Publishers Weekly article

A Walk with Jane was featured in an article in Pubishers Weekly's Religion BookLine email newsletter yesterday:

New Spiritual Memoir Follows Favorite Author

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a publisher in possession of a good frontlist must be in want of a book on Jane Austen. 

Or so it would seem this year, when a wave of Austen books and films promises to keep literary fans happy. Alongside book club darlings like Laurie Viera Rigler's Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict (Dutton, Aug.) come two 2007 Austen-themed films and, next year, Masterpiece Theater's ambitious plan to air television adaptations of all six Austen novels. Pass the crumpets, please. (...)

Comments

[Miriam]

How many copies have been sold thus far?

[Lori Smith]

Unfortunately, I can't tell. I won't get numbers from the publisher for a couple of months yet. (which doesn't stop me from obsessively checking my Amazon rankings, although I'm not entirely sure what they mean!)

[Tina]

Hi Lori. I'm reading your book and love it! Would love to do an interview with you if you are doing blog interviews. My "in" is that Jeanette Thomason is my editor. ;-)

Many blessings!

[Shannon Combs]

Lori,

Just finished your book. Was so happy to find someone else who struggles with the whole "Christian's must me happy, in spite of circumstances" thing like I do. I also struggle with several different physical issues (i.e. depression, chronic pain) and get really irritated with some of the Christian writer's who imply that what I feel is wrong. I think that God is big enough to handle our doubts our railings and our fear. It took me a long time to come to that conclusion. A lot longer that it did you. I'll be forty in June. I didn't struggle with the single issue as you have, but then I didn't always follow the "rules". I will pray that you will someday meet someone as wonderful as my husband. He's not perfect, but I we've been married for 16 yrs and I would do it again if I had it do over.

I guess that I should mention the "Austenian" parts of the book. I did enjoy that. I am a baby Austen lover. I've always liked the movies, but have just recently started reading the books. I sometimes have a hard time pushing through the verbose language of the time, but am always glad when I do.

I am definately going to put you on my list of "Authors to read" . Looking forward to your next work

Sincerely,

Shannon Combs
Sapulpa, OK

[Lori Smith]

Thanks so much, Shannon! Imho, the easiest one to read is Pride & Prejudice. I actually have a tough time with Emma and Mansfield Park, but don't tell anyone! ;-)