Season One of The JAFFcast comes to a close without our final guest, Karen M. Cox, IPPY award winning author of ‘Undeceived’ and ‘1932’. In this episode Karen and Beau discuss Heather Lynn Riguad’s ‘Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star’, the magic of modernizing a classic, and sex positivity. This episode is a little more mature in
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This week Beau is joined by author of ‘Suddenly Mrs. Darcy’ and ‘The Elizabeth Papers’, Jenetta James. Beau and Jenetta step away from traditional JAFF retellings to look at an Austen-inspired modern romance, Elizabeth Adams’ ‘Green Card.’ They also discuss Austen’s lasting legacy and untraditional variations of Pride & Prejudice. Recommendations for this episode: A
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This week Beau and Sammi discuss KaraLynne Mackrory’s IPPY Award Winning book “Haunting Mr. Darcy: A Spirited Courtship” , Austen and Feminism, and Sammi gives the best JAFF elevator pitch we’ve ever heard. This week’s recommendations: A Will of Iron by Linda Beutler The Improvement of Her Mind by Ayden (available on the JAFF index – password
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Author Linda Beutler joins Beau North in the first of a five-part series on Jane Austen Fan Fiction, The Jaffcast. Linda and Beau discuss the latest release from Joana Starnes, The Unthinkable Triangle. They discuss the changing face of the Austenesque genre, emerging authors, and recommendations for your next Mr. Darcy fix.
This month is Women’s History Month. In honor of that I wrote a series highlighting women in science and medicine throughout history. Vol. 1 starts in the Ancient Greece and Vol. 4 concludes the series in modern times. Some of them are very famous and others are relatively forgotten in the grand scope of history.
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