News

Jane Austen is one of the English language’s most beloved writers, and yet the details of her own life remain relatively unknown. As the story goes, and as the new PBS Masterpiece series “Miss Austen” ...
Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.
The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival runs through May 8 at the Oriental and Downer theaters, with more than 200 feature films and ...
Pike plays Veronika Vanderberg, scion of an evil European oligarchical family who launders dirty money by selling diamonds to ...
It's not that old. Merely the first fan subculture. Before "Trekkies," before "Beatlemaniacs," "Janeites" were letting the world know that they love, love love Jane Austen.
One of the oldest and best escape rooms in Brisbane is open on Labour Day with seven rooms including Bomb in Parliament House ...
In an era where it often feels like no one knows what they are doing, there is something deeply satisfying about watching someone who does.
Start your weekend off with a performance of The Magic of Motown. Next on Saturday, make your way down to the YMCA in Rome ...
A Philip Seymour Hoffman series, Joe Wright's 'Pride & Prejudice' at 20, 'Pink Floyd at Pompeii' and the classic conversation ...
Books — real and reimagined — are tucked among the flowers, subtly reminding guests of the author at the heart of it all. As part of the installation, sketch will offer a special Jane Austen Afternoon ...
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally in Folsom. Also, a state bill to streamline murals in public spaces. Finally, a UC Davis study looks at protecting old-growth forests from wildfires.
Andrew Smith has been appointed SVP and publisher of Candlewick Press, Holiday House and Peachtree for the Walker Books Group in the US. He will report to Walker Books Group president and ...