New books and I don't know which one to read first: - The Country House Dining Room by Amy Boyington - A Guide to Regency Dress by @fourredshoes.bsky.social - Jane Austen: The Biography by Elizabeth Jenkins

The good thing about commuting is lot of reading time and I’ve been waiting all day to get back to Hoax by Madeleine Pelling!

Gorgeous cover for MISS BERESFORD AND THE BEAST, the first book in the Daughters of Somerset series by @mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social, out on August 4! www.mimimatthews.com/books/daught... #MissBeresfordandtheBeast #daughtersofsomerset #mimimatthews #victorianromance #beautyandthebeast #woundedhero

The day has finally arrived. You can now *officially* watch puffins live from the Farne Islands, 24 hours a day: bit.ly/4tRz72T Please enjoy these puffins kissing in celebration of this momentous event.

I've just finished reading this fascinating biography of Margaret Beaufort by Nicola Tallis and now I am obsessed with the matriarch of the Tudor dynasty!

Travelling back to the Victorian era with my new books!!! #newbooks #victorianera #ruthgoodman @deannaraybourn.bsky.social

"You would be astonished, I daresay, if you knew what interesting conversations I enjoy with myself." —Venetia

I can't wait for this! #prideandprejudice youtube.com/watch?v=4bSK...

#OnThisDay in 1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded at Tower Green in the Tower of London after being attainted for high treason following sexual indiscretions. She was buried in the nearby chapel of St Peter ad Vincula. 📸 Getty

Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost reut.rs/4ts92Yv

#OnThisDay in 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. Unusually for brides of the time, she wore a white dress, a symbol not so much of purity than of wealth, which proved immensely influential. 📸 Getty

Watching Pride and Prejudice and one of my favourite scenes is when, after Lizzie refuses Mr. Collins's proposal, Mrs. Bennet chases her and there are geese all around! #prideandprejudice2005

On my annual reread of Pride and Prejudice! #janeausten #prideandprejudice

Just finished reading Henry V by Dan Jones and it is such an addictive and riveting read! I was completely fascinated by this historical figure and the author's writing is so superb that I can't wait to read more of his books!

#OnThisDay in 1813, 'Pride and Prejudice' was published, bound in three handsome volumes and priced at 18 shillings. “Buy it immediately,” playwright Richard Sheridan told a friend, adding that it was “one of the cleverest things” he had ever read. 📸 Getty

#OnThisDay in 1882, English novelist, critic and queen of the Bloomsbury Group Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen at Hyde Park Gate in Kensington, London. Her father, Leslie Stephen, was the founding editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. 📸 Getty

I loved visiting Hampton Court Palace last August and I fell so in love with its history that I needed to know more. The Palace by Gareth Russell is a captivating and fascinating account and I couldn't put it down!

First book of 2026 is The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian, aka Jane Austen

Cold and rainy weather calls for hot tea and a good book! I've just started reading the latest novel by Martha Waters and I am already addicted to this fun and cozy mystery!

Christmas time in Emma by Jane Austen, published today in 1815

#OnThisDay in 1815, Jane Austen’s 'Emma', a novel about “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like”, was an instant hit. It was published in three volumes, each set costing one guinea. 📸 Getty

Persuasion was published on this day in 1817. Making it 208 years of every other love letter not being good enough.

Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨ Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels. Now on display at the Weston Library. #JaneAusten

I couldn't resist, I had to have it... it's so beautiful! #janeausten #prideandprejudice #firstedition @britishlibrary.bsky.social

My favourite part of the day: reading on the couch under my comfy Christmas blanket!

My visit to @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social back in August! open.substack.com/pub/noemi87/...

My Georgette Heyer collection open.substack.com/pub/noemi87/...

PUBLICATION DAY! My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today. “An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-... @headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #History #WomensHistory

I am currently reading Lady of Quality and it's turning out to be one of my favourite of Georgette Heyer's novels!

I’ve just finished rereading Northanger Abbey, which, together with Persuasion, is my second favourite of Jane Austen’s novels, but Pride and Prejudice will always be my number one! #janeausten #northangerabbey

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

On 30th Oct 1811 Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen was published. Austen had started writing her novel 16 years earlier in 1795 while living in Steventon, Hampshire. The Overton Jane Austen trails cross the beautiful country to her birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon #JaneAusten #walking

My copy of The Worlds of Jane Austen by Helena Kelly arrived this morning and I am already 50 pages in! A wonderful and captivating guide to the life of Jane Austen, her novels, and the times she lived in!

New (old) editions to add to my Georgette Heyer collection

Is there anything more tantalising than the promise of an early 19th-century letter with the postscript "Burn this immediately"?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Pride and Prejudice first edition facsimile is stunning - and also out TODAY! Read Darcy and Elizabeth's story as the first ever readers would have in 1813. tinyurl.com/PridePrejudi...

I visited Kensington Palace when I was in London a few weeks ago and I loved their Dress Codes Exhibition

Janeites unite: Austen festival in Bath celebrates 250th anniversary of author’s birth www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Still thinking about my visit to Jane Austen's House two weeks ago @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social

Advertisement for an anonymously-published novel titled 'Pride and Prejudice' – competing titles include an edition of Aesop's fables & a handbook for dissecting human bodies 🖋️🐇🫀 (Morning Post, 28 Jan 1813) #janeausten

I am super excited to be on the blog tour for Let's Make a Scene, the wonderful new novel by one of my favourite authors, Laura Wood! #LetsMakeAScene bookafterbook.blog/2025/07/02/b...

Today, on the blog, my review of Look Before You Leap, the fantastic new novel by Virginia Heath, out today!!! @headlinebooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/06/24/b...

Today, on the blog, my review of Wives Like Us, the hilarious latest novel by Plum Sykes @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/06/17/b...

Rules for Ruin is another addictive and thrilling novel by Mimi Matthews! I can't get enough of her stories...

Today, I am thrilled to share my review of What If I Never Get Over You, the wonderful and immersive new novel by @paigetoonauthor.bsky.social! bookafterbook.blog/2025/06/05/b...

Late night reading What If I Never Got Over You by @paigetoonauthor.bsky.social but I couldn’t go to sleep until I finished Ellie and Ash's beautiful and emotional love story!

I had to buy it!!! #PenguinArchive #janeausten @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social

Today, on the blog, my review of the latest book in one of my favourite series, The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch bookafterbook.blog/2025/04/29/b...

In love with Edinburgh #Edinburgh #Scotland