Fabulous freebie: “Live Like Jane Austen” poster

Featured today in an article on Time.com about the recent group of Austen advice books: Jane on the Brain: Austen Advice-Book Trend Peaks For Lori Smith, whose Guide to Life is her second Austen-related book, it boils down to women’s desire to find a role model who is the opposite of those presented by reality-television…

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!…

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,…

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…)

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…

As part of the blog tour, today I wanted to share a little excerpt with you. There are so many parts of The Jane Austen Guide to Life that I’d like to post, but this is one of my favorites–a few bits from the chapter on Finding Joy and Laughter.  Enjoy! Finding Joy and Laughter…