Sammi and Beau are back to talk Zombies, Wickham, and period drama half-measures in this episode of Excessively Diverted. While this wasn’t close to the worst of the movies watched for the show, it was nowhere near a favorite. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was directed by Burr Steers and stars Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote,
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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.
When I was nine years old, I had the first of what would be many cavities filled. I got to stay home from school that day, and spent most of my time crying in my room because my perfect dental record was now marred (oh, if only I’d known then). I remember my dad coming
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Throughout history there have been thousands upon thousands of people that have changed the course of humanity. Some of them had red hair, here are a few of them. Lettice Knolleys, 1540 – 1634, British Noblewoman and Cousin of Elizabeth I She was born to Sir Francis Knolleys and Lady Catherine Carey. Her mother
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