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…Lighthouse Conference Center, New York, NY Moderator: Amber J. Lawson, Comedy Publisher, Babelgum Jared Neumark, Landline TV Todd Beiber, UCB Comedy Matt Kirsh, The Onion Michael Showalter, “The Michael Showalter…
…Lighthouse Conference Center, New York, NY Moderator: Amber J. Lawson, Comedy Publisher, Babelgum Jared Neumark, Landline TV Todd Beiber, UCB Comedy Matt Kirsh, The Onion Michael Showalter, “The Michael Showalter…
…You just need a bit of cinematherapy in the comfort of your home. That and my favorite essential oil blends, Lift-me-up and Merry Christmas! https://youtube.com/watch?v=_U2m1x5pmKM&feature=shares I’ve watched both seasons of…
I’m delighted to have been interviewed by the lovely and prolific fellow author and editor Christina Boyd of The Quill Ink, a wonderful site whose blog is…
I love hearing from you! Email me at laurieATjaneaustenaddict.com. You can invite me to talk with your reading group. Or request a signed bookplate. Or share your thoughts on the…
…Best Mainstream Fiction. CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT was also nominated for The Jane Austen Centre’s Jane Austen Award for Best New Fiction. Both Austen Addict novels have also…
Welcome to the first of a multi-part series of posts on how to lift yourself out of the blues, Austen style. Perhaps it’s just that kind of day. Or year….
…in a Sephora-free world without Twitter, tampons, or Tinder? Or how that gentlewoman from Regency England who takes our L.A. girl’s place deals with an all-you-can-eat buffet of indecency, immorality,…
…you be queen of YOUR world.1. Turn off the newsfeeds. It’s an abyss and no good can come from it.2. Give your social media a time out. Do you really…
my wish for uplifting reads, but also, and quite impressively, they pair a feel-good, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy vibe with an exploration of some very complex and painful issues. Sounds like…
…favorite commentary on Chat GPT is this brief, bruising one from Nic k Cave’s Red Hand Files. This one on Lit Hub, however, gives me hope. Kind of gives new…