Jane Austen July Announcement | 2024 #janeaustenjuly

#JaneAustenJuly
In which we announce Jane Austen July . . .

Cohosts: @katiejlumsden and @SpinstersLibrary

THE CHALLENGES

1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main six novels
2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels
3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time
4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time
5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, published between 1775–1817)
6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book
7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book

READALONG SCHEDULES

Sense and Sensibility - (3 chapters a day from July 1st-14, read 4 chapters a day on the 15th and 16th):
July 1st: chapters 1, 2, 3
2nd: 4, 5, 6
3rd: 7, 8, 9
4th: 10, 11, 12
5th: 13, 14, 15
6th: 16, 17, 18
7th: 19, 20, 21
8th: 22, 23, 24
9th: 25, 26, 27
10th: 28, 29, 30,
11th: 31, 32, 33
12th: 34, 35, 36
13th: 37, 38, 39
14th: 40, 41, 42
15th: 43, 44, 45, 46
16th: 47, 48, 49, 50

Sanditon: 12 chapters, 2 chapters a day
July 17th: 1 & 2
18th: 3 & 4
19th: 5 & 6
20th: 7 & 8
21st: 9 & 10
22nd: 11 & 12

The Watsons: July 23rd - 31st

BOOKS MENTIONED (And some that should have been)

JANE AUSTEN WORKS (challenges 1 & 2)
-Pride and Prejudice
-Emma
-Persuasion
-Mansfield Park
-Sense and Sensibility
-Northanger Abbey
-The Watsons
-Sanditon
-Lady Susan
-Juvenilia
-Jane Austen's Letters

NONFICTION BOOKS (Challenge 3)
-What Matters in Jane Austen Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan
-Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley
-The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne
-Elegant Etiquette in the Nineteenth Century by Mallory James
-An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England by Venetia Murray
-Jane Austen’s England: Daily Life in the Georgian and Regency Periods by Lesley Adkins and Roy Adkins
-Jane Austen Embroidery by Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin
-Tea with Jane Austen by Pen Vogler

RETELLINGS AND HISTORICAL FICTION (Challenge 4)
-Longbourn by Jo Baker
-Pride by Ibi Zoboi
-The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn
-Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
-The Heiress by Molly Greeley
-Reputation by Lex Croucher
-Infamous by Lex Croucher
-The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
-The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray
-The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray
-The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright & Cass Grafton

CONTEMPORARIES OF JANE AUSTEN (Challenge 5)
-Romantic Poets: Wordsworth,Coleridge, Blake, Byron, Shelley, Keats
-Cowper
-Robert Southey
-Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
-Frances Burney (Evelina, Camilla... )
-Maria Edgeworth (Belinda, Castle Rackrent, The Absentee...)
-Sir Walter Scott (Ivanhoe, The Lady of the Lake, The Bride of Lammermoor, Marmion...)
-The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox
-Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (Marriage)
-Lover's Vows by Elizabeth Inchbald
-The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
- The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

AUSTEN RELATED MOVIES, TV SERIES, WEBSERIES (Challenge 6 & 7)
-BBC Pride and Prejudice (1995)
-Pride and Prejudice (2005)
-Northanger Abbey (2007)
-Sense & Sensibility (1995)
-BBC Sense & Sensibility (2008)
-Emma (2009)
-Emma (2020)
-Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
-Emma (1996)
-Love and Friendship
-Mansfield Park (1999)
-Mansfield Park (2007)
-Austenland
-Fire Island
-Bride and Prejudice (2004)
-Clueless (1995)
-Sanditon (2019)
-Lost in Austen
-The Jane Austen Bookclub

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Let's be friends!

[InfiniteText]

One day we are going to hang out in person, have cookies and tea, watch Pride and Prejudice, and craft the whole time. I've never heard of What Matters in Jane Austen puzzle book, that one sounds really intriguing! I'll add it to the TBR

[SpinstersLibrary]

So excited! I too am not a huge fan of Sense and Sensibility but I also find that I get more out of it with every reread. I think this year will be the third or fourth time reading it, and I'm sure I'm going to love it a little more this time too. I'm intrigued by that recipe book, I love reading about what people ate and drank in the past, and it sounds like it would be fun to try some of those recipes.
Also that gimmicky Time Travel Jane Austen Retelling where she's the protagonist's neoghbout has just gone straight to my TBR shortlist. It sounds delightful.

