Sarah Emsley
@sarahemsley.bsky.social
Author of books & essays on Jane Austen & Edith Wharton. The Austens: a novel, available now from Pottersfield Press. https://sarahemsley.com/the-austens-a-novel/
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Photos from my book launch for The Austens
I worked on my novel The Austens for eighteen years and wanted to have a big party to celebrate the launch. There were moments over the years when I almost gave up on this book, exasperated by the …
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Thank you to everyone who came to my book launch last week! It was such fun to celebrate The Austens, Jane Austen’s Nova Scotia connections, and her 250th birthday.
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Congratulations to Sheree Fitch, winner of the $40,000 #MattCohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life. #WTAwards #canlit Thank you to Lorraine Greey for her continuous support of this prize.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Congratulations to Sheree Fitch, winner of the $40,000 #MattCohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life. #WTAwards #canlit Thank you to Lorraine Greey for her continuous support of this prize.
Toronto book launch for The Austens, Dec. 3 at Flying Books on College St. I’m thrilled that George Elliott Clarke—who calls The Austens “painstakingly crafted and enthrallingly plotted”—is going to introduce me. Please come and celebrate with us!
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Toronto book launch for The Austens, Dec. 3 at Flying Books on College St. I’m thrilled that George Elliott Clarke—who calls The Austens “painstakingly crafted and enthrallingly plotted”—is going to introduce me. Please come and celebrate with us!
“I am a woman who knows what other women want in their workplaces. It’s not AI; it’s fair pay, benefits, and to not have to deal with harassment.”
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
Women don't want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits - Halifax Examiner
When the AI bubble bursts, I wonder who will be the ones to clean up the mess?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“I am a woman who knows what other women want in their workplaces. It’s not AI; it’s fair pay, benefits, and to not have to deal with harassment.”
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
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Red Poppies
Molly Lamb Bobak
1977
Molly Lamb Bobak
1977
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Red Poppies
Molly Lamb Bobak
1977
Molly Lamb Bobak
1977
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On Remembrance Day, #HfxArchives is highlighting this 1929 photo from the inauguration of the Cenotaph in Halifax’s Grand Parade. Dignitaries, civilians, police & naval officers gathered that day to pay tribute at the city’s newly built war memorial. Find photos: archive.halifax.ca/archive/fina...
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
On Remembrance Day, #HfxArchives is highlighting this 1929 photo from the inauguration of the Cenotaph in Halifax’s Grand Parade. Dignitaries, civilians, police & naval officers gathered that day to pay tribute at the city’s newly built war memorial. Find photos: archive.halifax.ca/archive/fina...
“No one wishes to visit cities that are devoid of art, history, culture.”
– @shawnalemay.bsky.social
– @shawnalemay.bsky.social
Live Like an Artist: On Making Art Anyway — Transactions with Beauty
— Let us begin with the comedy of artistic doubt. Granted, I have been trying to return from 8 hours into the future (jet lag), but this past week I have been in a state of artistic doubt. It’s nothin...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“No one wishes to visit cities that are devoid of art, history, culture.”
– @shawnalemay.bsky.social
– @shawnalemay.bsky.social
A lovely evening in Yarmouth, NS.
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A lovely evening in Yarmouth, NS.
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PLEASE SHARE: The Call for Papers for the 2026 JASNA AGM is open through Nov 30. The conference will be in Tucson, AZ, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2026, focusing on Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 1/4
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
PLEASE SHARE: The Call for Papers for the 2026 JASNA AGM is open through Nov 30. The conference will be in Tucson, AZ, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2026, focusing on Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 1/4
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I finally got to meet Jane Doucet this morning when she dropped by The Happy Duck! While she was here, she signed her books. Two are sold already, but we still have two left! Thanks for the visit, Jane! 🤗🦞🦆
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I finally got to meet Jane Doucet this morning when she dropped by The Happy Duck! While she was here, she signed her books. Two are sold already, but we still have two left! Thanks for the visit, Jane! 🤗🦞🦆
"In her screenplay, Thompson managed to capture the lives of Regency-era women, and Austen’s soul and wit. ... Generative AI could never do the same. Imagine asking Thompson to rewrite her work. The gall!"
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
I’m with Emma Thompson. I don’t want AI to ‘fucking rewrite what I’ve just written’ either
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
I'm with Emma Thompson. I don't want AI to 'fucking rewrite what I've just written' either - Halifax Examiner
Nothing can replace a creator's connection between their brain and their hand.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"In her screenplay, Thompson managed to capture the lives of Regency-era women, and Austen’s soul and wit. ... Generative AI could never do the same. Imagine asking Thompson to rewrite her work. The gall!"
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
– @suzannerent.bsky.social
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Our speaker series this week moves to Thursday as we welcome Emma Fitzgerald—author, illustrator and educator—discussing two illustrated books, Two Crows and EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street. All are welcome! Thursday Nov 6, 11:30-1:00, McCain 1198.
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Our speaker series this week moves to Thursday as we welcome Emma Fitzgerald—author, illustrator and educator—discussing two illustrated books, Two Crows and EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street. All are welcome! Thursday Nov 6, 11:30-1:00, McCain 1198.
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Happy I Read Canadian Day from the CCBC! Thank you to everyone sharing their excitement for Canadian books today!
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy I Read Canadian Day from the CCBC! Thank you to everyone sharing their excitement for Canadian books today!
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November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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I have a new post on my newsletter!
Lessons from a late bloomer.
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Lessons from a late bloomer.
suzannerent.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
Lessons from a late bloomer
It's only too late to try something new when you're dead
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November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I have a new post on my newsletter!
Lessons from a late bloomer.
suzannerent.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
Lessons from a late bloomer.
suzannerent.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
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When people ask me what how they can be a writer, I’ll say, “just write.” You don’t need AI: if you have something to say, just write it. Yes, you have to deal with fear, rejection, making errors, and people hating what you write. But you will also find people who want to read your words! #justwrite
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
When people ask me what how they can be a writer, I’ll say, “just write.” You don’t need AI: if you have something to say, just write it. Yes, you have to deal with fear, rejection, making errors, and people hating what you write. But you will also find people who want to read your words! #justwrite
“Sarah Emsley’s The Austens is a remarkable work of historical reconstruction as well as a suspenseful, informative and often very moving entertainment, one that you don’t have to be a Jane Austen enthusiast to enjoy.” Thank you to Ian Colford and @theseaboardreview.ca!
The Austens: A Novel by Sarah Emsley
Reviewed by Ian Colford
www.theseaboardreview.ca
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Sarah Emsley’s The Austens is a remarkable work of historical reconstruction as well as a suspenseful, informative and often very moving entertainment, one that you don’t have to be a Jane Austen enthusiast to enjoy.” Thank you to Ian Colford and @theseaboardreview.ca!
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Rereading The Hobbit, which my students voted in as our last novel for a Children’s Lit class. This line got me: “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, the world would be a merrier place.“ Amen.
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Rereading The Hobbit, which my students voted in as our last novel for a Children’s Lit class. This line got me: “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, the world would be a merrier place.“ Amen.
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“Yes, pretty well; but they are all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid?” - Northanger Abbey, Chapter VI
Happy Halloween!
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram #Austen250 #janeausten250 #halloween #gothic #northangerabbey
Happy Halloween!
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram #Austen250 #janeausten250 #halloween #gothic #northangerabbey
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“Yes, pretty well; but they are all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid?” - Northanger Abbey, Chapter VI
Happy Halloween!
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram #Austen250 #janeausten250 #halloween #gothic #northangerabbey
Happy Halloween!
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram #Austen250 #janeausten250 #halloween #gothic #northangerabbey
Thank you to everyone who came to my book launch last week! It was such fun to celebrate The Austens, Jane Austen’s Nova Scotia connections, and her 250th birthday.
Photos from my book launch for The Austens
I worked on my novel The Austens for eighteen years and wanted to have a big party to celebrate the launch. There were moments over the years when I almost gave up on this book, exasperated by the …
sarahemsley.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Thank you to everyone who came to my book launch last week! It was such fun to celebrate The Austens, Jane Austen’s Nova Scotia connections, and her 250th birthday.
Reposted by Sarah Emsley
OPENING DAY ANNOUNCEMENT! 🦆📚
We open October 29th! We're excited to see you! 😄
We open October 29th! We're excited to see you! 😄
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
OPENING DAY ANNOUNCEMENT! 🦆📚
We open October 29th! We're excited to see you! 😄
We open October 29th! We're excited to see you! 😄
If you missed the chance to hear Alexander MacLeod talking about Budge Wilson and the Project Bookmark Canada plaque on CBC Radio's Information Morning yesterday, you can find the link to that segment on their website. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If you missed the chance to hear Alexander MacLeod talking about Budge Wilson and the Project Bookmark Canada plaque on CBC Radio's Information Morning yesterday, you can find the link to that segment on their website. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Today! Please join us for the unveiling of the Budge Wilson Bookmark today, Oct. 18th, at 3:00 p.m. on the Dalhousie University campus, on the east side of Shirreff Hall (6385 South St.) The plaque honours Wilson's story "The Leaving," a powerful narrative of a quiet act of rebellion & emancipation.
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today! Please join us for the unveiling of the Budge Wilson Bookmark today, Oct. 18th, at 3:00 p.m. on the Dalhousie University campus, on the east side of Shirreff Hall (6385 South St.) The plaque honours Wilson's story "The Leaving," a powerful narrative of a quiet act of rebellion & emancipation.
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'Let us have the luxury of silence'
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet! 😍
Following the path of the River Test from Overton to its source at Ashe and then on to Austen's birthplace at Steventon in Hampshire
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#JaneAusten #nature #wellbeing #hampshire
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet! 😍
Following the path of the River Test from Overton to its source at Ashe and then on to Austen's birthplace at Steventon in Hampshire
.
#JaneAusten #nature #wellbeing #hampshire
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
'Let us have the luxury of silence'
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet! 😍
Following the path of the River Test from Overton to its source at Ashe and then on to Austen's birthplace at Steventon in Hampshire
.
#JaneAusten #nature #wellbeing #hampshire
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet! 😍
Following the path of the River Test from Overton to its source at Ashe and then on to Austen's birthplace at Steventon in Hampshire
.
#JaneAusten #nature #wellbeing #hampshire
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Drove by this vibrant view earlier and just had to pull over to admire it for a bit.
As L.M. Montgomery wrote, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
As L.M. Montgomery wrote, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Drove by this vibrant view earlier and just had to pull over to admire it for a bit.
As L.M. Montgomery wrote, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
As L.M. Montgomery wrote, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."