There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated novelist Jane Austen. But is she really the “first” great English female author?

A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

An American rare-book dealer, Rebecca Romney, has managed it, by searching where Austen’s secrets lie hidden in plain sight: ...

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ presents women whose writing Austen admired — and how modern author Rebecca Romney found them.

Literary-lovers can step back in time to Regency England on Country Living's exclusive trip to Bath with TV historian Lucy ...

This San Diego publisher of classic titles uses data and trendspotting to catch readers attention. Here’s how it is marking ...

At the heart of the BBC's new series Miss Austen is a fictional Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes). Reviews have stressed that the real life C ...

Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) sets out to protect her sister’s (and her own) past, lest her private correspondence and intimate history become part of the official Jane Austen biography. But ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers. By Sadie Stein Sadie Stein is an editor at the Book Review.

BBC and PBS Masterpiece’s Miss Austen is a sweet adaption of Gill Hornby’s novel of the same name. The four-parter features an ensemble cast in a reimagining of the life of Jane Austen (played ...

the publisher asks. November is about Austen, the person. “Since National Author’s Day is November 1st, let’s take a dive into a biography about Jane, or even her own letters.” In ...