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In this issue of Meet Cute Book Club news, December's book (A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone), conversations on romance subgenres, new members, and our picks for January, February, and March of 2026! Read more at meetcutebookclub.substack.com/p/meet-cute-...!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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The 1st day in weeks, I did not need an alarm! Mr. Lisa & I may get pedicures, do meal planning, and some grocery shopping. Sundays are my favorite day of the week as I run a write-in on Sunday and in the afternoons, I hang out with Kristin for a few hours of PBS. What are your plans this weekend?
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November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Send me good woo, tots, and pears! I sent a proposal to the Jane Austen Centre (in Bath) to present at next year's Festival! It is both exciting and terrifying!
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This meme cracks me up because I read 5 chili pepper smut, but yet it is the brushing of the fingers that is the most tantalizing.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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The statue of Jane at Winchester Cathedral was unveiled on October 16. It has had some controversy in the past. Has anyone gone and seen it in person?

www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/event/ja250/

#Austen250
Winchester Cathedral | Celebrating Jane
This anniversary presents a significant opportunity to bring her legacy to even greater prominence – in Hampshire, where she was born and spent most of her life, and in Winchester, where she died.
www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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This is a working weekend! I came downstate for an all weekend long volunteer event. I'm the team lead on this weekend's project, and if you know anything about me, you know this is perfect for my bossy personality! 😁 What are you doing this weekend? #Austen250
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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First, the goal was $5K USD and they raised over $1M USD. Second, you can still back the project (which I just did)! nerdist.com/article/jane...

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This Jane Austen Board Game Is Perfect for Romantics
Ever imagined what it would be like to fall in love in 19th-century England? Well, with this Jane Austen inspired board game, you can.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Did you know that JASNA's virtual chapter has a podcast? They do, and it's called Austen Pod Squad! It is available wherever you get your podcasts.

You can find it, and other Austen/Brontë podcasts, available on my curated podcast list! 👉🏻 open.substack.com/pub/excessiv...
The Jane Austen and Brontes Newsletter Issue #8 Austen and Bronte Podcasts
Over 200 years later, we can't stop talking about Austen and the Brontes!
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November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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While the books are no longer on display, still an interesting read! #Austen250

www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
A Rare, Royal Copy of Pride and Prejudice Is Going on Display at Windsor Castle
But it will only be on view for a very limited time.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Believe everything is online? Feel AI solve everything? Think libraries are antiquated? My chum, you are wrong! I mean, libraries do so much that I've got a whole 50-slide deck on it! Interest piqued? Join me for my FREE presentation on Nov 25 at 11 a.m. EST!

creativemornings.com/talks/not-yo...
Not Your Mother's Librarian: Libraries in the 21st Century | Virtual FieldTrips | CreativeMornings
Libraries have become more relevant than ever in the 21st C. They act as community organizers, meeting hubs, notaries, passport services, lend materials, giv...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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You can never be TOO gothic.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Looking for something to do this winter? I've got you covered! Here is a list of upcoming Austen and Brontës virtual events scheduled for the next few months. excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bro...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Not only a review of AGM, but also (something I did not know) that Goucher College has the largest Austen collection outside of the UK. Looks like a local pilmagrage should be in order! #Austen250

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Baltimore has become a place of pilgrimage for Jane Austen fans in America
By chance, a little college in Towson has come to hold the largest Jane Austen collection in the world outside of England.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Missed previous years of Virtual Jane Con (virtualjanecon.com) or want to revisit the great talks? They are all available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/hashtag/virt.... You can see my presentation, Merchandising Jane 👉🏻 youtu.be/b013KsmrFCo! #Austen250
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November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Happy Halloween
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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Trick or treat

It's the government's job to make sure everyone has enough to eat

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October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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What are your plans this weekend? I have a friend who's coming to visit and we are going to have a cozy weekend watching cozy movies, eating a charcuterie board, and wearing cozy clothes. I'm pretty excited! #Austen250
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October 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I did some digging and there are numerous arguments about when the first novel was published (from the 15th C to 18th C) and no one can seemingly agree. But I argue that it is the rise of the popular novel taking place during Jane's time. What do you think? #Austen250
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October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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NPR's review of "Patchwork," a graphic biography of Jane Austen. (The book is available on NetGalley if you read ARCs.)

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'Patchwork' pieces together Jane Austen's personal life
While some might be bothered by a biography that regularly, and proudly, takes liberties with facts and chronology, such artistry is the heart and strength of Kate Evans' delightful and illuminating…
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October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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One needs other people. It would take almost superhuman will to be happy alone.

I am an introvert, and like doing lots of things alone-- like walking, eating in restos, and even going to films-- but I still need other people, in order to be really happy. 🌻
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long. "Persuasion" starts this week! For the full schedule, go to austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-.... #Austen250
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October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Did you know Excessively Diverting has a newsletter? We do! Published irregularly, it contains news, hot takes, essays, and whatever else strikes my fancy and is too long for social media. You can sign up here 👉🏻 excessivelydiverting.substack.com.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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So, when over the years, when I have said to someone, "You make me happy!" Several people have retorted, "Only you can make you happy." What do you think? Is happiness only from within oneself? #Austen250,

(Mucking around with the graphic; not a fn but eh, it will do.)
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October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM