Missing my grandfather today - General Maxwell D. Taylor, who led the 101st Airborne into Normandy on D-Day by parachute on D-Day (later, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). XXAlice #ww2 #iamwriting #DDay

Anyway, in common with so many of my friends, after a few years of playing cello in London orchestras, I got bored, like Sylvia Plath who wrote, 'I decided to write a novel. That would fix a lot of people’(!!)... Just one reason so many orchestral musicians paint, sculpt, make pottery etc. (cont.)

As of this week, MARIANNE's now shortlisted for THREE awards - the mega FOREWORD INDIES, the American Writing Award's Hawthorne Prize and the (new) Ink Book Prize. Am about to release Elizabeth Grace's audiobook. Go, MARIANNE!!! #JaneAusten #bookawards #regencynovel #newaudiobook

Escape to a saner world!!! Just two days left to grab the multi-award-winning HARRIET (as MARIANNE has run out of free days!!!) HARRIET's a clever take on Austen's EMMA with a surprisingly clued-up Harriet Smith and a twist at the end. 😊#booksta #JaneAusten #freeebook Link: books2read.com/u/3kjOPR

I resisted a free reader magnet... until now. Meet the Austenesque reader magnet you never knew you were missing!!! Remember the supercilious Lady Catherine de Bourgh? In P&P she dominated her daughter Anne quite remorselessly. But…worms can turn! Check it out FOR FREE here: bookhip.com/BXWSXSS

A prequel to Austen's LADY SUSAN, Quarterfinalist for the BookLife 2021 and starred "Editor's pick" on Publishers Weekly, McVeigh's Susan won the Global, eLit, Pencraft awards. Grab your escape while it's FREE!!!!❤️ books2read.com/u/mBBnzp #booksky #JaneAusten #histfic #MrDarcy #freeebook

Today and tomorrow only!!! Rated in the top seven novels of 2024 in the 2025 UK Selfies Book Awards… “I have very little hope,” said Mr Bennet, “of disposing of even one of my daughters much before luncheon.” (from McVeigh’s PRIDE AND PERJURY).Link: books2read.com/u/311Ynl #JaneAusten #MrDarcy

Rated in the top seven novels of all genres for the 2025 UK Selfies Book Awards…“I have very little hope,” said Mr Bennet, “of disposing of even one of my daughters much before luncheon.” Fall in love with your favourite Austen characters again! #JaneAusten #MrDarcy books2read.com/u/311Ynl

This was my novelistic debut, courtesy of Orion/Hachette. FREE for the next few days!😊"A very enjoyable novel" (The Sunday Telegraph). “It sings with lyrical intensity and eloquent feeling” (Publishers Weekly) Link: books2read.com/u/bOdpnA #Booksky #Orchestra #Mahler #cello #freeebook

Thrilled to come back from visiting Prague to learn that MARIANNE won gold (historical romance) in the The BookFest!!! #lucky #TheBookFestSpring2026 #TheBookFest #LiteraryEvent #Bookish #BookFestAwards #BookConectUs #JaneAusten #historicalfiction #booksta #Austenesque #bookstagrammer

Thrilled to come back from visiting Prague to learn that MARIANNE won gold (historical romance) in the The BookFest!!! #lucky #TheBookFestSpring2026 #TheBookFest #LiteraryEvent #Bookish #BookFestAwards #BookConectUs #JaneAusten #historicalfiction #booksta #Austenesque #bookstagrammer

#JaneAusten #booksky

My second novel - originally published by Hachette- GHOST MUSIC - is FREE for a brief time. Swipe yours today!!! link: books2read.com/u/3y5LEZ The Secret Life of a symphony orchestra. #classicalmusic #orchestra #Mahler

Since everybody's talking about Janice Hadlow's excellent novel about Mary Bennet (the BBC have just put out an adaptation on the box), here's an article I wrote for HISTORIA MAGAZINE about 'the curious allure of Mary Bennet'. historiamag.com/allure-of-ma... #JaneAusten #historicalfiction

