten250 series by my brilliant supervisor @DrPennyBradshaw. Thoughtful and compelling defence of Mr Darcy and a brilliant reminder that Austen’s heroines helped redefine what makes a true romantic hero.

Jane Austen was a satirist – why isn’t she treated like one? theconversation.com/jane-austen-...

Article in The Guardian on seaside towns features a lovely section on Millom and Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson's connections to the town: Where tourists seldom tread, part 18: three seaside towns that defy the tides of fashion www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... #LiteraryLandscapes #Poetry&Place

'With busy eyes I pierced the lane In quest of known and unknown things,' 🖊 Dorothy Wordsworth, 'Thoughts on my sick-bed' (1832) 🖼 Ursula Hurst

In an age where walking is once again praised for its physical and mental benefits, #JaneAusten's fiction reminds us that these virtues are not new. Her characters have been walking for centuries. scroll.in/article/1084... ✍️Nada Saadaoui Via The Conversation

You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but @devoney.bsky.social puts that myth to rest. Tracing the author's life and legacy across 250 years, she reveals an Austen far wilder than the one we know. Publishing to mark Austen's 250th birthday, pre-order now! #JaneAusten #booksky

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen adaptations come in generational waves. The 2020s have produced 'Sanditon,' 'Emma,' and 'Persuasion,' with 'Pride & Prejudice' on the way. Now 'Sense & Sensibility' is too.

9pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR The Real Jane Austen Drama-documentary about the life of #JaneAusten. Anna Chancellor, a relative of Jane Austen, explores the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. #BookchatWeekly

It soon appeared that London was not the place for her. She could not endure its noise. Her nerves were under continual irritation and suffering; #JaneAusten #Emma

I assure you that I dread the idea of going to Brighton as much as you do, but I am not without hopes that something may happen to prevent it. #JaneAusten #letters #1799

It had been excessively hot the whole day… #JaneAusten #letters1811

Absolutely thrilled to see this excellent piece by our MA graduate and now PhD student, Nada Saadaoui, on walking as a form of resistance for Jane Austen and her heroines, published in ‘The Conversation’ today: theconversation.com/for-jane-aus...