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And read this piece in the Telegraph by Jay McInerney entitled Beautiful Minds: Jane Austen's Heroines, in which "Jay McInerney, novelist and ladies' man, describes his serial crushes on Jane Austen's heroines - and how they shaped his romantic life."
[Jay McInerney]
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Ever wondered about undies in the time of Jane Austen? Read this guest post on the Penguin Blog.
And watch Episode 2 of Sex and the Austen Girl. Only on Babelgum.
[Courtney Stone (Arabella Field, R) explains to Jane Mansfield (Fay Masterson, L) that strange 21st-century garment called a thong.]
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Ever wonder why we are so attracted to the world of Jane Austen, despite all the freedom and conveniences we have in the 21st century? And what would a lady of Jane Austen's time think of ours? Read my guest post on the Penguin Blog.
[Arabella Field as Courtney Stone (L) and Fay Masterson as Jane Mansfield (R) in the new comedy web series on Babelgum, Sex and the Austen Girl]
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The next in my series of guest posts takes a humorous look at the so-called sexual revolution for women and its effect on Miss Jane Mansfield, the 19th-century heroine of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT who finds herself inhabiting the body and life of 21st-century Courtney Stone, the heroine of CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. Who has a very different sort of romantic history from Jane's.
Read the full post here.And watch SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, the comedy web series inspired by the Austen Addict books.
[Fay Masterson as Miss Jane Mansfield in SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL]
[Arabella Field as Courtney Stone in SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL]
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If you think it's challenging for a single woman to meet her Mr. Darcy in today's world, imagine what it was like for a single woman in Jane Austen's time.
But are we really better off today?
RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT, CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT, and Episode 1 of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, the new web series inspired by the novels, explore that very question.
Check out more on this in my guest post on the Penguin blog.
And watch Episode 1 of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL.
[Co-director Thomas Rigler working with actors Arabella Field (L) and Fay Masterson (R)]
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This week I've been doing a series of guest posts on the Penguin blog (as in publisher, not cute arctic birds in tuxedos).
The first one is all about the birth of the new comedy web series that premiered on Monday, May 17, SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, which is inspired by the Austen Addict novels.
[Arabella Field (L) as Courtney Stone, and Fay Masterson (R) as Jane Mansfield.]
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, the upcoming comedy web series inspired by my novels, CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.
Now I've got more exciting news to report: The SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL teaser trailer is up!
Watch the trailer here, and please link, embed, post, and share!
SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL premieres on the broadband network Babelgum.com on May 17. For more about the show, go to babelgum.com/sexandtheaustengirl.
[Arabella Field (left), plays Courtney Stone; Fay Masterson (right), plays Jane Mansfield. They're perfect!]
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