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About Regina Jeffers

Regina Jeffers is the award-winning author of Austenesque, Regency and historical romantic suspense.

Male-Only Book Club and Nora Roberts

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

“To Be Better Men, A Male Only Book Club Turns to Nora Roberts” If you missed this tongue-in-cheek look at romance novels, you will love it. It was originally posted by Malcolm Johnston on The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/to-be-better-men-a-male-only-book-club-turns-to-nora-roberts/article1869990/page1/

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Cannot Wait for this Movie!!!! The Three Musketeers

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

The Three Musketeers opens on October 14, 2011. directed by Paul W.S. Anderson  (Resident Evil, Event Horizon) from Alexander Dumas’s novel script written by Andrew Davies and Alex Litvak (Predators) starring Orlando Bloom as the Duke of Buckingham Christoph Waltz … Continue reading →

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Colin Firth from Literary Hero to Oscar Nominee

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

For years, Colin Firth was the reading woman’s sex symbol. When a TV mini-series was made of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in 1995, and when a movie version was made of Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding’s chick lit classic, … Continue reading →

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Reading Challenge #3 – Historical Fiction

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

The third delectable challenge to tempt you is the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2011. This event is hosted by Historical Tapestry and is similar to the previously mentioned challenges, except that one goes to Historical Tapestry to sign up and … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen Reading Challenge II

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

The second challenge to choose from is the Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011. Lovers of mysteries, Jane Austen and historical fiction can all enjoy this challenge. The challenge is to read all 11 Jane Austen mystery books by Stephanie … Continue reading →

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January 25 – Robert Burns’s “Address to a Haggis”

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

    Burns’s suppers are held worldwide by Scots on January 25, and no Burns supper would be complete without a “Haggis.” Before you read any further, you should know that “Haggis” is a traditional Scottish dish, considered by many … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen Reading Challenge

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

A trio of reading and viewing challenges are coming up during 2011, and they are all very interesting for Austen fans. The first is the Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011. As many Janeites know, this year marks the 200th … Continue reading →

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Bicentenary Celebration of Sense and Sensibility

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

  SENSE & SENSIBILITY BICENTENARY – GRAND CELEBRATION AT MY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB October 2011 will mark the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. My Jane Austen Book Club will dedicate a special space to … Continue reading →

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Pottery Barn and Jane Austen

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

Even the Pottery Barn knows the value of Jane Austen. http://www.potterybarn.com/products/pride-prejudice-quote-jewelry-dish/?pkey=cvalentine-keepsakes

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Jane Austen and Feminism

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

Jane Austen and Feminism by Regina Jeffers In 1968, the Women’s Liberation Movement staged a demonstration at the annual Miss America Beauty pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They protested the idea that the most important thing about a woman … Continue reading →

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