Author Archives: Regina Jeffers

I told my friend Bonnie the other day that I expected the new film by Colin Firth and Orlando Bloom to go to DVD first because it had been a couple of years since it was filmed. It was 2009. … Continue reading →

Call me a literary geek, but I got really excited when I saw this on Twitter. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96792/the-road-to-canterbury Game description from the publisher: Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Wrath, Luxury, Idleness, and Envy – the infamous “Seven Deadly Sins”. For the faithful, they … Continue reading →

Part of Main Street, a new film with Oscar winner Colin Firth, was shot in North Carolina. It is the tale of a dying Southern town which makes a controversial deal with a stranger to save it. I was fortunate … Continue reading →

Huffpost Books brings us a delightful look at Bill Deresiewicz’s A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me about Love, Friendship, and Things That Really Matter. Mr. Deresiewicz says that from Persuasion, he learned * That true friends tell … Continue reading →

(This post comes from one I did at the Book Boost on July 19, 2011.) The Jane Austen Method of Pitching with Guest Blogger: Regina Jeffers Meet author of all things Regency…Regina Jeffers…today at the Book Boost! Here’s what she … Continue reading →

The Charlotte Observer reports the following story from its Monday, July 18, 2011, edition. For the complete story visit: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/18/2463676/borders-fate-to-be-decided-this.html#storylink=misearch Borders’ Group made a move on Monday to liquidate its assets and close its remaining 399 stores. The move could … Continue reading →

This article comes from The Washington Post. The myths include: 1. Austen led an uneventful life. 2. Austen’s novels are chick lit. 3. Austen didn’t take her writing seriously. 4. Austen’s works are escapist fiction. 5. For all her popularity, … Continue reading →

The Northern Glass Cone is a 19th-century structure formerly used in the glass manufacturing process at Alloa Glass Works in the burgh of Alloa, the administrative centre of the central Scottish council area of Clackmannanshire. The brick-built cone is the … Continue reading →

According to BBC News, a rare Jane Austen manuscript sold for £993,250 ($1.6 Million). Sotheby’s Auction House sold the unfinished piece. As the experts thought the work would fetch some where around £300,000, the bid surprised everyone. The manuscript, originally … Continue reading →

I’ve been proofreading another book the last two days. I needed something to place the smile back on my face. What would it do to the divorce rate if we all were aware of the “worse case scenario” before we … Continue reading →