B Reviews / Book ReviewsAustralia / Contemporary / family relationships / Farmer / gender flip / Pride-and-Prejudice / wine3 Comments
Jane Austen gets a little dusty in this outback retelling of a beloved story about a man who learns that first impressions can be wrong when you’re looking for Ms Right. Wheat farmer Evan Bennet is happy being single until his brother falls for the new girl in town, wealthy ... more >
Publishing NewsBooks / community / DRM / gaming / intellectual property / Pride-and-Prejudice / publishing / social media / writing4 Comments
An Introverted Writer’s Lament – Reading this article reminded me of a great conversation I had with friends lately about how much more engaged and vocal the community of Romance authors seems to be now than, say, five years ago. I suggested that perhaps self-publishing has allowed authors to talk ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / anonymity / Barnes and Noble / Literary fiction / Nook / Pride-and-Prejudice / Reviewing22 Comments
25 Literary Opening Lines Diagrammed on One Giant Poster – Using the Reed-Kellogg sentence diagramming model, Pop Chart Lab has created a poster consisting of 25 opening lines from classic works of fiction. “Call Me Ishmael,” (Moby Dick) to “It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the ... more >
Publishing NewsArt / B&N / Pride-and-Prejudice / science / sensory fiction / Shakespeare / YA10 Comments
Note: Dear Author will be offline tomorrow, Friday, January 31st, to test out our new theme. Please keep your fingers crossed that everything will go smoothly, and in the meantime, visit our Facebook site, where Jane will be giving away books throughout the day. William Shakespeare, the ‘king of infinite space’ ... more >
Publishing NewsAlice in Wonderland / Authors Guild / best of list / body image / Ebooks / films / Google / HathiTrust / Longbourn / Pride-and-Prejudice / Virginia Woolf8 Comments
Authors Guild Appeals Google Decision – The Authors Guild provided notice that it is appealing Judge Chin’s dismissal of the Guild’s suit against Google. They did not file a brief, but their notice was filed in the Second Circuit, where the Author’s Guild v. HathiTrust case is also in process. Hathi is ... more >
Film ReviewsFriday Film Review / India / movie adaptation / Pride-and-Prejudice51 Comments
Bride and Prejudice (2004) Genre: Comedy/Drama/Musical/Romance Grade: B Jane Austen meets (modified) Bollywood and the result is delightful. This is one of the best adaptations of Jane Austen to the contemporary setting I’ve come across. It’s fun, it’s lighthearted and does a great job compacting the novel into 112 minutes. ... more >