Join us at WaterstonesTCR for a special evening celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with Austen expert Devoney Looser and historian Dr. Zoë McGee. They’ll delve into Austen’s enduring legacy, Regency-era life and romance, and much more. Tickets here: waterstones.com/events/a-regen…

Just one week from today, Sept. 2nd, Wild for Austen launches! I've done a few podcast and radio interviews recently, including one tonight recorded half a world away. It's thrilling to get this chance to join global celebrations of #JaneAusten ‘s 250th.

⌛ Fiction Friday: "Behaving like human beings are the center of everything doesn’t make it true." From "Let’s Get Lost in the Cycle of Time Together" by Arizona State University English professor Madeline Sayet. Read the play American Academy of Arts & Sciences's Daedalus: ow.ly/AplZ50WMhFy #ASUHumanities

Advance copies are here! Barnes and Noble have 25% off pre-order for dollar buyers3-5 September barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-austens…

Author Dr Paula Byrne Author FRSA reads from her brilliant novel inspired by Jane Austen #SixWeeksByTheSea! Such a glorious, fascinating evening!

It’s here: the newly refined and now fortnightly TLS.

I love Literary Hub ! Maybe you're already an avid reader, too? It's a real treat and an honor to have an excerpt from #WildforAusten published in its pages today. lithub.com/the-almost-wil… #JaneAusten #Janeites

In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we're thrilled to welcome two experts on one of the world's most cherished novelists to #Edinburgh for a deep dive into Austen’s life, writing and legacy. Devoney Looser Dr. Zoë McGee Tickets on sale now: edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/the-w…

I truly had one of the best nights of my life. I want to thank ⁦Arabella Pike⁩ ⁦William Collins Books⁩ #LizzieRowles #SarahChalfont & all the fabulous friends who came to support me. ⁦This book was for my friend, Alexander Waugh. Here’s to laughter & the love of friends.

P&P with Garland in Philly? Not a #Janeite game of Clue! Almost was in 1947. This material isn't in my new book #WildforAusten. It's a new #JaneAusten legacy story about a wild unpublished script. My first Air Mail byline! Hope you'll read & share. airmail.news/issues/2025-9-…

Thrilled that #WildforAusten is included in Lit Hub's "Best Reviewed Books of the Week," wedged right there in between Arundhati Roy and Eric Foner! So grateful for all of the support for this book and the continued attention to #JaneAusten in her 250th birthday year.

On the latest episode of the Kickass Women of History podcast, Devoney Looser introduces Sydney Owenson. Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers? Find out: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/31-…

Publishing today! You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest. Devoney Looser's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy. Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now.

📖 (Non)Fiction Friday: "Elizabeth has long been celebrated in literary history and among feminists for the admirable ways she says no." From Arizona State University English professor Devoney Looser's new book, "Wild for Austen." Read the excerpt Literary Hub: ow.ly/jo7Y50WRlQb #ASUHumanities

'Devoney Looser's fresh, exciting reappraisal of Jane Austen's life and work firmly knocks on the head "the lingering view of gentle Jane" which has persisted for far too long.’ A wonderful review of 'Wild for Austen' in the new JaneAustenMagazine. 'Wild for Austen' is out now!

"What does it mean that Jane Austen was hanging out with groups of radicals, and radical politicians and the women in their lives?" Arizona State University's Devoney Looser visited Lauren Gilger about the "real" Jane Austen. Listen KJZZ Phoenix: ow.ly/BhPc50X6jPP #ASUHumanities

Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author Devoney Looser will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'. Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page.

It is Jane Austen Appreciation Year always in my heart, but especially this year, when she turns a sunny 250 years old. To celebrate, I went digging through Mansfield Park to learn about what we know about what Austen thought of slavery. vox.com/culture/463959…