Following Austen

Jane Austen Society DC luncheon

I'll also be speaking at the local Jane Austen Society DC chapter event.  It will be a luncheon on June 14 at the Embassy Suites in Friendship Heights.  More info soon!

Capital Christian Writers

I'll be speaking at the May 12 meeting of Capital Christian Writers on How to Write (and Sell!) Your Memoir.  CCW meets from 7 - 9 p.m. in The Gunnell House at Truro Church in Fairfax, VA.

Patrick Henry Library tonight

Just a quick reminder that I'll be speaking at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna, Virginia tonight at 7:00 pm.  Would love to have you join us if you're in the area!

Sherwood Library event rescheduled

My deepest apologies and thanks to everyone who tried to make it out to the Sherwood Library event last Tuesday.  What a night . . . I spent three hours in the middle of the ice storm (which didn't seem like it was going to be bad) trying to get there, only to have to turn around at 7:30 when I got to Old Town, Alexandria, which was a parking lot.  Stopped at Wendy's, went to the bathroom, got back in the car for a two-hour drive home.  Argh.  All in all, five hours on the road to go 64 miles, which adds up to roughly 12 miles an hour.  I was honored that anyone came out in that mess to hear me, and so frustrated not to be able to make it.

We've rescheduled for March 18 at 7:30 -- hoping for better weather!

Fairfax County Library events and podcast

I'm thrilled to announce this.  A little while back I had the chance to do an interview with Sam Clay, director of the Fairfax County Library system, about A Walk with Jane Austen. The interview has now been posted on BookCast.  It was so fun.  I have to admit, I was literally giddy to meet the director of the Fairfax County Libraries.  I realized that my status as a nerd is completely confirmed.  I love libraries!  You know, in college, the guys voted me most likely to be a librarian.  I don't really think they meant that as a compliment.

(And in a James-Stanier-Clarke-like moment, Sam jokingly asked me if I might consider writing about his life. For the uninitiated, Clarke was librarian to the Prince Regent, and his requests that Jane write about his own life led to a series of very funny letters between them.)

I'll be speaking at several of the local libraries as well, starting tomorrow:

• February 12, Sherwood Regional Library, 7 PM
• March 6, Patrick Henry Library, 7 PM
• March 27, Kingstowne Library, 7 PM

Hope you can join us for one if you're here in the D.C. area.