[timstoomanybooks]

There is a book called Martha Lloyd's Household Book which a number of authors have edited and annotated. Martha Lloyd was a close friend of Jane and Cassandra Austen, lived with them (possibly as a sor of housekeeper) and eventually became their sister-in-law. The book is a collection of recipes and notes about running the household.

[ChantelReadsAllDay]

I'll definitely joining in with Jane Austen July this year! I have three books queued up already and may have a few more by the time July comes around.

[humblyhaley]

Jane Austen is my “female author of the year” and this read-a-thon is perfect to help me keep going! Excited to join the community 😄

[mybelle]

I had so much fun last year and will be participating again this year. I can't wait!

[katsnoveladventures]

Marissa, this will be my FIRST Jane Austen July! 🤗My plan is to reread Sense and Sensibility since ya'll are reading it as one of the readalongs. I actually read it in April/May of this year, but it was fractured reading which I think impacted my overall enjoyment of the novel. So, I feel like a reread is necessary before rating and reviewing it. I hope that makes sense. 😂 I am a Jane Austen newbie. Even though I have a couple of her novels and books related to Jane Austen, I had only read years ago Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (loved it 😛) prior to reading Sense and Sensibility this spring. I'm also considering listening to it on audiobook this time around and see if that helps as well. Not sure what else I'll be reading or watching throughout the month, but I'm excited to take part in this readathon. I appreciate all of the resources listed below as well as your recommendations.

[areadersalmanacwithceleste]

Thanks for this video. I always love your announcement videos for this readathon! 😊 I just posted my own video for Jane Austen July. I really enjoyed Sanditon on PBS and was not expecting it to me anything other than a creative continuation. I actually preferred S2 to S1 and really looked forward to seeing how the Lord Babbington/Esther Denham story unfolded. Just fun! Have a great week!

[amandatrask]

Just found your channel. Can’t wait for JAJ. Jane Austen has been my favorite author since i read my first Austen at 13 or so. Persuasion is my favorite Austen novel. I am looking forward to delving into some of the modern retellings.

[rfoley]

I'm in. Sooo glad that I found your channel or that it found me. My favorite is Persuasion. Thank you for doing this and I look forward to JAJ!

[shirley]

Your enthusiasm is wonderful! Thank you. Although little can compare to Jane Austen's writings, Hamerston Hall by Jane Eastbourne is good.

[HannahsBooks]

I’m so happy to see you here—and excited about this year’s Jane Austen July! For a while when I was young, Sense and Sensibility was my favorite Austen. That seems to be unusual!

[MLLatUtube]

Welcome back! I can't wait for Jane Austen July. I am looking forward to rereading Sense and Sensibility as well as doing all the other prompts.

[LuminousLibro]

So excited to participate this year! I have a bunch of great books planned for the readathon.

[La_Dame_aux_chats]

Yay!I was just thinking about JAJ last night. Looking forward to it ❤

[scallydandlingaboutthebooks]

I'm making my reading plans already. Lovely to see you making the announcement.

[jangold]

It's good to see you again! I'm looking forward to Jane Austen July and the chance to re-read Sense & Sensibility. I also plan to read Emma which the only JA book I have not yet read. Glad you are again co-hosting the event because I have always enjoyed your videos. Have a wonderful time at the beach!

[LaurieInTexas]

I am so excited about JAJ this year, and the group plans line up exactly with the plans I had already made for Jane's works. I look forward to reading S&S and the two novellas. I also plan to read The Real Jane Austen, so I love that it's one of your favorites.

[jodihowe]

So very nice to see you again, Marissa! Looking forward to July 💟

[wendycayless]

Oh yay - S&S is the only Austen novel I haven't read. So I'll join in the readalong. Think I'll also plan to read either Lucy Worsley's Jane Austen at Home or What Matters in Jane Austen. We'll see if I get to anything else