Book Trailer for The Jane Austen Guide to Life
Excited to release this today – on the official release day for the book! Just a fun (silly) little video to get things going. (It’s not really about the Real Housewives…)
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Blog tour begins!
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Wonderful to start my blog tour this morning with a post over at Laurel Ann’s lovely AustenProse blog, sharing the inspiration behind The Jane Austen Guide to Life, what I hope people will take from it, and how it’s been a gift to me. Laurel Ann is also giving away three copies of the book!…
Giveaway at Jane Austen Today
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The lovely Jane Austen Today blog is hosting a giveaway for The Jane Austen Guide to Life. For a chance to win, simply enter a question you would ask Jane Austen if you could. Enter by May 15. I’m loving the responses: Oh goodness, I would ask her so many questions! At the top, though,…
Loving these illustrations
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One of the things I’m excited about with the new book is that my publisher commissioned thirteen original illustrations, one for each chapter. Thrilled they invested in this project that way. They’re done entirely in pencil by graphic artist Dave Grant. The style is a little different than I was first anticipating, but I love…
World Magazine review
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World Magazine published a short review of The Jane Austen Guide to Life this week. The article is subscribers-only, but I don’t think they’ll mind if I reprint the review here: Lori Smith knows her Jane Austen. She draws from Austen’s fictional characters, as well as from personal letters and prayers, insights into the human…
Release day!
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So the official release day for The Jane Austen Guide to Life is here! Excited to see this baby go out into the world. This day has come faster than I thought it would. Amazon’s actually been shipping for a couple of weeks, and some bookstores may not yet have the title on shelves (sometimes…
Review at Crosswalk.com
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Nice review posted at Crosswalk.com yesterday: This book may be short, but it’s brimming with charming philosophy, poignant words of advice and witty guidance from an old friend. Smith speaks sister-to-sister, and it’s her enchanting way of communicating that makes her a trusted companion, alongside Austen. She draws examples from Austen’s life—one of solitude and…