Since everybody's talking about Janice Hadlow's excellent novel about Mary Bennet (the BBC have just put out an adaptation on the box), here's an article I wrote for HISTORIA MAGAZINE about 'the curious allure of Mary Bennet'. historiamag.com/allure-of-ma... #JaneAusten #historicalfiction

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Free March 16-19th!!! #freebook #historicalfiction #JaneAusten #MrDarcy Gold medallist in the Literary Global, HIstorical Fiction Company, PenCraft and American Writing Awards (historical romance). Fifth in what PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called, "McVeigh's celebrated series". Grab yours from Monday!!!😍

FREE for a few days only! Third in standalone series ('McVeigh's celebrated series' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY) was Finalist in the UK Selfies, Gold medallist in Incipere, PenCraft,Global book awards. Grab yours today! #booksky #historicalfiction

On World Book Day, celebrating JANE AUSTEN'S REGENCY WORLD's lovely review (Joceline Bury) #happybunny #janeausten "Alice McVeigh knows Austen's characters inside out, never striking a false note. MARIANNE is a deeply touching love story, as well as an assured comedy of Regency manners." XXAlice

mybookcave.com/g/love-notes... Last chance today!!! Don't miss out!!! XXA #booksky

www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art... Check out my answer to, "Is it ever intimidating to add your own spin to already beloved characters like Jane Churchill?" Me: "Yes!!!!" #SenseandSensibility #Austen #historicalfictionbooks

www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art... Check out my answer to, "Is it ever intimidating to add your own spin to already beloved characters like Jane Churchill?" Me: "Yes!!!!" #SenseandSensibility #Austen #historicalfictionbooks

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheMonth: 🌟Marianne – A Sense and Sensibility Sequel – by Alice McVeigh🌟 Discover a compelling tale – and not only for fans of Jane Austen! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/02/book... #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction @alicemcveigh.bsky.social

SUSAN: A JANE AUSTEN PREQUEL is FREE today for a limited time only, so... if you haven't swiped her... link is below! “This Austen-inspired novel echoes the master herself." (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, rated 10 out of 10) Link to get SUSAN for zero, zilch and nothing: books2read.com/u/mBBnzp

Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheMonth: 🌟Marianne – A Sense and Sensibility Sequel – by Alice McVeigh🌟 Discover an exquisite, authentic must-read for fans of Jane Austen! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2026/02/book... #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction @alicemcveigh.bsky.social

Check out my latest monthly newsletter here!!! newsletters.alicemcveigh.com/civicrm/mail... Sign up to be one of over 15,000 receivers here: www.alicemcveigh.com/newsletter/ PS Certainly not MORE than monthly. Have to admit, I CAN forget to do one, lol!!!

HARRIET is FREE!!! Grab yours today!!! EMMA from the points of view of the enigmatic musical beauty (Jane Fairfax) and of a Harriet Smith smart enough to pretend to be stupid, in hopes that Emma will lift her higher in Surrey society. Link to grab for FREE: books2read.com/u/3kjOPR

I’m celebrating a book B-day with a freebie!!! 🙂 My PRIDE AND PERJURY – finalist in the 2025 UK Selfies Book Awards – is free until the end of Jan 22nd. Grab your copy today!!! Nine short stories inspired by Austen's P&P - and three by an even BETTER novel - EMMA! Link: books2read.com/u/mdaw1l

To celebrate my one-and-only, pen-name-written, scifi action/adventure B-day, it's briefly FREE! The Kirkus-starred LAST STAR STANDING is, well, me.☺️ I wanted to explore writing as a guy. Specifically, a rebel guy in 2094. Aiden is part of the resistance. Funny and moving! books2read.com/u/mlzMXY

If interested, the first THREE in my standalone series are FREE for the few days remaining in 2025!! 😀 XXAlice books2read.com/u/m2aYVd SUSAN features a very young Lady Susan entrancing Lady Catherine de Bourgh... HARRIET is EMMA with two amazing twists... DARCY gives us Darcy's point of view...

