Events

…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…

Holiday viewing to lift your spirits

…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…

Contact

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…

About Laurie

…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…

Thank goodness you’re here

…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,…

8 tips for getting through the day.

…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…

What I’m reading: Novels by Mhairi McFarlane

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…

Chat GPT, schmat GPT

…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