Israel is literally wiping out apartment buildings in Beirut tonight. Let that sink in—residential buildings full of Lebanese families. In what universe is this considered “self-defense”?

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

I am absolutely WOW'ed by this special-edition collaboration with Illumicrate. My books have never looked so beautiful, and I cannot wait to see them on the shelf. Truly a labor of love.

She played and sang: Jane Austen and music by Gillian Dooley publishing Aug Wild for Austen: A rebellious, subversive, and untamed Jane by Devoney Looser publishing Sept Courting Disaster: Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel by Dr. Zoë McGee publishing Nov

Attending the Jane Austen Society UK AGM? Don't miss our forthcoming #JaneAusten books including Gillian Dooley's 'She played and sang' (new in paperback), Devoney Looser's 'Wild about Austen' & Dr. Zoë McGee's 'Courting Disaster', coming soon to a bookshop near you, or pre-order online!

I've been lucky enough to read Courting Disaster already and to see how Dr. Zoë McGee uses detailed close reading to make big arguments, producing a fascinating re-examination not just of the eighteenth century courtship novel but of our own ideas about romance and consent.

Is it time for a payday treat? Until midnight tomorrow you can get 25% OFF RRP on 1000s of books on the @waterstones website & app when you pre-order forthcoming books. Use the discount code “SUMMER25” at checkout, and the book will arrive on your doorstep on publication day!

And Dr. Zoë McGee will be speaking at an Ethical Matters event: Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel, about her forthcoming book 'Courting Disaster': conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event… Tickets are on sale now for both events. We hope to see you there! #London [2/2]

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…

✨ New book mail 🥰 Huge thanks to the publishers 💌📚 Mystery, monsters, romance & thrills await! The Vanishing Place, The Glorious Dead, Best Woman, The Maiden & Her Monster, Courting Disaster, House of Flies 😍 Which should I start first? #TBR #BookTwitter #BookStack

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…

What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think. In this video, debut author Dr. Zoë McGee introduces her book 'Courting Disaster', exploring how women writers have used their fiction to engage with ideas about sexual consent: youtube.com/watch?v=2pmjNG…

Publishing in hardback next month. Don't miss Zoë speaking about the book on tour in #Edinburgh, #Bath and #London - details on our Events page (link in bio).

Front page of today’s Guardian marks the most significant change to family law since 1989. It’s astonishing that one sentence in legislation caused so much harm & took over a decade to abolish. Hearing Claire and the Prime Minister speak was deeply moving. This is for her boys.

'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - Devoney Looser In her debut book, Dr. Zoë McGee reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. Coming soon!

Wonderful to see our upcoming event at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath with authors Dr. Zoë McGee & Dr Helena Kelly, discussing Zoe's new book Courting Disaster, in the Bath Voice News pick of events in #Bath in November! Tickets still available here: toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/zo…

Which of Austen’s men would you eliminate first? To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Ink@84 Books & Drink are debating and rating Austen’s male characters with Dr. Zoë McGee, author of 'Courting Disaster'. Who will be the last Austen hero standing? Tickets on sale now: ink84bookshop.co.uk/product-page/j…

What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think. Don't miss the launch of Courting Disaster at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, author Dr. Zoë McGee will be in conversation with Dr Helena Kelly. Tickets here: toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/zo… #Bath #JaneAusten

Had a great time Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath last night talking to Dr. Zoë McGee about her brilliant, eye-opening book Courting Disaster. If you're interested in eighteenth century novels you have to read it.