Feeling relieved to have – almost – got to the end of a tough year but Simon is cancer-free and MARIANNE just won Gold in ‘romance’ in the Literary Global Book Awards, so could have been worse! Here’s wishing you all a happy Christmas and a healthy and peaceful 2026!!! #janeausten250

Happy Jane Austen's 250th B-day today!!! As inspirational today as she ever was!! Simon and I gave a Regency-era-style concert in honour of this, her anniversary year, last September 21st. Here's a two-minute taster (me pretending to be Caroline Bingley, lol.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV7h...

Just thrilled to learn that MARIANNE has won her very first award!!! I entered the American Writing Awards in historical romance, but WON in romance (overall). Wowsers!! XXAlice MARIANNE - the SENSE AND SENSIBILITY SEQUEL you didn't know you were missing...!!! #senseandsensibility #janeausten250

Just a heads-up that, as I was shocked to be #2 in the (paid) bestsellers at the weekend, I'm thinking of putting MARIANNE's price up to normal. So... if you think you might like MARIANNE, grab it soon!!!🙂 As for nigetty, I think it's great!! XXA #senseandsensibility books2read.com/u/b5LvoA

A year ago, failing to flog paperbacks of my famous Austen series in Royal Tunbridge Wells - see below for Medium article - I met a friendly photographer, who persuaded me to pose... Here's my Medium article on how (not!!!!) to sell books at artisan fairs: medium.com/p/7f0b511b6ac5 #JaneAusten250

My MARIANNE is ten days old. #1 hot new release for 3 days. Only .99 for the launch - grab it before it's $5.99!!! "Everything lovers of Austen’s universe could hope for." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY youtu.be/juoo8n0Kl7s youtu.be/8uBK-s7RW1g

My MARIANNE is ten days old. #1 hot new release for 3 days. Only .99 for the launch - grab it before it's $5.99!!! "Everything lovers of Austen’s universe could hope for." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY youtu.be/juoo8n0Kl7s youtu.be/8uBK-s7RW1g

Six days old. #P&P #luckybunny #S&S "A deeply felt and pitch-perfect continuation” – Kirkus Review "Funny, heartwarming... everything Austen lovers could hope for." - BookLife Prize, PW ‘An absolute delight: bright, satire worthy of Austen herself.” - IndieReader books2read.com/u/baJBaQ

books2read.com/u/baJBaQ Pre-order today!!!! “Funny, heartwarming.. captures the essence of Austen.” BookLife Prize review, 2025 "Invigorating, self-aware, contemporary... This series continues to be an immersive delight, extending, honoring, and doing justice to Austen." SPR editorial review

Been a mad time, with Simon having a cancer removed – a thymic mass, rare – last Weds. And today the fifth in my Austen series is now up on pre-order, Marianne. “Marianne is funny, heartwarming and captures the essence of Austen.” BookLife Prize review, 2025 Pre-order: books2read.com/u/baJBaQ

To celebrate its B-day, P&P is free for a few days. Grab yours now!!! Link: books2read.com/u/mdaw1l * ‘#prideandperjury #mrdarcyforever #janeausten250

Cover reveal for next month's fifth in my prizewinning series of Austen-inspired books: introducing... MARIANNE: A SENSE AND SENSIBILITY SEQUEL. First review: “Spectacular! With smooth pacing and classic style, McVeigh delivers a sequel that is sure to please.” READERS FAVORITE 😀#janeausten250

If anyone's interested, I'm a pro cellist in London (as well as a pro novelist) and my muso friends and I are doing a Regency-style concert with readings from Austen etc. on September 21st!!! catered cakes (£2), half-price paperbacks, free parking. Check it out here: allevents.in/org/alice-mc...

An occasional series taken from Jane Austen's letter, for your amusement!!! XXAlice #JaneAusten250

This is from ‘Captivating Mr Darcy’ – ‘No, Mr Darcy was never my sort. He is well enough, to be sure, but too – intense, too bookish – for my taste. SUCH a good thing he never offered to me!.... And Eliza Bennet is one of my dearest friends. So quick, so witty – and with such fine eyes!’

Anyway, I forgot, in the thrill of seeing A Man for All Seasons in London last night - highly recommended!!!! - to mention my Pride and Perjury is free, yesterday and today. See next posting for excerpt!!! books2read.com/u/311Ynl #janeausten250 #janeaustenfan