A Year with Jane!

Let's read Austen's novels together in 2023

Happy New Year, friends! I know there’s plenty of new year’s resolutions bombarding your inbox urging you to exercise more, eat better, and be more productive. These might be great for some people (my husband just finished 365 of running every single day—it boggles the mind.) But those kind of challenges never work for me. I thought instead, we could do something together that is sure to be a pleasure from start to finish: reading Jane Austen’s novels together in 2023!

Here’s how it will work:

Every two months we will complete one of Jane Austen’s novels and one to two chapters of my book Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life to help us dive deeper into Austen’s stories.

We’ll begin with Pride & Prejudice followed by Emma, Mansfield Park, Sense & Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.

And if you don’t already have a copy of Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life, you can get one with a 20% discount at Ave Maria Press with the discount code STEWART20. And while you’re over there, feel free to grab the FREE PDF reading guide with discussion questions about Austen’s novels that I created.

I have lots of ideas for this book club but I haven’t nailed down all the details yet. What I do know is that I’ll be sending out reflections via this Substack (monthly or bimonthly) on each novel and hosting some live Zoom discussions of Austen’s novels (perhaps with some special guests?). So if you’ve subscribed to this Substack, you’re all set.

If you’re not subscribed, you can subscribe here:

You might want to use this virtual book club to so that you have a community to enjoy Austen with, or you might want to grab a few friends and use it as a jumping off point to discuss the novels in person.

Grab Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life from Ave Maria Press (use STEWART20 for 20% off)

Grab Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life from Amazon

More details to come! I hope you’ll be joining in and Happy New Year!