#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

Today, on the blog, my review of Swept Away, the exciting and brilliant new novel by Beth O'Leary @quercusbooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/04/22/b...

Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman will star as Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy and Mrs. Bennet in the Netflix series adaptation of ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.’ (deadline.com/2025/04/emma...)

If you love historical cozy mysteries, then the Cressida Fawcett Mystery series by Fliss Chester is one to read! My review of Death in an English Village, the latest novel in the series, is up on the blog! @bookouture.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/04/08/b...

My review of 10 Marchfield Square, the gripping new novel by @nixawhy.bsky.social, is up on the blog! @bloomsburyraven.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/04/01/b...

It's publication day for A Fortune Most Fatal, the intriguing new novel by @jessicabull.bsky.social, and I am thrilled to share my review... @michaeljbooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/03/27/b...

I’ve reread Persuasion for the first time in years and I don't remember loving it so much back then, especially Captain Wentworth beautiful love letter to Anne #janeausten

"I like Emma, passionately: but even more, I love Austen for daring to write a heroine who is snobbish, meddling, a stranger to her own heart." Katherine Rundell

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave, the hilarious and addictive new novel by @ellecosimano.bsky.social, is out today and my review is up on the blog... @headlinebooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/03/04/b...

A cartoon for #worldbookday (coming on Thursday 6th) for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

The Mice at Work, Beatrix Potter.

I loved this book so much that I have already ordered for mour books by Georgette Heyer!

I loved Emily Wilde’s Compendium to Lost Tales, the wonderful new novel by Heather Fawcett, and here is my review... @orbitbooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/02/27/b...

📖 JANE AUSTEN IN 41 OBJECTS BY KATHRYN SUTHERLAND This brand-new book by Austen scholar and our Patron Kathryn Sutherland, is a Jane Austen biography in which objects with their own histories offer glimpses into her life. 🎉 Available wherever you get your books from 13 March! #booksky

It’s pub day for the UK edition of JANE AUSTEN’S BOOKSHELF — which features a special SIGNED limited indie exclusive issue found in the link below. These are sprinkled around indies in the UK — if you are one of these indies, @ me your link and I’ll boost for those who want the signed version!

A story full of riddles to solve and secrets to unravel... I read You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego in one go and here is my review... @transworldbooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/02/19/b...

I loved The Frozen People by @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and my review of this immersive and intriguing story is now up on the blog! @quercusbooks.bsky.social bookafterbook.blog/2025/02/18/b...