Comparing the Jane Austen’s Persuasion Movie Versions
Photo credits: 1995 Persuasion/Sony Pictures, 2007 Persuasion/BBC, 2022 Persuasion/Netflix Which film version of Jane Austen’s...
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner — Book Review
From the desk of Syrie James I enjoyed Natalie Jenner’s debut novel The Jane Austen Society and was excited...
My Magical PBS SANDITON Lawn Party & Screening Event!
I enjoyed the most thrilling evening sponsored by PBS and Masterpiece Theater to celebrate Season 2 of SANDITON, their...
8 Reasons Why I Love SANDITON, BRIDGERTON, and Other Stories Set in Jane Austen’s Regency Era
Photo: James Pardon/Courtesy of PBS I have a soft spot for historical fiction—be it a...
Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron – Book Review
From the desk of Syrie James I have a soft spot in my heart for the Being a Jane...
7 Ways My Real-Life Romance Inspired FLOATING ON AIR
My contemporary romance novel Floating on Air (Book 1 in my Struck By Love series), about the whirlwind love...
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews – Book Review
From the desk of Syrie James Can a daring, independent-minded equestrian and a brilliant, half-Indian dressmaker overcome the pressures...
8 Things I Love About the 80s
I’m feeling nostalgic about the 1980s. I set two of my novels in that awesome era, a decade that...
